Research Professional News: ‘Negative Rhetoric’ Eclipses Easing of Visa Routes for Scientists

UK Government Affairs Strategy Director Shuyeb Muquit explains in Research Professional News that while the government's plans to simplify the Global Talent and High Potential Individual routes are a step in the right direction, their impact may be limited unless accessibility is broadened beyond a small group of elite profiles. He notes these routes remain underused due to complexity and narrow eligibility criteria, and points out that increasing the skill and salary thresholds for the Skilled Worker route could make it more challenging to fill essential roles in research, education and early-career pipelines—particularly in areas still addressing post-Brexit skills shortages.

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Shuyeb was also quoted on this topic in European Pharmaceutical Review.