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Nobel prizewinners will be fast-tracked for UK visas under new rules announced by the Westminster government.

Laureates will be able to secure visas under the country¡¯s ¡°global talent¡± scheme without the usual requirement to secure an endorsement from a sponsoring organisation, such as UK Research and Innovation.

?that will allow holders to bypass the sponsoring requirement include the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering; the Fields Medal for mathematics; the Holberg Prize for the humanities and social sciences; the International Prize awarded by the Fyssen Foundation; and the Turing Award for computing.

In reality, it would be unlikely that the holder of one of these prizes would not have secured an endorsement from a sponsoring organisation, but the new rules aim to streamline the process.

In a separate announcement, a outlines support for greater ¡°two-way mobility of a greater number of students, teachers and researchers¡± between the countries.

The countries also pledged to agree ¡°mutual recognition of qualifications before the end of 2021¡±, and ¡°enhance development of direct linkages and partnerships between higher educational institutions of both the countries¡±.

chris.havergal@timeshighereducation.com