Prof Sir Paul Nurse, a distinguished Nobel Prize-winning scientist and President of the Royal Society, warns that the UK's visa system for science researchers is jeopardizing the national economy and scientific future. He states that high visa fees deter early-career researchers, who are instead choosing rival economies like China and Singapore.

• Sir Paul Nurse describes the UK's science base as "fragile" due to costly visas, funding pressures, and negative immigration signals.
• The Immigration Health Surcharge requires visa applicants to pay to fund healthcare, and applicants must prove substantial savings.
• The Centre for Policy Studies' Karl Williams broadly agrees with Sir Paul's concerns, despite advocating for tight overall migration limits.
• In the last quarter, 323 people received a visa for a job in natural and social science.