Immigration reforms unveiled to attract leading scientists to the UK
By 
Emma Stoye2019-08-09T14:30:00
Long-awaited changes welcomed but the spectre of a no-deal Brexit has the science community on edge
The UK government has announced plans for a fast-track visa system to make it easier for universities to recruit the best researchers from overseas. The Home Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will work with the country’s scientific community to improve current immigration rules, an approach they say will ‘cement the UK as a science superpower’.