Academics are warning of a funding crisis for UK - based research programmes if a Brexit deal excludes an agreement on science . The UK government has guaranteed research funds awarded in the £ 62bn ( $ 81.9bn ) EU Horizon 2020 programme , but funding beyond 2020 is unclear , leaving academics unable to plan for future projects . Cambridge University is considering offering researchers joint programmes with European universities , while Imperial College London has announced double contracts with the Technical University of Munich . Europe currently funds 38 % of the UK 's archaeological research , while the arts , humanities and social science are also at risk , according to Royal Society estimates .
Academics are warning of a funding crisis for UK-based research programmes if a Brexit deal excludes an agreement on science. The UK government has guaranteed research funds awarded in the £62bn ($81.9bn) EU Horizon 2020 programme, but funding beyond 2020 remains unclear, leaving academics unable to plan for future projects. Cardiff University is considering offering researchers joint contracts with European universities, while Imperial College London has announced double contracts with the Technical University of Munich. Europe currently funds 38% of the UK's archaeological research, while the arts, humanities and social science are also at risk, according to Royal Society analysis.