As a trusted source of independent and responsive analysis, we regularly comment in the media on a wide range of R&D policy issues. Below you will find a list of all the recent appearances CaSE has made in print, broadcast and digital media.
CaSE in the Media
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2025 Spending Review
In June 2025, CaSE Executive Director Alicia Greated was a guest on BBC Radio 4 Inside Science to discuss what the Spending Review means for UK research.
June
Research Fortnight (13/06): Flat cash for Dsit in 2026 sparks fears of ‘very tough decisions’
BBC Radio 4 Inside Science (12/06): What science is the UK government funding?
Times Higher Education (11/06): Reeves uplifts Aria budget to £1 billion and funds AI courses
Financial Times (08/06): UK prioritises health and defence as other budgets face squeeze
Research Fortnight (08/06): Rachel Reeves to set £86bn R&D budget over four years
Times Higher Education (08/06): Metro mayors get share as research spend set to hit £22.5 billion
Financial Times (08/06): Crick Institute says it needs extra cash to capitalise on US brain drain
May
Techerati (22/05): UK Government Announces 10-year R&D Funding Budgets
Research Fortnight (14/05): ‘Negative rhetoric’ eclipses easing of visa routes for scientists
Research Fortnight (12/05): UK’s global talent visa route to be made ‘easier’ for scientists
Research Fortnight (09/05): Reducing international student numbers ‘would make UK poorer’
Times Higher Education: (09/05): Student visa crackdown won’t bring political victory, Labour told
April
Research Fortnight (09/04): Ten things we learned from RPN Live 2025
Chemistry World (08/04): UKRI faces real terms budget cut for coming year
WonkHE (07/04): The politics of universities, defence, and R&D spending
Times Higher Education (04/04): UKRI budget quells fears over dual support research system
Research Fortnight (03/04): ‘Avoid unrealistic expectation for R&D funding to drive growth’
March
Research Fortnight (27/03): University cuts threaten ‘complete loss’ of some research fields
Research Fortnight (27/03): 8am Playbook: Spring statement
Times Higher Education (26/03): Spring Statement offers no answers to university funding crisis
UKSPA Breakthrough Magazine (13/03): Making the CaSE for R&D in the UK
Research Fortnight (12/03): No time to waste: UK and EU research relations need attention
Research Fortnight (12/03): UK and EU leaders urged to forge closer R&D ties in ‘reset’ talks
February
Research Fortnight (26/02): Government missions require long-term R&D plan, says Case
Science (26/02): Fusion scientist named chief of the U.K.’s national funding agency
January
Research Fortnight (23/01): Cautious optimism as Reeves trails review of visas for scientists
Previous years
December
Research Fortnight (13/12): Most new Aria programme directors will be from industry
Research Fortnight (04/12): Survey shows strong public support for global R&D in UK
Research Fortnight (04/12): 8am Playbook: Signals from the REF
Research Fortnight (02/12): UKRI gives local communities £9m to set research agendas
November
Research Fortnight (29/11): UK ministers urged to set 10-year R&D budgets ‘pragmatically’
The Drum (21/11): Does the scientific community need a rebrand?
Research Fortnight (21/11): ‘Go local’ to build public support for R&D, sector urged
Research Fortnight (21/11): Science city, research region: how to build R&D into local identity
Research Fortnight (18/11): Cut UK research visa costs or be priced out, ministers warned
Research Fortnight (13/11): R&D sector ‘must press economic case’ after budget stirs optimism
October
Research Fortnight (31/10): Autumn budget: Five reasons for researchers to be cheerful
Research Fortnight (30/10): ‘Fantastic result’: R&D sector reacts to the autumn budget
Research Fortnight (30/10): Reeves pledge ‘to protect core R&D funding’ leaves questions
Research Fortnight (30/10): The argument for UK research investment is far from over
Research Fortnight (29/10): What to expect from the UK’s autumn budget
Research Fortnight (21/10): Grant theft auto
Research Fortnight (21/10): Oxford vice-chancellor and Brian Cox warn against research cuts
The Times (21/10): Labour minister won’t say high earners protected by ‘working people’ pledge
The Times (21/10): Times Letters: Science budget cuts
Politico (18/10): London Playbook PM: Quad goals
Politico (18/ 10): UK fudge on Horizon Brexit deal risks killing new research
The Guardian (18/10): Live Feed
Research Fortnight (18/10): R&D sector warns chancellor cuts would hit UK growth
Times Higher Education (18/10): Tough questions for UK academia despite golden year for Nobels
Times Higher Education (18/10): Cutting UK research funding would be ‘false economy’, Reeves told
Financial Times (18/10): UK innovation will be undermined by science department Budget squeeze, industry leaders warn
Chemistry World (17/10): The CaSE for engagement in research
Research Fortnight (14/10): UK government sets out industrial strategy priorities
Research Fortnight (11/10): Budget brings fears of major research funding cut
September
Research Fortnight (13/09): ‘Peter Kyle’s public connection could upset R&D sector’
Research Fortnight (12/09): Peter Kyle ‘raring to go’ on building new labs
Research Fortnight (09/09): Case report calls for greater public involvement in R&D
August
Lexology (08/08): New UK MPs to watch on tech, data and AI
The Lancet Oncology (01/08): New immigration laws could undermine cancer research in the UK
July
Chemistry World (31/07): Public support high for recruiting best students and talent for UK universities
Research Fortnight (24/07): What Starmer’s government means for universities and R&D
Research Fortnight (17/07): ‘Significant’ financial pressures stifling universities’ economic role
Times Higher Education (17/07): ‘Intangible’ benefits of university research ‘must be cherished’
Research Fortnight (11/07): Case urges government to make early start on R&D
Chemistry World (08/07): Patrick Vallance joins UK science department as Keir Starmer appoints first cabinet
Nature (05/07): UK election: scientists welcome Labour’s landslide win
Chemistry World (05/07): Science community responds to Labour victory in UK general election
Research Fortnight (05/07): Call for Labour to build on R&D as ‘huge asset for growth’
Times Higher Education (05/07): Labour election victory leaves universities hoping for change
June
Research Fortnight (27/06): Public wants more R&D in general election debate, poll finds
Research Fortnight (27/06): 8am Playbook – When the fun stops, stop
Times Higher Education (27/06): Big science spending pledges unlikely to sway British voters
Nature (26/06): UK general election: five reasons it matters for science
Chemistry World (24/06): What are the three main political parties promising on science at the UK election?
