One of the UK’s leading scientists has said he has seen no evidence that European funding bodies are discriminating against British research projects as a result of the vote to leave the EU.
Royal Society President Sir Venki Ramakrishnan yesterday said Britain’s strength as a centre of scientific excellence was distinct from its EU membership.
The Nobel Prize-winning biologist, who is originally from India, Venki Ramakrishnan y to establish a “streamlined, efficient and rapid” visa system that enables academics from all parts of the world to work in the UK.
