Open Access Government investigates some of the UK's Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's remit, including Horizon Europe and life sciences

Experts insist successes of Brussels' 95bn programme could never be replicated by a UK-only substitute.

Horizon Europe has just entered the third of seven years for which it runs, but Brussels is already eyeing the next seven-year research programme. 

The EU is making some progress towards adding international partners to its Horizon Europe research programme, but complaints about the proposed membership terms continue to stir controversy.

Tomorrow's vote on the Windsor framework in the UK parliament marks a crucial step on the country's potential path to associating to Horizon Europe, the EU's €95.5 billion research and innovation programme. 

A transitional arrangement means researchers in New Zealand can apply for Horizon Europe grants as of now, even though Brussels and Wellington have yet to fix a budget following the agreement last December under which New Zealand became the first country to secure full association to the research programme.

UK scientists had been shut out of the multibillion-euro scheme amid drawn-out Brexit negotiations.

Windsor Framework could end impasse over Horizon Europe funding program, but hurdles remain.

UK researchers received little funding from EU programme because of Brexit trade deal negotiations.

The Treasury has taken back £1.6bn that it had allocated to UK involvement in a EU science research programme.

Now is not the time to undermine positive moves over the future of EU-UK science collaboration.

Horizon Europe is heading into its third year, and the latest statistics offer a glimpse of how the EU is spending its €95.5 billion research funding pot.

In an effort to get its big-spending programmes working better together, the European Commission named Marc Lemaître, currently head of its regional development funding, to run its big research and innovation programme.

Switzerland's president has discussed Horizon Europe association and Erasmus+ membership with Commission president, as the two sides try to revive broader negotiations that could unlock talks about the research programme.