UK Re-joins EU’s Horizon Science Funding Programme in ‘Bespoke Deal’

British scientists will be able to lead consortia in the next work programme of Horizon Europe projects after being excluded since 2021.

A woman looking at matter under a microscope on May 19, 2008. David Davies/PA

The post-Brexit UK is re-joining the European Union’s science funding programme Horizon Europe under a “bespoke deal,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday.

From 2024, the UK will resume payment into the programme and become a “fully associated member for the remaining life of the programme to 2027,” the government said.