Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Meet Simon Andrews, Executive Director of Fraunhofer UK, an applied research and technology organisation working with businesses to develop new technologies. 

Simon shares how the Global Talent visa helps organisations like Fraunhofer UK attract highly skilled people from around the world, bringing specialist expertise and international connections that support industry and innovation across the UK.

The Global Talent visa is a key UK research visa, supporting the most exceptional minds from across the globe to work on funded research projects.

Find out more here: ukri.org/apply-for-funding/getting-a-global-talent-visa-to-do-research-in-the-uk

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