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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Lisa O’Carroll

UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme

Closeup of hands around a microscope at the chemistry laboratory at Imperial College London
A laboratory at Imperial College London: the university is one of the most successful UK applicants for grants. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

The UK is quickly recovering a prime position in the EU’s £80bn science research programme 18 months after becoming a participating member following the resolution of Brexit problems, data shows.

The country was frozen out of Horizon Europe for three years in a tit-for-tat row with the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, over the Northern Ireland trading arrangements.

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