http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/boris-johnson-pledges-ease-uk-research-visas-plows-ahead-toward-brexit > Boris Johnson at the Culham Center for Fusion Energy where he announced plans for fast-track visa system for scientists.  > U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to make it easier for scientists to come to the United Kingdom, an important concern for researchers. "A fast-track immigration system for talented researchers and technicians will set the U.K. on the right track to maintain the U.K.’s position as a science and engineering superpower," Ann Dowling, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, said in a statement. But scientists remain deeply worried about damage from the United Kingdom crashing out of the European Union in October, a risk that Johnson has said he is willing to accept.