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) Horizon 2020 programme until 2020, but “Our discipline has had a great 50 years. it is unclear whether this will be extended beyond that date. 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.
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) Horizon 2020 programme until 2020, but it is unclear whether this will be extended beyond that date. 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.