School of Social & Political Sciences

Congratulations to Professor Sergi Pardos-Prado who has been reappointed as a member of the Migration Advisory Committee, an independent, non-statutory, non-time limited, non-departmental public body that advises the UK government on migration issues.

Analysis carried out by Professor Pardos-Prado and his fellow committee members in the last three years led to the recommendation of including social case as an eligible occupation (the only so-called 'low-skilled' occupation currently admitted in the immigration system post-Brexit) and maintaining of the graduate visa route, despite notable pressures to shut it down.

Read the full announcement here.

Professor Pardos-Prado is a Professor of Comparative Politics at the School of Social & Political Sciences with his research interests lying at the intersection between comparative politics, political behaviour, comparative political economy, migration studies and quantitative research methods.

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First published: 3 June 2024