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John Morgan
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Budget document on levy continues: income "fully reinvested" into HE and skills, "including" to fund maintenance grants.
"We will keep the rate under review, with future decisions on deployment of the proceeds set out at the next spending review."
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I wrote about how the UK needs to ensure that its disappointing Horizon Europe performance in 2024 remains a blip - or making the case to join future EU research programmes could become much tougher.

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UK’s Horizon rebate: getting your money back is bad news - Research Professional News
Efforts needed to ensure lower-than-expected return from EU research programme remains a post-Brexit blip
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November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
As @resprofnews.bsky.social reported this week, UK expecting a rebate on fee it paid EU to join Horizon Europe in 2024 - a rebate that could come close to £1bn - after winning less than forecast.

But UK is still going to lose £330m because of that.

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UK expects Horizon Europe rebate after limited winnings - Research Professional News
Clawback in prospect after UK’s sluggish EU research programme start, with losses capped at £330m
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November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM