Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI:Britain has said that it was expanding a ‘Global Talent’ visa route which will give more than 100 of the country’s most innovative companies the ability to support some of the world’s best scientists and engineers to come to live and work in the UK.
“The move will help secure the arrival of some of the world’s best and brightest to drive breakthroughs in clean energy, life sciences and AI, while helping key businesses to innovate, scale and stay in the UK, in one more step towards reindustrialising Britain,” a Government statement said.
“This move isn’t just about attracting the best researchers from around the world. Bringing in top talent from abroad will enable businesses to undertake cutting-edge R&D projects here in the UK – projects which support jobs for British workers,” it said. The expansion means that talented research individuals can now be supported by over 100 commercial research businesses, alongside the already approved universities and research institutes. This will include global names like AstraZeneca and Jaguar Land Rover as well as fast-growing innovators, including Added Value Solutions (AVS), Denroy Plastics and Ffilm Cymru.
The expansion means that talented research individuals can now be supported by over 100 commercial research businesses, alongside the already approved universities and research institutes.
The criteria
The Government further said, “the Global Talent visa recognises talented individuals at all career stages who have already proven themselves, including through a number of fast-track pathways – a leading academic appointment, a competitive fellowship, or being named on a funded research grant – so the UK can move quickly to welcome the world’s best. This comes alongside a peer-review pathway for established or potential research leaders who do not hold an eligible appointment, fellowship or research grant”.
Jonathan Reynolds, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, said, “The UK is already a magnet for the world’s most brilliant minds – and the discoveries they make here change lives and grow our economy.
“By expanding the Global Talent visa to more than 100 businesses, we’re making it easier than ever for our most innovative companies to recruit eligible researchers who will develop the medicines, technologies and industries of the future right here in the UK, underpinning our industrial strategy, creating skilled jobs and driving growth in the process”.
UKRI International, Talent and Skills Champion, Professor Christopher Smith, said, “By providing a route for exceptional researchers to work in and contribute to the UK, the Global Talent visa is playing an important role in our mission to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