Research Fortnight (20/06): Labour coy on details of proposed 10-year science funding plan
WONKHE (20/06): Science, research, and innovation hustings
Research Fortnight (18/06): Case urges UK election candidates to back research
Science (14/06): As U.K. election nears, major parties reveal their science policies
Research Fortnight (12/06) Tory manifesto seen as ‘promise of stability’ for R&D sector
May
Research Fortnight (22/05): Research sector sets out policy wish list as Sunak calls election
The Engineer (21/05): Incentives from government would boost research and development
Research Fortnight (21/05): Ministers must encourage firms to invest in R&D, lobby group says
Research Fortnight (21/05): Innovation stagnation
Research Fortnight (20/05): Inflation set to wipe out three-year boost to UKRI budget
Research Fortnight (17/05): Research leaders join chorus of concern on graduate visa threat
Research Fortnight (01/05): How research can seize the polling day
April
Science (23/04): U.K. visa changes imperil recruitment of scientific talent, policy experts warn
Telegraph (12/04): Labour vows to rip up planning rules to build more scientific laboratories
March
Research Fortnight (27/03): The third degree
Research Fortnight (27/03): Better visa terms for researchers fail to quell international recruitment fears
Research Fortnight (26/03): Researchers granted 20 per cent skilled visa salary discount
Research Fortnight (26/03): UK ‘should be leading’ in G7 on R&D investment, says sector
Times Higher Education (26/03): UK science bodies back ‘sustained increase’ in research spending
Evening Standard (21/03): Visa petitions top 150,000 just weeks before higher minimum salary restrictions start to come into force
Research Fortnight (19/03): Rising UK visa costs ‘totally counterproductive’ for science
iNews (07/03): Sunak’s tech superpower pledge at risk as UK outspent and top talent shut out
Research Fortnight (05/03): Spring budget: Analysis of progress on 2023 pledges
February
Research Fortnight (28/02): Government claims progress on research promises as spring budget approaches
Research Fortnight (16/02): Dsit S&T framework update ‘quiet on crucial areas’
Research Fortnight (13/03): Campaign for Science and Engineering gets new director
Financial Times (12/02): EU to call for easier visas for scientists as UK rejoins Horizon
January
Research Fortnight (24/01): Sector leaders outline fears and hopes for R&D in crucial year
Nature (17/01): Scientists fear tough UK immigration rules will deter talent
Research Fortnight (17/01): Promise of 2024 general election triggers R&D lobbying campaign
Research Fortnight (17/01): As above, so below
January 2023
Research Fortnight (30/01): Open-access publisher Frontiers joins Case advocacy group
February 2023
WonkHE (28/02): The future is a scary place – people need to see how R&D can help
Science (28/02): U.K. scientists hope to regain access to EU grants after Northern Ireland deal
Research Fortnight (28/02): Tough times put public support for R&D at risk
Research Fortnight (28/02): UK public support for R&D is ‘fragile’
Times Higher Education (28/02): Financial pressures ‘erode public support for research spending’
POLITICO Pro Morning Tech UK (28/02): Data bill is back — Joy on the Horizon — Donelan interviewed
Express (27/02): Britain gains access to EU’s £84bn Horizon Europe scheme as part of new Brexit deal
Times Higher Education (27/02): End to UK’s Horizon roadblock in sight but deal on money needed
The Chemical Engineer (27/02): Research community doubts UK’s ‘science superpower’ ambition as BEIS returns £1.6bn Horizon funding
Independent (27/02): ‘Good news for science’: EU chief says Brexit deal means UK can join Horizon
Mail Online (27/02): Britain will be able to rejoin EU’s £84bn Horizon Europe scheme as part of new Brexit deal
Financial Times (27/02): UK scientists hail prospect of Horizon re-entry after Brexit deal
Nature (23/02): Will UK science’s ‘lost’ £1.6 billion ever come back?
Engineering and Technology (22/02): BEIS returns £1.6bn allocated to Horizon Europe
The Engineer (22/02): BEIS surrenders £1.6bn R&D funding to treasury
Press Association via Independent (22/02): Scientists criticise Treasury for taking back £1.6bn funding
Press Association via Belfast Telegraph (22/02): Scientists criticise Treasury for taking back £1.6bn funding
BBC News (21/02): Treasury takes back £1.6bn promised for science
Express (21/02): UK slashes £1.6bn from ‘Plan B’ to EU scheme after bitter Brexit snub
Research Fortnight (21/02): R&D is once again collateral damage in the row over the Northern Ireland protocol
Times Higher Education (21/02): UK government’s £1.6 billion Horizon clawback ‘breaks R&D pledge’
Science Business (21/02): Money set aside for UK participation in Horizon Europe returned to the Treasury
Research Fortnight (21/02): Beis ‘surrenders’ £1.6bn earmarked for EU research access
Research Fortnight (21/02): Warm welcome for chief scientific adviser Angela McLean
The Engineer (21/02): Professor Dame Angela McLean named Chief Scientific Adviser
Times Higher Education (21/02): Oxford professor Angela McLean named UK chief scientific adviser
Research Fortnight (13/02): Science minister’s Horizon Europe comments spark concern
iNews (08/02): What the Government’s new science department should do first, according to experts
Physics World (08/02): Science elevated to cabinet position in UK government shake-up
Nature (07/02): UK government announces new science department and minister
Times Higher Education (07/02): Michelle Donelan to lead new science department in UK government
Research Fortnight (07/02): UK reshuffle raises questions, encouragement and eyebrows
Research Fortnight (02/02): Hone your message and be savvy, says R&D advocacy report
March 2023
Research Fortnight (30/03): UK government R&D spending dropped by £803m in 2021-22
Research Fortnight (15/03): Jeremy Hunt announces tax credit boost for R&D-intensive firms
POLITICO Pro Morning Tech UK (15/03): Budget hopes — Ofcom’s next move — DSIT portfolios
Physics World (14/03): Scientists say UK must rejoin Horizon Europe to bolster ‘science superpower’ claims
Science Business (07/03): UK’s new science superpower plan makes no mention of joining Horizon Europe
The Chemical Engineer (07/03): Government announces new £370m Science and Technology Framework to boost UK innovation
Research Fortnight (07/03): Nurse says UK should ‘double R&D funding within 10 years’
BBC News (07/03): Nobel scientist says ‘UK research is in jeopardy’
Times Higher Education (02/03): Get Horizon association ‘swiftly over the line’, sector urges
Times Higher Education (02/03): Joining Horizon Europe could take a year, says George Freeman
Research Fortnight (02/03): Calls mount for swift UK association to EU R&D schemes
Bloomberg (01/03): Brexit Hopes Extend to Pet Food, Parmesan and Prawn Sandwiches
Research Fortnight (01/03): Freeman fears another lost year before Horizon association
April 2023
Birkenhead News (22/04): Wirral MP urges UK government to secure research funding agreement with EU
Physics World (17/04): UK unveils ‘plan B’ if negotiations to join Horizon Europe fail
Research Fortnight (13/04): Translational research charity joins UK science advocacy group
Research Fortnight (11/04): Horizon Europe association ‘still best outcome’ for UK
Science Business (07/04): Plan P: UK to replace Horizon Europe with £14.6B Pioneer programme if association talks fail
Financial Times (06/04): UK sets out £14.6bn science scheme as back-up to EU’s Horizon
Research Fortnight (06/04): UK government unveils £14.6bn Plan B for Horizon Europe
Research Fortnight (04/04): Patrick Vallance: Six key moments as chief scientific adviser
May 2023
Research Fortnight (19/05): R&D sector sets out expectations for a Labour government
POLITICO Pro Morning Tech UK (17/05): DSIT’s first 100 days
June 2023
Financial Times (29/06): Unlocking the UK-EU Horizon deal
Chemistry World (20/06): UK government urged to act on Stem training and visas
Research Fortnight (14/06): Seizing the skills opportunity
Research Fortnight (14/06): A case in point
July 2023
The Times (20/07): Times letters: Encouraging some migrants, deterring others
Research Fortnight (17/07): UK R&D sector voices concern over planned visa fee hike
Times Radio (06/07): John Pienaar with Times Radio Drive (skip to 00:54:02)
The Times (06/07): Sunak ‘fiddling while science burns’ over rejoining EU’s Horizon research programme
BBC News (06/07): Horizon research deal with EU awaits Sunak’s signature
Press Association via Evening Standard (06/07): Draft deal on UK rejoining EU’s Horizon science scheme drawn up, sources say
Times Higher Education (05/07): UK Horizon Europe association ‘close after draft deal with EU’
Press Association via City AM (05/07): Britain to rejoin EU’s R&D Horizon scheme after months of hard post-Brexit talks
Research Fortnight (05/07): Reports spark hope of Horizon Europe deal for UK
Press Association via Shropshire Star (05/07): Draft deal on UK rejoining EU’s Horizon science scheme drawn up, sources say
September 2023
Research Fortnight (14/09): Sarah Main to step down as head of UK science campaign group
LBC News (07/09): LBC News with John Stratford
BBC News (07/09): UK rejoins EU science research scheme, Horizon
Research Fortnight (07/09): ‘Finally!’: UK and EU R&D leaders react to Horizon Europe deal
Science (07/09): U.K. finally rejoins Horizon Europe research funding scheme
Financial Times (06/09): UK to rejoin EU Horizon research programme
October 2023
The Times (04/10): Research and business meet to keep UK fourth in global innovation index
November
Research Fortnight (23/11): Horizon ‘Plan B’ fellowships backed by £250m from Treasury
Financial Times (22/11): AI and quantum research at centre of UK science and tech announcements
Times Higher Education (22/11): Science adviser ‘worried’ about breaching of Haldane principle
Research Fortnight (15/11): R&D sector welcomes new science minister
Research Fortnight (14/11): Explainer: Who is Andrew Griffith, the new science minister?
