It is ridiculously expensive to come and work in the UK, and it is hurting scientific research.

This analysis from The Royal Society highlights an extremely important issue facing the UK R&D sector.

The cost of a visa for a researcher moving to the UK is 22 times that of international average: www.chemistryworld.com/news/the-cos...

Hei kaikki! We are finally here on Bluesky, and have lots of exciting things planned for the upcoming year, so do give us a follow! To get us started, this Friday (17.10) we are hosting a welcome meeting at the Star Tavern (SW1X 8HT) from 4:30pm. All Finnish & Finnish minded researchers welcome!

Scientists charged too much to come to work in UK, says @royalsociety.org www.ft.com/content/7144...

Good news: Reeves pushes for EU youth migration scheme ahead of Budget www.bbc.com/news/article...

I hope this will now finally happen: UK students get chance to study in Europe from January 2027 under new Erasmus deal inews.co.uk/news/politic...

The #Brexit "reset" talks are starting soon. Make sure the government knows what you want from them. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Imperial College London is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in theoretical cosmology/quantum field theory from 1 October 2025. Application deadline 15 December. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29340

Got my paper copy! ☺️ @newscientist.bsky.social Great article on the front page, featuring my work, but also interviewing great experts like Ruth Gregory, Katy Clough, Ian Moss, @artturajantie.bsky.social, & John Ellis on the metastability of the Higgs boson and it's consequences for our Universe!

Discussing vacuum decay in the latest @newscientist.bsky.social. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

‘Brexit is hell,’ artists say as report reveals toll of EU exit on musicians www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

#BrexitSucks.