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Read article: UK’s access to European funding under threat from ‘third-country’ status Policy and funding Analysis UK’s access to European funding under threat from ‘third-country’ status The European Commission has called for €100bn to be spent on its next seven-year funding programme dubbed Horizon Europe
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Read article: US politicians call for a national quantum-computing strategy Policy and funding News US politicians call for a national quantum-computing strategy Two new bills will be considered by Congress
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Read article: Physicists decry call for US visa restrictions on Chinese researchers Policy and funding News Physicists decry call for US visa restrictions on Chinese researchers Government motivated by fears that Chinese researchers may be involved in espionage activities
Read article: Green light for new SuperCDMS dark-matter detector Policy and funding News Green light for new SuperCDMS dark-matter detector Underground experiment should switch on in the early 2020s
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