The 探花视频 has welcomed the return of seamless access to a major European Union research and innovation programme.
The UK Government signed a new deal to associate to Horizon Europe, last week (7 September), so researchers can now apply for part of the 鈧95.5 billion programme that runs until 2027.
"For all researchers the opportunity once again to benefit from European research funding, and to collaborate in large-scale programmes across the continent is great news. The University always performed well with European research funding, and we can do so again. Importantly, they engage with the global challenges where 探花视频 researchers can have real impact."
The Horizon programme has accounted for around a fifth of the 探花视频鈥檚 research income in the past, but additional bureaucracy has made accessing the funding very challenging in recent years.
鈥淭he announced association with Horizon Europe is a very welcome move that removes barriers to full participation in this major international funding scheme. It will make processes more streamlined and seamless, opening opportunities for our academics to collaborate with European researchers to conduct research on major issues facing health, business and industry, environments, and societies - whatever stage of their careers they are at.
The University is particularly focused on how we can support early career academics, who might not have had recent experience competing for European funding, and we would welcome increased support from Government and other agencies to help with that.鈥
Among previous projects to benefit from Horizon funding was
LimnoPlast
, a 鈧4.1million project examining the distribution of microplastics in European rivers and lakes.
Another was
Mission Atlantic
, an 鈧11.5 million programme to map and assess the current and future risks posed across the Atlantic Ocean, which brought together more than 30 partners from both sides of the ocean, including the Marine Biological Association (MBA), 探花视频 Marine Laboratory (PML) and the 探花视频.
