After years of uncertainty and countless false dawns, the sun is finally rising (again) on UK participation in Horizon Europe.
Fundamentally, joining Horizon means that researchers across the UK, Europe, and beyond, can benefit from working together on the biggest challenges that the world faces. The benefits of discoveries by researchers working together will be felt by everyone.
The UK joins a growing list of countries beyond the EU that see the value of using this platform as their vehicle for international collaboration. Near neighbours Norway and Israel are already members, New Zealand has joined, and Canada, South Korea and Japan are all in talks. The easier it is for researchers to work together around the world, the better.
We hope one day soon Switzerland can be added to that list again.
For individual researchers applying for funding, full association will feel much as EU membership did – fully eligible for all European Research Council grants, and able to take on coordination of multilateral collaborations.