Times Higher Education (14/11): Andrew Griffith named new UK science minister
Times Higher Education (09/11): Domestic students squeezed out as UKRI PhD support contracts
December 2023
Research Fortnight (18/12): UKRI hails 5,000 endorsements under post-Brexit visa scheme
Research Fortnight (18/12): Flat cash to science superpower: changing the narrative on R&D
Chemical & Engineering News (08/12): UK scientists fear impact of new immigration rules
Research Fortnight (05/12): Public wants politicians to prioritise R&D funding, poll finds
Times Higher Education (05/12): Voters see research spending as high priority, finds poll
The Engineer (05/12): Make research funding a priority ahead of General Election, poll says
December 2022
Research Fortnight (14/12): Becoming a science superpower means making tough choices
Research Fortnight (07/12): UK Dementia Research Institute joins Case advocacy group
Research Fortnight (02/12): Reports call for more engagement with local communities on R&D
November 2022
Research Fortnight (21/11): UK announces nearly £500m to cope with Horizon uncertainty
Times Higher Education (21/11): Ministers release £484 million to mitigate Horizon ‘uncertainty’
Research Fortnight (18/11): Autumn budget brings delight and disappointment to R&D sector
Research Fortnight (17/11): Chancellor accused of ‘gutting’ R&D tax credit scheme
Times Higher Education (17/11): Hunt recommits to UK spending £20 billion on research by 2024
Research Fortnight (16/11): Spectre of huge cuts rattles research sector
BBC News (11/11): Businesses warn research cuts will stall UK economy
October 2022
Research Fortnight (24/10): ‘Don’t forget your R&D spending pledges,’ incoming PM told
Research Fortnight (19/10): Advocacy for R&D must be rooted in everyday realities
Nature (14/10): Surprise! The UK is spending way more on research than it thought
Research Fortnight (12/10): R&D community ‘not sufficiently consulted’ on Horizon plan B
Times Higher Education (07/10): ‘No cause for alarm’ as UK ‘hits 2.4 per cent R&D target’
September 2022
Nature (29/09): Where is the UK science minister? Government’s plans worry researchers
Research Fortnight (23/09): ‘Mini budget’ prompts mixed response from research groups
Research Fortnight (16/09): New UK government must ‘redouble its efforts on R&D’
August 2022
Research Fortnight (16/08): UK ‘to launch formal proceedings’ against EU over Horizon impasse
TES magazine (08/08): GCSEs and A levels 2022: 8 trends to expect on results day
Research Fortnight (02/08): Do not lose sight of progress on R&D, UK PM candidates told
July 2022
Science (21/07): U.K. outlines ‘Plan B’ research funding to skirt EU impasse
June 2022
Nature (09/06): UK scientists fear it will be locked out of €100 billion EU research programme
Research Fortnight (01/06): Inflation fears mar ‘record’ UKRI budget
May 2022
Research Fortnight (31/05): Concerns inflation could swallow up record UKRI budget
Research Fortnight (24/05): Case shifts towards public advocacy in new strategy
Research Fortnight (19/05): Network of UK’s public R&D bodies need ‘long-term funding’
Research Fortnight (17/05): Here’s how public sector R&D can fulfil its potential
Chemical & Engineering News (01/05): UK bets on science to deliver regional rejuvenation
April 2022
Research Fortnight (06/04): Labour decries ‘broken promises and instability’ on R&D
March 2022
Research Fortnight (31/03): Inflation could eat away at UK’s Horizon Europe budget
Research Fortnight (15/03): Cautious welcome for business department’s £39.8bn R&D budget
Research Fortnight (02/03): Augar fallout will leave big hole in university finances
February 2022
The Daily Express: ‘Too much bureaucracy!’ Brexit Britain slashes red tape to create new £800m research fund
The Financial Times (03/02) UK sets out £6bn plan B science fund if EU blocks association with Horizon
Research Fortnight (03/02): R&D levelling-up targets branded ‘modest and inadequate’
The Times (02/02): Levelling up: Oxbridge to lose share of funding in bid to create Midlands ‘Silicon Valley’
Physics World (Feb): Researchers in limbo as Brexit science deal stalls
December 2021
BBC News (22/12): Europe spat will weaken research – science leaders
BBC Today programme (22/12): Horizon 2020 letter
November 2021
Research Fortnight (19/11): Business funding for UK R&D dropped in real terms, ONS shows
The Express (07/11): Brexit Britain win as UK science sector set to boom after EU split: ‘Positive for future’
October 2021
The Evening Standard (29/10): Budget 2021: Rishi reveals two-year delay to funding £22bn ‘sciences superpower’
Research Fortnight (29/10): UK ‘set to miss’ its 2.4 per cent R&D spending target
Times Higher Education (28/10): Relief and disappointment as UK puts off £22 billion target
The Express (24/10): Brexit betrayal as Rishi plots £22bn funding CUT after EU ban: ‘Not serious about science’
Politico (22/10): Boris Johnson set to break science funding pledge, officials say
The Financial Times (21/10): Sunak retreat on £22bn R&D target would be ‘kick in the teeth‘
The Express (20/10): Rishi faces funding crisis after EU bans entry to £80bn science project: ‘Broken promises’
BBC News (20/10): Covid vaccine pioneer: Lives depend on science funding
Research Fortnight (14/10): Northern Ireland dispute ‘to delay’ UK entry to Horizon
Europe
The Financial Times (13/10): Science bodies urge chancellor not to roll back on R&D target
September 2021
Research Fortnight (30/09): Delaying UK R&D target ‘could cost billions in private investment’
The Financial Times (28/09): Can Boris Johnson turn Britain into a scientific leader?
