In times of Brexit, leading European research organizations, universities and companies have issued a joint declaration emphasising the importance of EU research and the added value of cutting-edge research in the European Research Area. In addition to appealing for science to be supported consistently based on excellence criteria, they also warn against gambling away the successes achieved. Initiated by the Max Planck Society and the French research organization CNRS, the position paper is also supported by important industrial companies.
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