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another duh infographic
Posted in Books, Kids, pictures, Statistics with tags COVID-19, Education Endowment Foundation, infographics, lockdown, Nature, pandemic, UK, United Kingdom on June 11, 2022 by xi'ansunset on the horizon…
Posted in pictures, Travel, University life with tags Adrian Smith, better together, Brexit, ERC, EU, European Research Council, Horizon Europe, Royal Society, UK, UK politics on June 6, 2022 by xi'an“The window for association is closing fast, and we need to ensure that political issues do not get in the way of a sensible solution. We have always been very clear that association is the preferred outcome for protecting decades of collaborative research, and the benefits this has brought to people’s lives across the continent and beyond.” Adrian Smith
As reported in the Guardian of today a terrible impact of BoJo’s Vote Leave Brexit the UK Government failing to implement the Northern Ireland protocol is that this threatens ERC funding for UK scientists, as the associate membership of Horizon Europe was part of the Brexit negociations, whose “deal” has been delayed because of this. About a hundred new ERC grant recipients who are currently located in the UK have to either relocate to (eager) EU universities or to give up this most prestigious funding…
Stick to Science [week of action]
Posted in University life with tags action, benefits, ERC, EU, EU politics, science collaboration, Stick to Science, Switzerland, UK, UK politics on April 3, 2022 by xi'anStick to Science initiative [petition
Posted in University life with tags EU, European Commission, European Council, European Research Area, European Solidarity, Horizon Europe, petition, Switzerland, UK on March 13, 2022 by xi'an