Chemistry World (27/09): New UK science minister faces a full inbox as concern grows for R&D target
Nature (24/09): New UK science minister takes on ambitious research agenda
Politico (23/09): London Influence
Research Fortnight (22/09): Government reshuffle shakes up research
Research Fortnight (22/09): Sector calls for detailed spending plans
Research Fortnight (22/09): Ex-BBC exec heads campaign on public support for R&D
Gazette Live (20/09): Big jobs wave on way as £50m NETPark expansion given go-ahead
Times Higher (17/09): George Freeman replaces Amanda Solloway as UK science minister
Research Fortnight (15/09): UK urged to set out long-term roadmap for R&D
Research Fortnight (09/09): The hidden jewels
July 2021
Research Fortnight (28/07): UK R&D plans criticised over investment
June 2021
Research Fortnight (21/06): Chi Onwurah criticises PM’s latest research reforms
ITV News (21/06): UK to lead ‘ground-breaking’ development of science technology
Times Higher (10/06): Is there a catch to the UK’s £22 billion science spending pledge?
Research Fortnight (08/06): Sector welcomes oil and mining executive as Chair of UKRI
May 2021
Research Fortnight (28/05): BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets
Research Fortnight (19/05): R&D must be an issue for the doorstep, not just the manifesto
The Microbiology Society (17/05): Foreign Aid Cuts: Now is not the time to step back
The Times (14/05): Concerns over content of the Queen’s Speech
Research Fortnight (12/05): School science ‘vital’ to levelling-up agenda, says lobby group
Research Fortnight (05/05): Politics: Welsh R&D at a crossroads
Research Fortnight (04/05): Mayoral candidates across England pledge support for R&D
April 2021
University World News (08/04): Universities demand clarity on ‘£1 billion research cut’
Medscape (05/04): More Money for R&D After Scientists Warn on ‘Catastrophic Cuts’
The BMJ (05/04): Experts call on government to “stand up for science” over potential £2bn budget cut
Science Business (05/04): UK science rises up against looming multi-billion-pound cuts to research
March 2021
Science Business (25/03): Viewpoint: UK needs fresh corporate R&D strategy for post-pandemic recovery
Research Fortnight (17/03): Brutal aid research cuts spark resignations
The Financial Times (17/03): Universities warn over £1bn bill for staying in EU research programme
Voice of Islam Radio (12/03): CaSE Executive Director discusses importance of science and its relationship
The Times (04/03): Budget 2021: Covid support extended for freelancers and furloughed workers
Chemistry World (04/03): Details on science funding scarce in latest UK budget
Science Business (04/03): UK budget offers a few crumbs for research, but no Horizon Europe money
The Engineer (02/03): UK launches new high-risk research funding agency
February 2021
The Times (26/02): Ministers must invest beyond London, Oxford and Cambridge for real innovation
Science Business (19/02): UK unveils plan for £800 million disruptive innovation funder
January 2021
Research Fortnight (20/01): Cost of UK participation in EU research programmes raises fear of domestic cuts
Chemistry World (16/01): Brexit deal creates path for UK science to engage with EU but ambiguity remains
Research Fortnight (11/01): Former head of Innovate UK calls for more freedom for UKRI
November 2020
Research Fortnight (24/11): Five things to look out for at the spending review
Research Fortnight (18/11): Levelling Up
October 2020
Science in Parliament (Autumn 2020): The Power of Place – Maximising the local economic impacts of R&D
University of Westminster (01/10): Dr Sarah Main appointed as a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Westminster
Science Business (01/10): UK science minds harden on Horizon Europe price tag
September 2020
Research Fortnight (23/08): Time to deliver
August 2020
Biochemical Society (13/08): New survey reveals concerns from early career researchers
UK Science Park Association: Towards a more research-intensive UK economy: the Place Agenda
July 2020
HEPI blog (27/07): Over the Horizon
Research Fortnight (08/07): Keeping an eye on UKRI
Research Fortnight (08/07): R&D sector welcomes support package
Research Fortnight (08/07): UKRI is more than a funder
Science (01/07): United Kingdom plans ‘office for talent’ to smooth entry for top scientists
Research Fortnight (01/07): R&D roadmap welcomed, but gaps and worries already seen
June 2020
Chemistry UK (09/06): Amid pandemic, UK is on track to double science funding by 2024
Times Higher Education ( 09/06): UK Academic Salon 2020: video highlights and report
New Electronics (02/06): Government on track to give science a boost
May 2020
Research Fortnight (27/05): Next UKRI chief to start role amid pressure on funding
April 2020
Times Higher Education (01/04): How could the coronavirus crisis change research spending?
March 2020
Chemistry World (11/03): Speaking up for UK science
BBC News (11/03): Chancellor pledges big increase to research spend
Science (11/03): UK cues up big funding increases for R&D
The Financial Times (11/03): Research and development investment to rise to record £22bn
February 2020
BBC News (27/02): PM gives green light to post-Brexit EU research deal
Research Fortnight (26/02): Doubling science spend
Chemistry World (24/02): Government reshuffle splits UK science minister brief
Science Busness (20/02): UK government finally confirms new science minister
January 2020
New Electronics (28/01): A fast track – but to where?
Chemistry World (21/01): Future of UK science hangs in the balance in crucial year
The Financial Times (07/01: Science world hails Johnson’s post-Brexit bid to boost R&D
December 2019
New Civil Engineer (13/12): Industry urges Johnson to ‘turbo charge’ infrastructure
The Engineer (13/12): General Election 2019: reaction & round-up
Nature (13/12): UK election dashes scientists’ hopes of staying in the EU
Nature (06/12): What the United Kingdom’s ‘Brexit election’ means for science
Wellcome (04/12): To secure investment, science must tell its story better
Science Business (03/12): UK general election: how far do the parties go on science?
November 2019
Science (29/11): U.K. parties stake out science stances in ‘Brexit election’
Science (26/11): Stark party differences in ‘Brexit election’ could shape future of U.K. science
Science Business (20/11): UK election debate: candidates challenged to reverse Brexit’s huge reputational hit to science
The Financial Times (18/11): How will Brexit hit research?
The Chemical Engineer (15/11): UK Prime Minister promises funding for CCS and R&D
October 2019
Research Fortnight (16/10): Queen’s speech trials a radical shake up of science
Science Business (15/10): UK government sets out plan for DARPA-like funding agency for research
Science (04/10): Split decisions
September 2019
Research Fortnight (18/09): Return of two-year post-study visas hailed
The Chemical Engineer (13/09): UK gives international students two years to stay following graduation
The Guardian (11/09): UK universities welcome U-turn on student visas
WalesOnline (05/09): Sir David Attenborough calls for Welsh Government to ban the teaching of religion as science
August 2019
Research Fortnight (20/08): Concern over plans for sudden end to freedom of movement
The Guardian (15/08): Female students outnumber males in A-level science entries
The Chemical Engineer (13/08): UK will fast track visas for top scientists post-Brexit
Chemistry World (12/08): Research would be a ‘casualty’ if English higher education review acted on, Lords warn
Science (09/08): Boris Johnson pledges to ease U.K. research visas, but plows ahead toward Brexit
BBC News (08/08): PM to ‘supercharge’ UK science with fast visa system
July 2019
Science (29/07): U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s hardline Brexit stance stokes fears for scientists
Times Higher Education (02/07): English universities welcome boost in QR research funding
Nature (02/07): Call to back science
June 2019
BBC News (27/06): Tory hopefuls told not to squander UK science progress
Times Higher Education (17/06): The UK’s next PM should keep Theresa May’s R&D spending commitments
BBC Radio 4 (13/07): Inside Science
May 2019
Research Fortnight (30/05): CaSE sets out plan for 2.4% R&D target
BBC News (29/05): Ministers told back up science vision or risk UK stagnation
The Guardian (01/05): The biggest government pledge to science spending for 40 years – but who benefits?
