Campaign for Science and Engineering slams “reversal” of government’s position
The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy has been accused of giving up £1.6 billion earmarked for research funding.
The government had promised billions for membership of EU R&D programmes Horizon Europe and Euratom or spending on a domestic alternative. But Treasury documents published on 21 February for the 2022-23 financial year show that £1.6bn of “unused funding for Horizon and Euratom association” will now be “surrendered” to the Treasury.
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