> The UK is a net payer to the EU This is true in all areas except research funding. That's because researchers can take part in EU-funded projects (e.g. Horiz

> The UK is a net payer to the EU This is true in all areas except research funding. That's because researchers can take part in EU-funded projects (e.g. Horizon 2020) where the funding was awarded to a multi-national project team and so doesn't form part of the UK entitlement.