10. Education, science and healthcare

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Brexit brings material risks for education, science and healthcare
Science and research
- expected impacts included:
  - loss of funding
  - lack of influence over EU standards
  - loss of participation in science programmes
  - loss of talent
- UK rejoined Horizon Europe and the Copernicus programme from 1 January 2024
Higher education
- expected impacts included:
  - loss of academic staff and loss of EU27 international students due to uncertainty and new immigration controls
  - loss of EU funding from regional growth funds
- Erasmus:
  - UK participation in the Erasmus scheme was scrapped in December 2020
  - in December 2025, government announced UK would be rejoining Erasmus+ from January 2027
Healthcare and adult social care
- expected impacts included:
  - fewer EU workers leading to poor service delivery in health and social care; unfilled vacancies
  - loss of influence over EU regulation of medicines, loss of expertise and reduced participation in cross-border clinical trials