‘Good luck with it’: damning verdict on UK’s ERC alternative plan

Post-Brexit UK grants scheme would find it ‘almost impossible’ to match European Research Council’s international competition and quality, former European Commission research head warns

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March 28, 2019
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March 28, 2019
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Print headline: Post-Brexit plan for UK rival to ERC a ‘forlorn hope’ 

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Reader's comments (3)

#1 Submitted by Classic on March 29, 2019 - 8:10am
If scientists from this country or universities had thought about their own roots and their own communities surrounding them perhaps those communities would also be happy about the E.U. However those people were forgotten, the universities lived in their own world and the chickens have come home to roost. Exactly why should the taxpayer give their hard earned money for some of the 'research' coming out of certain universities? You have failed to connect.
#2 Submitted by mbarciapaz on March 31, 2019 - 1:22pm
Hey genius, universities have for decades engaged with local and regional communities and businesses. They have also attempted to help solving problems that are national and global. Only two years ago, as per this same site, they generated 95 billion British sterling pounds to the UK economy. I know you have the need to rant against someone, but at least get your facts straight.
#3 Submitted by mbarciapaz on March 31, 2019 - 1:22pm
Here is the link: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-generate-ps95-billion-uk-economy

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