Britain will formally exit the EU at the end of this month and lawmakers in the EU and Britain hope to hammer out deals on trade, law enforcement security, data sharing, and more. One small piece of the puzzle will be how the UK funds scientific research, and how easy or hard it will be for scientists to work outside their home country. The World’s Carolyn Beeler reports that the uncertainty during the pre-Brexit period has already had an impact on science in the UK.
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