Since then, theUKclaims it has been blocked out.
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He continued: Putting politics in the way of scientific collaboration constrains human potential and hurts everybody.
This comes after the British governments move to pass legislation that could override the Northern Ireland Protocol.
In the meantime, the UK isnt keen on waiting for access to Horizon Europe.
The EUs approach is causing intolerable uncertainty for our research and business communities.
But beyond academic research, Hammond notes, Horizon has funded numerous collaborations between UK and EU companies.
This program has helped tackle real world problems that each business could not hope to solve on its own.
One company doing this isM Squared Lasers, a UK-based company specializing in quantum and photonics technology.
This is then used to improve the collective fight against global warming.
And this is the key.
Stopping scientific collaboration is the sort of petty points scoring that has long-term consequences.
Lets hope this matter is resolved quickly, and Europes best minds can work together again.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
