THE First Minister has urged Rishi Sunak to end the “needless uncertainty” surrounding the UK’s involvement in a top European research…
, Humza Yousaf praised the benefits of the programme for Scotland and criticised Sunak for leaving institutions “in limbo”.
He said: “The major challenges facing us in the 21st century are international in nature – and they require international solutions. “The idea that the UK would purposefully choose to limit these potentially game-changing collaborations defies all logic – and puts isolationist ideology before the public good.“The UK government’s intransigence on Horizon association doesn’t just risk causing further damage to Scotland’s research and innovation sector – it could mean that the incredible knowledge and expertise of researchers in Scotland cannot play their full part in tackling the major global challenges facing our planet.
The First Minister said denying Scotland access to the programme would be a “huge price to pay” to appease the “extreme Brexiteers” in his party.During the lifespan of Horizon 2020 Scotland’s universities received nearly €900 million in funding, which went towards projects such as research into tidal energy, preventing Alzheimer’s and designing antibodies to treat Covid-19.
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