March 2019
City AM (19/03): The UK government should take inspiration from an unlikely source when writing its post-Brexit migration plan
The Independent (14/03): Was Spreadsheet Phil on the money?
The Daily Telegraph (14/03): Immigration rules eased to help firms attract top talent
The Herald (14/03): Capital sum for computers
Science Business (14/03): UK chancellor confirms £200M plan for medical lasers, genomics and a new supercomputer
Engineering and Technology Magazine (13/03): Chancellor announces decarbonisation drive and £200m science funding
The Irish News (13/03): Supercomputer to benefit from Hammond’s £200m science package
The Financial Times (13/03): UK vows to invest £200m in ‘cutting edge’ science
February 2019
IT Pro (15/02): The visa system is failing the tech industry
Felix (08/02): What next for science in a No-Deal Brexit?
December 2018
Science and the parliament (Winter 2018): An immigration system for the UK’s research and innovation system
Science (07/12): Uncertainty boosts Brexit jitters for U.K. scientists
Chemistry World (05/12): UK appoints new minister for universities and science
Nature (05/12): Government loyalist appointed new UK science minister as Brexit woes continue
November 2018
New Civil Engineer (16/11): Engineering chiefs slam draft Brexit deal
New Scientist (15/11): Brexit: what the draft deal means for science
October 2018
Chemistry World (30/10): New R&D funding among a host of spending pledges in 2018 budget
The Guardian (29/10): Scientific research transforms lives. Why is that so often forgotten?
Medium.com (15/10): Why Connect Research and Policy?
September 2018
Nature (26/09): Six months to Brexit: how scientists are preparing for the split
BBC News (25/09): UK immigration: No preference for EU workers after Brexit, cabinet agrees
IT Pro (19/09): Fewer immigrants with tech skills are being turned away from the UK
The Register (18/09): Scrapping UK visa cap on nurses, doctors opened Britain’s doors to IT workers
The Times (13/09): Foolish visa rules will impoverish Britain
August 2018
Masterstudies (31/08): Why Do UK Girls Avoid STEM Subjects?
Times Higher (30/08): UK researchers’ free money will come at a price after Brexit
www.workpermit.com (27/08): New UK startup visa for foreign tech entrepreneurs
BBC News (25/08): No-deal Brexit ‘worse than thought’ for science
Chemistry World (24/08): Shortage of science students a myth in the UK, study claims
The Engineer (24/08): Brexit: Expert reaction to no-deal notices
The Guardian (22/08): Girls with top science GCSEs ‘deterred from study at higher level’
New Civil Engineer (17/08): A Level results show improved STEM uptake
The Independent (02/08): Final Say: Top British scientists back The Independent’s call for a referendum on Brexit deal
The Independent (01/08): Here’s what a no-deal Brexit could mean for Science
July 2018
EPM Magazine (31/07): Response to latest committee report on policy options for post-Brexit migration
Research Fortnight (11/07): Gyimah pushes research up the economic agenda
New Scientist (14/07): Science’s deal or no deal
Nature (10/07): Foreign-researcher figures stress need for immigration reform before Brexit
Verdict (06/07): UK attempts to plug STEM skills shortage with science visa scheme
June 2018
Computer Weekly (21/06): How NHS visa cap exemption could help boost tech sector
The Conversation (20/06): Exemption for doctors and nurses may not prevent Tier 2 skilled visa cap being hit in future
Personnel Today (19/06): Tier 2 visas: how the NHS exemption will benefit other sectors
Information Age (18/06): Relaxation of Tier 2 visas may not be enough to solve the skills shortage
BMJ (14/06): Visa cap on overseas doctors coming to UK is expected to be removed
The Register (14/06): Scrapping Brit cap on nurses, doctors means more room for IT folk
IT Pro (13/06): Home Office to offer startup visas to foreign tech entrepreneurs
City AM (11/06): Britain’s economic growth is being stifled by visa red tape
EPM Magazine (06/06): CaSE responds to home secretary remarks that a ‘fresh look’ will be taken on visa cap
The Telegraph (03/06): Visa rules for skilled tech staff have passed their use by date
May 2018
Paul Blomfield MP (31/05): Arbitrary tier 2 cap means UK is losing out
The Sunday Times (27/05): Theresa May’s visa cap hurts employers — and her Brexit vision
The Evening Standard (25/05): Overwhelming majority of Brits want Theresa May to scrap the cap on foreign doctors, new poll finds
Business Line (25/050: UK’s ‘hostile’ approach to immigration
Little India (24/05): Hundreds’ of Skilled Indian Migrants Facing Visa Issues in UK, Says Indian Envoy
Digit (23/05): Could Brexit border break Britan’s top tech status?
Times Higher Education (23/05): UK to respect ECJ role in EU research collaborations post-Brexit
Chemistry World (23/05): Britain ready to pay to stay in Euratom and EU research programme
Computer Weekly (18/05): Government to get new digital visa service
MRO-Network.com (18/05): Skilled Labor After Brexit
Information Age (18/05): Qualified workers turned away by Home Office as businesses face STEM skills shortage
The Guardian (17/05): Trump and May have one thing in common: they are incapable of reason
The Engineer (17/05): STEM recruitment crisis costs UK industry £1.5bn per year
Contractor UK (17/05): Britain blocks visas for 1,200 IT specialists
The Inquirer (17/05): Britain rejects thousands of immigrant workers with tech skills
The Independent (17/05): Theresa May’s ‘arbitrary’ visa scheme denies entry to thousands of foreign doctors, engineers and scientists with UK job offers
Silicon Republic (17/05): Britain’s lost talent: 3,500 STEM professionals refused visas
New Civil Engineer (17/05): Civil engineers denied UK work visas
The Hindu Business Line (16/05): Fresh concerns raised over Britain’s visa cap
Shropshire Star (16/05): Doctors among 6,080 highly skilled workers denied visas to take up jobs in UK
Times of India (16/05): Indians among thousands being denied skilled visas to UK
Hindustan Times (16/05): Indian doctors, engineers among thousands being denied UK visas due to immigration cap
British Medical Association (16/05): Visa cap blocks thousands of medical applications
The Mirror (16/05): Theresa May has been plunged into a fresh immigration scandal after 6,000 skilled workers were barred from Britain
BBC News (16/05): 1,600 IT workers and engineers denied UK visas
BBC Today programme (16/05): Tier 2 visa refusals (from 1.06.24)
Times Higher Education (16/05): Brexit UK ‘risks falling to 20th in world in HE and research’
Evening Standard (16/05): Thousands of scientists and doctors from outside EU denied UK work visas
Evening Standard (16/05): Why London needs skilled immigrants
The Register (16/05): UK has rejected over 1,000 skilled IT bod visa applications this year
Financial Times (16/05): Visa cap stopped 6,000 key workers coming to UK in 4-month period
Relocate global (16/05): Record number of techies and engineers denied UK visas
Xinhaunet (16/05): Thousands of non-EU skilled workers denied UK work visas: report
Times Higher Education (16/05): Brexit UK ‘risks falling to 20th in world in HE and research’
Talk radio (16/05): Interviewed on Tier 2 visa cap refusals (from 11.20)
LBC (16/05): Interviewed on Tier 2 visa cap refusals
Times Higher Education (14/05): The expectations for UKRI are high, and we intend to meet them
Times Higher Education (10/05): Sam Gyimah: how is English ‘minister for students’ doing so far?
