In Conversation event: Innovation policy in the UK post-Brexit

24 March 2022

On the 17th March, Innogen Director, Theo Papaioannou, chaired a discussion with Chris Warkup, Visiting Professor, The Open University, and Graeme Reid, Professor of Science and Research Policy, UCL, on the UK’s innovation policy.

The participants discussed the implications of Brexit for science and research in the UK, and whether the UK should pursue association with the Horizon Europe Programme or fund global collaborations optimized around the country’s interests. They also highlighted the importance of further encouraging the participation of UK businesses in research programmes.

You can watch the recording of this In Conversation event below.

If you’d like to ask a question about this event or propose a topic for discussion, please email us at

sps-innogen@ed.ac.uk