Immigration cap could undermine muscle disease research

The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has responded to the Government announcement of capping non-EU immigration of scientists to 1,000.

Director of Research at the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, Dr Marita Pohlschmidt, said:

“A large proportion of scientific researchers working in the UK come from outside of the EU.

“Imposing a cap to allow a mere 1,000 ‘exceptionally talented’ people from non-EU countries may limit the pool of available talent and undermine the global exchange of scientific ideas, especially if the 1,000 people include sportspeople and other academics.”

You can read the full statement here