Switzerland was sent into scientific exile. No deal could mean the same for Britain

Marja Makarow

EU-backed research projects were slashed after the country voted to curb immigration in 2014. The UK should take note

Fri 6 Sep 2019 09.56 BST

Switzerland has been touted as a model for the UK, post-Brexit. It is an independent state that determines its own laws, controls its own borders, and through its status as an associated country has access to many key elements of EU membership – including the institution’s leading science and research programmes.

But Switzerland’s recent experiences should sound a warning about the importance of cross-border ties, and about how future collaborations between the UK and the EU could be jeopardised if a no-deal Brexitmaterialises this autumn…

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