UK to return to EU’s flagship Horizon science research programme
Post-Brexit return to £85bn scheme discussed this week, say sources, and is set to be announced on Thursday
August 2023
One scientist can be wrong. But deny the scientific consensus at your peril
David Robert Grimes
In sniping at ‘failures’ on Covid, the former MI6 chief is reinforcing a false message
July 2023
Apocalypse not now? AI’s benefits may yet outweigh its very real dangers
The Observer view on the Horizon Europe research programme: the best hope for British science
May 2023
Dangerous lab leaks happen far more often than the public is aware
Alison Young
Biological facilities in the US and around the world suffer breaches, including of potentially pandemic-causing pathogens, but are shrouded in secrecy
February 2023
UK ready to snub key EU science research scheme if Brexit row not resolved
After Brexit, if Sunak really wants a ‘science superpower’, he must fix these three things
Devi Sridhar
November 2022
Observer business agenda
AstraZeneca looks fighting fit despite the ills of the UK science sector
Brexit fallout plus funding fears mean an uncertain prognosis, but the firm will report good news this week
October 2022
UK investment in R&D plunges in blow to ‘science superpower’ plan
IPPR says extra £62bn a year needed to match global leader Israel after sharp decline since 2014
August 2022
Guaranteed research funding is still available in the UK
Letter: Prof Christopher Smith of UK Research and Innovation responds to an article on grants being lost post-Brexit, and offers some reassurance
Thanks to Brexit, I lost a €2.5m research grant. I fear for the future of UK science
José R Penadés
Britain has jeopardised research and made itself far less attractive to overseas scientists, says José R Penadés, a professor at Imperial College London
Lack of maths funding will hinder UK’s scientific progress
Siri or Skynet? How to separate AI fact from fiction
‘Science superpower’ plan risks making UK bureaucracy superpower, says peer
