Achieving UK association with Horizon Europe
Ahead of and since the UK’s decision to leave the EU in 2016, CaSE has successfully advocated for the UK to associate with Horizon Europe and other EU research programmes.
Explore CaSE’s work on this pivotal issue:
16th December 2015
CaSE Report: The Role of EU Membership in UK Science and Engineering Research
A joint CaSE-EPC report aiming to inform the wider debate ahead of the EU referendum considers the roles EU membership plays in UK science and engineering.
22nd June 2016
CaSE Analysis: Neutral in the EU referendum? It’s been hard.
CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main looks at CaSE’s positioning in the run-up to the EU Referendum.
23rd June 2016
UK votes to leave the European Union
24th June 2026
CaSE responds to EU Referendum result
CaSEs initial response to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.
27th June 2016
CaSE Analysis: Time to speak up
Following the result of the EU Referendum, CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main called on the scientific community to make their voice heard in the upcoming negotiations.
29th March 2017
UK triggers Article 50 to begin the formal process of leaving the EU
29th March 2017
CaSE Analysis: Science and engineering must stay at the negotiating table for Brexit
CaSE Chair, Professor Graeme Reid, describes how CaSE will keep pressing the interests of science and engineering at senior levels in Government as Brexit negotiations get going.
26th July 2018
CaSE Analysis: The UK’s waning involvement in Horizon 2020
James Tooze reflects on the UK’s participation in Horizon 2020
26th September 2018
CaSE letter to Science Minister on intangible benefits of participation in EU research
CaSE Chair Professor Graeme Reid wrote to the Universities and Science Minister on the future of UK participation in EU research programmes.
7th November 2018
CaSE Analysis: UK advantage requires good deal for science
With crunch time rapidly approaching on securing a deal in the Brexit negotiations, CaSE Executive Director Dr Sarah Main sets out why the UK’s long-term competitive edge requires a good deal for science with the EU.
6th December 2018
CaSE submission to House of Lords EU sub-committee inquiry
Read our response to the House of Lords EU Home Affairs sub committee inquiry on Brexit: EU student exchanges and funding for university research
4th February 2019
CaSE Evidence Submission: What next for science and engineering in a No-Deal Brexit?
CaSE has published its evidence to the House of Commons Science & Technology Committee inquiry into preparations for a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit and its implications for science and engineering.
31st January 2020
The UK leaves the European Union following the conclusion of a Withdrawal Agreement
31st January 2020
Joint Statement: CaSE signs statement calling for full association to EU research initiatives
CaSE has joined 35 other leading organisations to call for full association to Horizon Europe and Erasmus+
22nd July 2020
Joint Statement: Securing a strong outcome for research in the EU-UK future relationship
CaSE has co-signed a statement setting out how the UK and EU can secure an agreement for the UK to participate in Horizon Europe.
30th December 2020
The UK and EU agree a Trade and Co-operation Agreement
The agreement includes a provision for the UK to associate with Horizon Europe at a future date.
14th January 2021
CaSE Analysis: What does the Brexit deal mean for research?
Assistant Director, Daniel Rathbone, takes a look at what the Brexit Deal means for the research sector
2nd March 2021
CaSE Analysis: Budget should give clarity on the bill for Horizon Europe
Raiding UKRI to fund EU programmes would be a huge step backwards, says Executive Director Prof Sarah Main.
8th April 2021
CaSE Analysis: Research funding – where are we now?
Assessing all things Horizon Europe, ODA and more in this comment piece.
19th May 2021
CaSE Analysis: Horizon Europe Association: How the future relationship will work in practice
An unattributed summary of the member roundtable on 21st April, hosted by CaSE with panellists from BEIS and the UK Mission to the European Union.
28th October 2021
CaSE analysis of 2021 Spending Review
Another positive budget line is the emergence of the multi-year commitment to meet the full costs of associating with Horizon Europe.
22 December 2021
Joint Statement: CaSE calls on government to make association with EU research programmes a priority
CaSE and other organisations from across the sector have written to the Chief Negotiator to the EU urging him to reach a political agreement so that the UK can fully take part in EU research programmes.
22 December 2021
CaSE Executive Director Sarah Main appears on Radio 4's Today Programme to talk about Horizon Europe
18 May 2022
CaSE Analysis: Horizon Europe: CaSE continues to push for Association
With Brexit issues back in the news, our Assistant Director, Daniel Rathbone, gives an update on Horizon Europe association.
20th July 2022
CaSE responds to the publication of transitional arrangements for European programs
A new Prime Minister provides an opportunity for a reset in EU relations. Finalising association to Horizon Europe – a win-win for Europe and the UK – would be a great first step.
27th Februay 2023
CaSE Reaction: New Northern Ireland Brexit deal gives hope for Horizon association
The new agreement between Britain and the EU on Northern Ireland has sparked hopes for improved relations and the potential of an agreement on association with EU research programmes in the near future.
1st March 2023
Joint Statement: R&D Sector urges rapid progress on UK association to EU programmes
Following the agreement in principle reached by the UK and EU regarding the Windsor Framework, representatives of the UK, Irish and wider European research, innovation and business communities have signed a joint statement urging rapid progress on UK association to EU programmes, including Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom.
6th April 2023
CaSE Response to DSIT publication of their Horizon Plan B
Today the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) have published their proposed alternative to Horizon Europe, Pioneer. In their press release DSIT affirm that association with EU research programmes is still their preferred outcome, this remains the sectors wish as well.
21st April 2023
CaSE Analysis: Pioneer – the Horizon Europe alternative
Earlier this month the UK Government published the Pioneer Prospectus. The Prospectus sets out plans for an alternative R&D programme should the UK not be able to associate to Horizon Europe. This piece looks at some of the detail of the prospectus.
7th September 2023
An Agreement is reached on the UK's association to Horizon Europe
7th September 2023
CaSE Analysis: The news we’ve all been waiting for – Horizon association
CaSE’s initial response to the news that the UK has agreed an association deal for EU research programmes Horizon and Copernicus.
7 September 2023
CaSE Executive Director appears on BBC News to welcome the UK's association to Horizon Europe
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1st January 2024
UK officially joins Horizon Europe as an associated country
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