Excellent Research in the UK: Do we need the EU?

24 September 2015 
UK universities are world-renowned for their research excellence, attracting talent from across Europe and beyond. What role does the EU play in supporting groundbreaking research, discoveries and inventions, and how much do our universities need EU funding and support to remain at the cutting edge?

Organised by Universities UK

Join Universities UK  in Cambridge to hear the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, and local MEPs, academics and industry chiefs discuss the relationship between the European Union and excellent research in the UK.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Martine Croxall
• Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
• Professor David Richardson
• Vicky Ford MEP
• Gerry Gilmore FRS