UK government sets out prospectus programme – titled ‘Pioneer’ – to protect and support UK research and innovation sector, should association to the Horizon Europe scheme not prove possible.
- Plan provides confidence and certainty to UK researchers, universities and businesses and will give them an opportunity to input
- whilst the UK hopes negotiations on Horizon Europe will be successful, and that is our preference, it must be on the basis of fair and appropriate terms
- if we are not able to secure association on fair and appropriate terms, we will implement Pioneer – our bold, ambitious alternative
- ongoing conversations with researchers and businesses to ensure Pioneer would build on UK strengths and develop new capabilities
ScienceIBusiness’s article: Plan P: UK to replace Horizon Europe with £14.6B Pioneer programme if association talks fail | Science|Business (sciencebusiness.net)