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Dr Ben Brindle

Research Member of Common Room

Researcher, Migration Observatory

Centre on Migration

Dr Ben Brindle is a Researcher at the Migration Observatory at the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society. His research focuses on UK immigration policy, and he has authored a range of reports, covering net migration, the economic impacts of migration, work visas and other visa policies. Previously, Ben worked in the Migration Research Division at the International Organisation for Migration, where he supported the preparation of research papers and reports for publication on various migration topics, including the Migration Research Series and the 2022 iteration of the World Migration Report. In 2022, Ben completed his PhD at the University of Brighton, which explored how the UK labour market responded to immigration in the decade following the financial crisis.