Five UK scientific investments threatened by Brexit

From satellites to drugs, article 50 will be a spanner in the works of many costly projectsThe EU ’s £9bn rival to the GPS satellite navigation system developed by the US. It was commissioned in 2003 and is due for completion in 2020. The European commission has decided to block the UK from working on the system as post-EU it will be considered a “third country”. T he UK isthreatening to demand a £900m refund of contributions to the project.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ian Tucker Tags: Science Brexit Science funding crisis Satellites Space European Union Research funding European Space Agency Article 50 Source Type: news