Immigration
Research Topic
Language: English
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Research problems linked to this topic
- How recruitment of cheap (migrant and native) labour balances against investment in new technology.
- Is coronavirus accelerating trends in emerging technologies? How might these trends affect global employment and immigration patterns
- Equipping refugees for life in the UK and for returning home if/when they can.
- Supporting those who are admitted, both for their own and for wider benefit.
- Talent: What is the role of international AI talent in UK prosperity? What are the AI talent flows into and out of the UK?
- Conditions and wages of low-skilled migrant workers compared with native employees.
- How might coronavirus affect migration trends? For example, as an amplifier or as a driver of migration in itself? If it impacts, which regions of the world are likely to be most affected
- How legal migrant workers are recruited into which markets and their characteristics How the supply of foreign workers interacts with indigenous labour supplies, local skills gaps and retraining programmes.
- Establishing competitive advantage in attracting international talent to the UK: How best to attract and retain international RDI workers and talent? What factors work as enablers and barriers to attracting talented researchers and innovators? How do those factors vary for different types of RDI workers (e.g., occupations, disciplines, etc.)? What is the impact of the current visa regime on the RDI workforce and attracting and retaining global talent?
- Impacts of different types of new arrivals on local communities, the economy and public services (monetised and non-monetised costs and benefits).