International mobility can benefit both source and destination countries

Susan Guthrie, Catherine A. Lichten, Jennie Corbett, Steven Wooding

Data VizPublished May 4, 2017

International mobility can benefit both source and destination countries

Benefits to the UK:

  • high-quality researchers
  • access to mix of skills
  • wider supply of well-qualified researchers
  • development of international networks

Benefits to Source Countries:

  • access to networks and skills
  • UK is host to many EU-funded early career researchers and doctoral students, many of whom will return home with skills, knowledge and networks
  • 40% of foreign-born researchers report on-going research collaborations with researchers in their countries of origin

Adapted from International mobility of researchers: A review of the literature by Susan Guthrie, Catherine Lichten, Jennie Corbett and Steven Wooding, RR-1991/1-RS, 2017, available at https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1991.html.

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Guthrie, Susan, Catherine A. Lichten, Jennie Corbett, and Steven Wooding, International mobility can benefit both source and destination countries. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2017. https://www.rand.org/pubs/infographics/IG132z1.html.
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