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UK boffin bait lands 18 international researchers
The UK's Global Talent visa program has attracted 18 international researchers to advance work in clean energy, life sciences, and AI. The program, with £54 million in funding, lured scientists like Professor Bryony DuPont and Dr Ivana Bukvin from US institutions to UK universities and research labs.
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Global Talent visa programtopicDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyorganizationUK Research & InnovationorganizationProfessor Bryony DuPontpersonDr Ivana BukvinpersonUniversity of StrathclydeorganizationMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular BiologyorganizationAssociation for Innovation, Research and Technology Organisationorganization
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