BBC News Scotland (08/05): Britain’s work permits force hard labour
April 2018
UK Science Park Association (Spring): Your say
Research Fortnight (24/04): UK could lose access to EU innovation funding
Research Fortnight (23/04): Government lacks plan to meet 2.4% target, say MPs
Liverpool Echo (18/04): Changes on the way to science classes in many Merseyside schools through new LJMU scheme
The New York Times (05/04): U.K. Universities Face Uncertainty as Brexit Looms
The Sunday Times (01/04): Fears of skills shortage grow in visa crunch
March 2018
The Telegraph (29/03): Here’s how we can be a science superpower outside of the EU
EPM Magazine (28/03): New Brexit report asks government for swift action for agreement on research and innovation
Medical Plastics News (28/03): Brexit report calls for research agreement with EU
Med-Tech Innovation (28/03): Brexit report calls to place UK as global innovation hub
The Guardian (28/03): Warwick University to offer joint degrees with European institutions
Chemistry World (23/03): UK government urged to prioritise science in Brexit negotiations
Science (22/03): Expectations are high for UKRI, the United Kingdom’s new £6 billion research behemoth
The Guardian (19/03): Brexit creates big challenges for government science advisers. Can universities help?
UCL News (16/03): UCL joins call to support world-leading science and engineering
Chemistry World (16/03: Science campaign group calls for immigration reform
February 2018
Science (22/02): U.K. scientists increasingly anxious about Brexit confusion
Financial Times (12/02): NHS urges easing UK visa rules for non-EU medical recruits
Lexis Nexis (07/02): Building a consensus on immigration—action required
The Hindu (01/02): UK needs more skilled workers
December 2017
Cambridge News (25/12): Overseas doctors blocked from Addenbrooke’s jobs – because their salaries are too low
Nature (08/12): Brexit ‘breakthrough’ draws praise from science policy experts
Times Higher Education (01/12): Independent scrutiny ‘key to success of UK industrial strategy’
November 2017
Times Higher Education (24/11): Minimum income threshold post-Brexit ‘would deter scientists’
Chemistry World (23/11): Budget begins to reveal how UK will hit research funding target
BBC News (22/11): Research money central to Budget
The Register (20/11): UK.gov to chuck an extra £2.3bn at R&D ahead of Budget
Science (20/11): United Kingdom promises another shot of cash for R&D
The Times (17/11): EU and innovation
Research Fortnight (15/11): Vallance’s talk is to reboot the science advice network
Research Fortnight (15/11): Balancing act
September 2017
Research Fortnight (20/09): The challenge is to keep science at the centre of Brexit talks
Genome Web (15/09): There is only 1
Science Business (14/09): UK science committee chair calls for more women MPs nominees
Public Technology (14/09): Parties urged to review nomination process after all-male Science and Technology Committee backlash
Science (14/09): After uproar, U.K. Parliament’s science committee now has a female member
The Guardian (13/09): With its lack of diversity, the Science and Technology Committee scores an own goal
New Scientist (12/09): Why does the Science and Technology Committee have no women – and a climate sceptic?
Chemistry World (07/09): UK’s post-Brexit wish list of scientific collaborations published
Science Mag (06/09): United Kingdom wants cozy science ties with Europe after Brexit
New Statesman (06/09): The Brexit paper on science reads like a bad Taylor Swift break-up song
Science Business (06/09): UK wants to remain in EU research programmes – and it wants better terms than anyone else
The Guardian (06/09): Scientists fear Brexit brain drain if leaked Home Office proposals implemented
BBC Newsnight (06/09)
BBC News (06/09): Ministers want ‘ambitious’ post-Brexit research deal
BBC Breakfast (06/09): Close research links with EU ‘negotiable’ post-Brexit
August 2017
The Institution of Mechnical Engineers (24/08): Exams are ‘failing to prepare school leavers’ for engineering careers
The Engineer (18/08): A-Levels: STEM on the rise but teacher crisis deepens
Scottish Herald (09/08): Languages under pressure after fall in pupils taking German and French
July 2017
Times Higher Education (27/07): Protecting EU links ‘very high priority’ for UK research chief
Times Higher Education (18/07): Brexit department lacks scientific adviser as talks get under way
June 2017
Research Fortnight (28/06): Double or quits
Royal Society of Biology: Jo Johnson stresses Government commitment to science and announces funding for nuclear fusion project
The Engineer (05/06): CaSE says parties’ Brexit stances will impact STEM
Pan European Networks (01/06): CaSE receives support from political parties
May 2017
Nature (31/05): Pay-to-view blacklist of predatory journals set to launch
Nature (31/05): Keep shouting to save science
I-News (30/05): What the Tory manifesto means for British science
Nature (20/05): UK political parties promise science funding boost
Research Fortnight (19/05): University leaders welcome Tory pledge to increase R&D spend
The Independent (18/05): Government accused of gagging scientists by misapplying purdah rule
The Times (09/05): Statistical Abuse
The Scotsman (04/05): The stereotype of a scientist leaves little room for women or minorities
Materials World (02/05): Bridging the skills gap
April 2017
New Scientist (24/04): Why expert evidence can help deliver a good deal for voters
March 2017
Science (13/03): U.K. scientists prepare for impending break with European Union
Science (08/03): Tech and talent win big in U.K. science budget
Lab News (08/03): Boost for science announced in the budget
Times Higher Education (02/03): Sir Mark Walport: UKRI head with the power to ‘shock’
February 2017
Nature (28/2): UK scientists welcome changes to controversial research reforms
BBC News (24/2): Minister to enshrine protection for research independence
Nature (21/2): Delay in hiring science advisers intensifies Brexit worries
The Financial Times (16/02): UK steps in to plug science funding gap
January 2017
The Engineer (18/01): Brexit, Hard times lie ahead
Buzzfeed (17/01): Scientists Are Unconvinced By Theresa May’s Brexit Speech
December
Times Higher Education (22/12): UK government ‘fully endorses’ university-industry report
The Guardian (20/12): Scientists need to wake up to the opportunities of Brexit
Research Fortnight (07/12): Research Fortnight and HE debate on the higher education and research bill
Buzzfeed (02/12): Government Changes Rules On Handing Out Cash To Charities Following Kids Company Collapse
November
Buzzfeed (30/11): We’re Starting To See What Post-Brexit Science In The UK Might Look Like
CCTV (Chinese State TV) (28/11): Dr Sarah Main interviewed on the Autumn Statement
BBC Radio 4 (24/11): Inside Science
The Mancunian (24/11): Government urged to not use EU university staff as “bargaining chips”
Nature (23/11): UK scientists excited by surprise £2-billion government windfall
Financial Times (22/11): Industry welcomes £2bn R&D windfall but queries effect on output
Times Higher Education (21/11): Theresa May announces £2 billion boost for UK research
The Engineer (21/11): Where winners can emerge and grow
Chemistry World (21/11): Prime minister’s vision for innovative UK welcomed
Nature (21/11): Cautious welcome for UK’s vague £2 billion research pledge
BBC News at One (21/11): CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main interviewed on Prime Minister’s announcement of new R&D investment
BBC News (21/11): PM signals £2bn a year science funding increase
BBC News (21/11): Is this the PM’s ‘white heat’ of technology moment?
