--- title: "UK Research and Innovation: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/uk-research-and-innovation-swindon-727913 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # UK Research and Innovation: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, UK Research and Innovation (trading as UKRI; Swindon) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 27 September 2017 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Government Authorised Exchange; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 27 September 2017 - Trading as: UKRI - Industry: Education - Town: Swindon - Companies House number: not matched - Website: https://www.ukri.org/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uk-research-innovation/ - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/uk-research-and-innovation-swindon-727913 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 330 licensed sponsors in Swindon: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/swindon - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education ## Companies House changes since it joined the register No changes to check since it joined the register (checked 26 October 2026). Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 5 live vacancies tracked for this employer (17 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientist · London, UK · £10,200 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5902863728?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior In-House Lawyer (Commerical) · Harwell, Nottinghamshire - Swindon, Staffordshire · £58,589–£65,100 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/MIQJzBOnOYHqKs9tewktlheoD-z7v9KPMDU1jJ_cvavL95i_-kLOLB2oXt0lZyhTahFpGk6hB7GxJ2WR-HKmjdnlLWmbP4Wdhl_Ceu7-tZkj-C0DncDixdc2XOZ-jepHCw5M65_iUF0o2WkWJAapAzYIkePCyLpnuy1LyLgzBs8rQ_iz4BD74vgdSkUKY8Fk__PUgl9D_JoC2BexYRF94EcyPqeWN3BPt7gjvWlR43I - Content Designer · Swindon, Wiltshire · £37,841 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5902866649?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Content Designer · Swindon, Wiltshire · £39,999 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5903989439?se=rFMZNfXD8RGuTOAnyW06mA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=789361B37284851386516A5049A54207D04B5C3E - Content Designer · Swindon, Wiltshire · £33,747 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5902542493?se=rFMZNfXD8RGuTOAnyW06mA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=5079E57D6CDCACFAEB392D76A5F2030A9431103A - Senior Research HPC Engineer · UK · £49,425 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5888657998?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Animal Technician | PNAC | Biological Services Group | LMB 2808 · Babraham, Cambridge · £36,999 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5861108741?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Finance Assistant Apprentice | Operations Group | Finance | LMB 2742 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £25,041 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5859686884?se=oKZn_-ii8RGItdJTGUud3w&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=025B589A32F1FB2318C9A4ED662ABBC13367E2D7 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=727913&employer=UK%20Research%20and%20Innovation A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about UK Research and Innovation ### Is UK Research and Innovation a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. UK Research and Innovation in Swindon is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can UK Research and Innovation sponsor? UK Research and Innovation is licensed for Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does UK Research and Innovation have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 5 live vacancies from UK Research and Innovation on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is UK Research and Innovation based? The register lists UK Research and Innovation at Swindon. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/uk-research-and-innovation-swindon-727913 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/uk-research-and-innovation-swindon-727913.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.