EuChemS President, Prof. David Cole Hamilton, met yesterday with European Commissioner for Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. During this event taking place in Edinburgh, Commissioner Moedas gave the 2017 MacCormick European Lecture in which he addressed the future of research in Europe.

During his speech,  Commissioner Moedas stated that “I cannot speculate what the final outcome of Brexit will be. But I firmly believe that our common direction is the product of our common values. And science is and always will be one of our strongest common values.”