BBC Nottingham (21/11): CaSE Deputy Director Naomi Weir interviewed on Prime Minister’s announcement of new R&D investment
BBC News (19/11): Academics ‘must not be used as Brexit pawns’
The Economist (18/11): British MPs call for immigration guarantees for scientists
Nature (09/11): Brexit chancellor’s annual address is a science nail-biter
October
The Guardian (25/10): Crowdfunding: the new buzzword for academics needing research money
Science (13/10): A stronger voice for U.K. science—but at what cost?
BBC News 24 (07/10): CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main interviewed on immigration
New Scientist (05/10): Cutting overseas students and skilled migrants will only harm UK
Nature (04/10): Oppose the UK Higher Education and Research Bill
August
Financial Times (23/08): Brexit: An experiment full of risk for British science
Science Business (18/08): UK government pledges to guarantee funding for R&D projects that run on after Brexit
The Scientist (16/08): UK Government Guarantees EU Funding
Science (15/08): U.K. scientists get a bit of Brexit relief, at least for grant proposals
Nature (15/08): UK government gives Brexit science funding guarantee
New Scientist (10/08): Cast into limbo, UK science is confronting Brexit uncertainty
The Huffington Post (09/08): Freedom of Movement is Key to Social Mobility in the UK
FoodManufacture.co.uk (08/08): FDF signs letteer calling for delayed apprenticeship levy
July
BBC Radio 4 Today (28/07): Beatrix Potter and science (02:53:40)
Scientific American (25/07): Brexit Watch UK Researchers Scramble to Save Science
Chemistry World (21/07): No time for grief: we must act
Science (18/07): A week of political bloodletting, but U.K. science minister keeps his job
Bloomberg Technology (16/07): Shrinking Pools of Money, Talent May Bind Biotechs After Brexit
Times Higher Education (15/07): What does Whitehall restructure mean for research?
Nature (15/07): First Greek science agency is rare source of joy for beleaguered researchers
Times Higher Education (15/07): What does Whitehall restructure mean for research?
Nature (14/07): Science’s status shifts in new Brexit government
Engineering and Technology Magazine (12/07) EU researchers wary of cooperation with Brits, survey shows
The Guardian (12/07): Here’s why science should take a seat at the Brexit negotiation table
Channel 4 News (11/07): Brexit – what will it mean for science
June
Science Media Centre (05/07): Reflections on the referendum
Parliment, Science and Technology Committee (05/07): Implications of leaving the EU for science and research examined
Times Higher Education Supplement (30/06): Brexit: future EU research money for UK may rely on free movement
Financial Times (30/06): Scientists urged to look for positives
Royal Statistical Society (30/06): Jo Johnson says science and innovation ‘will endure’ in UK
Wall Street Journal (27/06): Britain’s Vote to Leave EU Jeopardizes Scientific Research Funding
Times Higher Education (27/06): Brexit: future EU research money for UK may rely on free movement
The Engineer (25/06): How Brexit could affect the engineering industry
The British Journal (25/06): Scientists deplore U.K. decision to leave the European Union
Physics World (24/06: UK physics faces huge uncertainty after EU referendum result
BBC News (24/06): EU referendum: UK science wakes up to new future
International Business Times (24/06): ‘A devastating legacy’: Reactions to Brexit from the UK science community
Times Higher Education (24/06): Brexit vote sparks huge uncertainty for UK universities
The Engineer (24/06): Industry calls for stability and safeguards following Brexit vote
Laboratory News (24/06): Science reacts to UK’s decision to leave the EU
The Courier (24/06): Britain votes Brexit: Scientific community expresses concerns
The Guardian (21/06): If Britain leaves Europe, we could be leaving the space race too
Morning Post (22/06): British Businesses Hanging in Suspense Under Brexit Cloud of Uncertainty
Gloucestershire Live (14/06): Referendum turns heads at the Cheltenham Science Festival
Finn Extra (08/06): Innovate Finance and Campaign for Science & Engineering bid to boost diversity in Stem
House of Commons (07/06): Higher Education and Research Bill 2016
May
Chemistry World (31/05): To leave or not to leave
The Evening Standard (25/05): How Brexit could deepen the City’s woes in the hunt to plug Britain’s skills gap
Times Higher Education (16/05): HE White Paper: what it means for research
House of Lords (05/05): Adjournment debate – Polytechnics
April
The Telegraph (27/04): British scientists have spoken, and they want to stay in the EU
Research Fortnight (27/04): Lobbying exemption is a relief, but how did it come to this?
Chemistry World (25/04): UK science reaps rewards within EU
E&T Magazine (19/04): Politics; Brexit
Research Fortnight (19/04): Research to be exempt from gagging clause
Buzzfeed (19/04): Government Exempts Scientists From Controversial Gagging Clause
Nature (19/04): UK government pulls back from rule ‘gagging’ researchers
Times Higher Education (19/04): Anti-lobbying clause: ‘no intention’ to apply it to academics
The Guardian (19/04): Ministers back down on rule ‘gagging’ scientists
The Independent (19/04): Government forced to back down on plan to gag academics and scientists
Quartz (18/04): Scientists in the UK are about to lose their chance to speak out against the government
The Observor (17/04): Britain’s scientists must not be gagged
Engineering and Technology Magazine (11/04): Brexit: science, engineering and technology says no
ITN News (08/04): Remain or Leave? What could it mean for scientific research?
Nature (07/04): Disability awareness: The fight for accessibility
March
Buzzfeed (25/03): Government Warned It Could Be About To Silence Scientists
The Financial Times (23/03): Gagging scientists will serve no good at all
The Daily Telegraph (11/03): Letters – Universities would face an immediate disadvantage if Britain left the European Union
Huffington Post (11/03): Why Leaving the EU Would Be Bad for British Science
Buzzfeed (10/03): “Political Opportunism, Not Scientific Merit” Drives British Science Investment
Business Insider (10/03): Biggest public policy issue for UK tech startups
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (07/03): Letter to the Chancellor – The Budget and the ‘science budget’
UnDark (03/03): UK Scientists Chafe at Anti-Lobbying Rule
Chemistry World (02/03): Concerns grow among scientists over new ‘anti-lobbying’ rules
February
Financial Times (28/02): Scientists fear loss of funding if Britain leaves EU
BBC News (26/02): EU exit ‘risks British science’
UK Science Park Association (26/02): Investing in science
The Observer (20/02): Scientists attack their ‘muzzling’ by government
The Mancunian (09/02): British science will be hindered by EU exit, says Universities and Science Minister
Attractions Management (01/02): Government announces £30m fund for science centres
January
Royal Society of Chemistry (28/01): Science minister announces new UK funding
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (27/01): Making Britain the best place in the world for science
Institute of Chemical Engineers (26/01): Britain must welcome the world’s science and engineering talent
Laboratory News (21/01): Did George Osborne give science a happy New Year?
