Horizon Europe

Connect with UK partners to boost your Horizon Europe bid.

The UK is strongly committed to building bold, ambitious, Horizon Europe partnerships that go beyond the expected. Whether you’re a business, research institution, charity, or public sector organisation, we want to work with you to unlock the full potential of European-UK collaboration and innovation.

Make your ideas go further

UK organisations can bring a range of strengths to your project, including:

Cutting-edge research and development

A leading research and development ecosystem across more than 100 science parks and 9 research and technology Catapults.

World-leading universities

The UK is home to 4 of the world’s top 10 universities, scoring exceptionally high on research quality, reputation, and citations.

Globally connected economy

The UK has one of the most globally connected economies in the world thanks to our infrastructure, talent, and unique business links.

High success rate for Horizon Europe bids

In Horizon 2020, bids that included UK organisations were more likely to be funded than those without (13.5% vs 11.1%).

See how a Spanish tech company partnered with the UK’s AstraZeneca (and more)

Find your next Horizon Europe partner

If you are either leading or participating in a Pillar II or III consortium and wish to include a UK partner, please click the button below to complete a partner search form. We will use this information to match you with interested UK organisations seeking to join a consortium.

Find a UK partner

Discover how a German research institute partnered with
the UK’s Queen Mary University

Partner Search Tool

You can also use the EU Funding & Tenders portal to search for a UK partner to support
your Horizon Europe bid.

Want to learn more about Horizon Europe? Read the full Horizon Europe Guidance.