Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed

Science

06.23.2023 - By BBC Radio 4Play

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Science became an unlikely battleground in the Brexit negotiations, which meant the UK was cut off from the billions of euros provided by the EU’s Horizon programme. Britain’s access to European satellites was also restricted. Adam Fleming asks how the new borders in science have affected the measurement of the polar ice caps and the search for new malaria treatments. Presenter: Adam Fleming

Producer: Sally Abrahams

Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples

Editor: China Collins

Sound: Neil Churchill

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