Knowledge nomads: Why science needs migration

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19 March 2009This report identifies a new breed of scientist inhabiting the world's science and innovation networks, and argues that the UK should embrace them.

The debate about highly skilled migration can be traced back over many decades. But fears about ?brain drain? are being challenged by the idea that people flow can be good for global science and innovation. In this pamphlet we identify a new, global breed of scientist: the ?knowledge nomad?, exploring who they are, what motivates them and why their movement around the world is so important.

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