Will visa fees kill UK science superpower ambition?

Suella Braverman leaves Downing Street as James Cleverly, on his way in, strokes a cat

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By Tim Bradshaw

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International researchers eye UK exit over health surcharge hikes

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By Jack Grove

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Met police officers drag barriers into place to illustrate opposition in Whitehall to Home Office plan for graduate visa limits

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Departments asked to set out positions on visas, with those resisting restrictions on post-study work options said to include Treasury

By John Morgan

30 January

UK government ‘must commit to keeping post-study work visa’

MPs and peers issue call for ministers to guarantee survival of graduate visa route into next Parliament

By John Morgan

19 July

Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by m.... on December 7, 2023 - 11:26am

Typical muddled ... er, cannot call it 'thinking'... from the present government, which seems set on making things as hard as possible for the sort of migrants who will make a positive contribution and fails to do anything about those who are unlikely to do so.

Can the UK be a science superpower with super-high immigration fees?

Recent increases to already sky-high visa and health service costs have prompted worries that talented overseas-born academics will turn their backs on the UK, undermining the country’s lofty scientific ambitions. As a new home secretary takes office, Jack Grove hears from some of those affected

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