Protecting EU links ‘very high priority’ for UK research chief

Sir Mark Walport acknowledges ‘challenge’ of UK’s departure from European Union as sector anxiety grows

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July 27, 2017

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July 27, 2017

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Get the message out: Sir Mark Walport said that the UK was ‘open to Europe, the world, researchers and innovators everywhere’

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by k.s.... on July 28, 2017 - 2:42pm

“We are at the mercy of Britain’s negotiating team"...well that give me a lot of confidence what would possibly go wrong ?

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