“Vital research links will be compromised, from new cancer treatments to technologies combating climate change,” it warned. British MPs are set to vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal deal with the EU later this month, and defeat would leave the whole process up in the air, raising the chances of leaving without a deal on March 29. The university leaders urged the government to “demonstrate the required ambition” to secure a deal. “We are also seeking confirmation that the government will replace research funding sources from which we may be excluded at the end of March,” it added. British universities have received 11.4 billion euros (£13 billion) in funding as part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research program, which began in 2014.

Source: Egypt Independent January 04, 2019 10:30 UTC