Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01841-w The UK’s share of EU research funding is climbing, but lost networks will be harder to recover.
This update reflects a multi-year trend since Brexit, indicating a potential stabilization and recovery phase for UK-EU scientific collaboration after initial disruptions.
The recovery of UK-EU scientific networks has significant implications for the pace of innovation, talent mobility, and global competitiveness, particularly in cutting-edge fields like quantum research.
The upward trend in UK's share of EU research funding signals a potential reversal of the post-Brexit decline, although the full restoration of lost networking effects remains uncertain.
- · UK research institutions
- · EU research institutions
- · Quantum research sector
- · Bureaucracy
- · Isolated research initiatives
Increased collaborative research projects between UK and EU entities, potentially accelerating scientific breakthroughs.
Enhanced talent exchange and reduced 'brain drain' from the UK to the EU, or vice versa, in critical research areas.
A stronger, more integrated European scientific ecosystem, capable of tackling large-scale global challenges and competing with other major research blocs.
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