Exclusion will be damaging to UK science in several ways. The Withdrawal Agreement, including the Northern Ireland Protocol, thus formed the foundations on which all else, including cooperation in science, would be built. By opting for a hard Brexit, they have prioritised ideology over the interests of British science. The quality of British science owes much to those who have come from elsewhere. Footnotes Competing interests: MM has held EU research grants for many years and continues to do so.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2022 12:50 UTC