Scientists and researchers in the UK will be given an extra £250m in funding this year, to drive the UK’s ambitions to become a “science superpower”.

The UK has announced the immediate establishment of an "Office for Talent" and an extension of the graduate route into the jobs market for international PhD graduates as part of plans to be a scientific superpower and attract high-calibre research talent.

The UK government has announced a new, fast-track visa scheme to attract the world’s top scientists, researchers and mathematicians into the country.

A high-level delegation from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education and its public universities has visited the UK to forge relationships for R&D exchange and collaboration.

A new global priority to embed academia and industry links to foster better outcomes in research and knowledge agendas was a universal agreement across senior stakeholders at the British Council's Global Education Dialogue in Canberra.