Information on Brexit

Posted on Oct 24, 2017 in News | 0 comments

Information on Brexit


Given the ambiguity regarding the implications of the Brexit process, the following may be informative for ASB members regarding science funding from Europe, EU citizenship and the overall process.




Government guarantee that where UK organisations bid directly to the European Commission on a competitive basis for EU funding projects while we are still a member of the EU (for example universities participating in Horizon 2020) the Government will underwrite the payments of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-philip-hammond-guarantees-eu-funding-beyond-date-uk-leaves-the-eu 


The Government paper outlining the UK’s objectives for a science and innovation agreement with the EU:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/collaboration-on-science-and-innovation-a-future-partnership-paper


The Government’s offer for EU citizens in the UK:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu


Government website giving information about the Article 50 process and our negotiations for a new partnership with the European Union:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/article-50-and-negotiations-with-the-eu

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