House of Commons (19/01/): Increasing diversity in STEM careers
The Observer (17/01): Scientific prizes don’t come without public money
The Times (13/01): Thirty years ago campaigners took out an advert in The Times, fearing a science “brain drain”. Little has changed
The Guardian (16/01): The EU vote isn’t just about Westminster – we need grassroots campaigns too
December
Science (12/04): U.K. research wins hollow victory
November
Research Fortnight (11/12): The Spending Review – How will UK science be affected?
The Engineer (26/11): Osborne backs ‘industrial strategy’ in spending review
City AM (26/11): Autumn Statement 2015: By protecting science, the chancellor has backed business
Chemistry World (25/11): Scientists relieved as UK is protected in real terms
Laboratory News (25/11): 2015 Spending Review
Times Higher Education (25/11): Nurse review: fears over greater political control of research
BBC News (25/11): ‘Good’ settlement for UK science may come with strings
Chemistry World (20/11): Nurse review backs shake-up at research councils
Financial Times (19/11): Leading scientist calls for new research body
Times Higher Education (19/11): Spending review: fears for student opportunity funding and research budget
Times Higher Education (19/11): Keeping calm and lobbying on
Times Higher Education (13/11): The girls taking physics who are proud to be different
New Scientist (11/11): Cutting science funding would damage UK economic security
Chemistry World (09/11): UK science’s ‘superpower’ status at risk
The Observer (06/11): Science budget cuts would be a disaster, MPs to tell George Osborne
Westminster Hall Debate (04/11): Treasury support for UK science
October
The Guardian (27/10): The spending review is just the start of a battle for UK research
Research Fortnight (21/10): ‘Research Councils Together’; Chief execs float radical overhaul
BBC News (17/10): More women researchers needed ‘to deliver food security’
House of Commons Debate (14/10): Gender pay gap (asked by Ben Howlett MP)
Research Fortnight (13/10): Universities seek exemption from immigration levy
September
City AM (30/09): If the chancellor doesn’t prioritise science investment, the rest of the economy will suffer
Research Fortnight (25/09): Yvonne Fovargue named as shadow science minister
Times Higher Education (24/09): Why experiment with UK science funding?
International Innovation (23/09): The wheels of change
Times Higher Education (10/09): ‘Global reputation’ at risk if spending review hits higher education, warns UUK
The Financial Times (08/09): Science leaders appeal to Osborne to spare sector from cuts
August
The Independent (30/08): ‘Mad’ apprenticeship targets have consigned a generation to low-skill, low-paid duties
The Guardian (24/08): Why the secrecy, Mr Javid? Tell us more about the McKinsey review
Chemistry World (18/08): Storm clouds gather for UK science as government weighs cuts
IT Pro (14/08): A Level results day reveals slight rise in STEM subjects
The Guardian (13/08): Science and language subjects suffer decline as A-level choices shift
Times Educational Supplement (13/08): A-level results: A mixed picture for Stem subjects
Electronics Weekly (07/08): Why is Raspberry Pi so important to the UK?
July
Huffington Post (28/07): Mind the Skills Gap – Encouraging Diversity in STEM Industries
Research Fortnight (22/07): Whitehall R&D spending in sustained decline
Research Fortnight (22/07): The pro-EU case must be about more than just funding
Research Fortnight (22/07): Base science funding on performance, not postcodes
Royal Society of Chemistry (21/07): Impact of immigration
City AM (17/07): Government spending on science rises for first time since 2009
BBC News (17/07): Science minister signals shift towards ‘one nation science
Yorkshire Post (13/07): Invest in research in Sheffield or industry suffers
June
Westminster Hall Debate (24/06): Science and Research
Research Fortnight (24/06): Research budget ring-fence not enough, government told
City AM (15/06): If we cap immigration, the UK will lose its status as a global hub for science and engineering
Research Fortnight (09/06): CaSE calls for real-terms increases in UK research budget
Research Fortnight (04/06): BIS cuts science protected but universities in danger
London Live (02/06): Girls in STEM
May
Gazette Live (21/05): Tech leaders praise NETPark vision at global summit
The Engineer (18/05): Highlighting the importance of innovation
Research Fortnight (14/05): CaSE will ask Javid to fight science’s corner
Research Fortnight (12/05): Scientists will fight looming budget cuts
Research Fortnight (12/05): Johnson frère given science minister job
Chemistry World (12/05): Tory election victory heralds new science minister for UK
New Scientist (12/05): UK’s Conservatives to fight climate change but shun wind power
Nature (12/05): UK researchers fret about influence of new science minister
BBC News (11/05): Jo Johnson is new science minister
Zee News (09/05): What British election results mean for science
Research Fortnight (08/05): CaSE welcomes STEMM MPs
Research Fortnight (08/05): Westminster loses voice of reason as Julian Huppert crashes out
Nature (08/05): What the UK election results mean for science
The Engineer (08/05): Business and industry react to the General Election results
Engineering and Technology Magazine (08/05): Tories’ win could be double-edged sword for science and engineering
The Engineer (06/05): A vote for engineering
April
Scientists for Labour (30/04): What did Labour ever do for Science?
Research Fortnight (29/04): Future Tense
Research Fortnight (29/04): Open letter to the Science Minister
The Engineer (27/04): Good news and bad on engineering jobs
Times Higher Education (27/04) : Labour and Tories not backing up ‘warm words’ on science
The Guardian (27/04): The Guardian view on Britain’s choice 2015: science policy
The Conversation (27/04): Who has a real vision for science in Britain’s general election?
China Daily (24/04): China’s research is work in progress
The Sunday Times (23/04): The Schools Blog; School report
City AM (16/04): General Election 2015: Science is vital to our economy, but which parties are really supporting it?
The Guardian (13/04): Let’s help MPs understand the value of randomised controlled trials
The Conversation (13/04): State of the Nation: government protection of the science budget has come at a cost
The Observer (12/04): Science matters to voters, so why is it being ignored by our politicians
Research Fortnight (07/04): Government R&D spending in steady decline, says CaSE
March
Times Higher Education (27/03): Science policies laid out ahead of general election
Research Fortnight (27/03): EU uncertainty is a threat to UK science, says Miliband
BBC News (27/03): Science spending should be 1% of GDP, say Greens
E&T Magazine (27/03): Party leaders have their say on science and engineering
Science Insider (19/03): U.K. budget includes new money for innovation
Genome Web (19/03): Few Extra in Funding
Science (19/03): U.K. budget includes new money for innovation
The Engineer (18/03): Osborne unveils packages for science, industry and regions in Budget
Press Association (18/03): £1bn science cash ‘shortfall’
Nature (18/03): Structural biologist named president of UK Royal Society
Liberal Democrat Voice (15/03): Opinion: Opinion – A lack of leadership on public R&D spending
The Guardian (14/03): The UK needs to invest more in its scientists – especially the women
The Guardian (13/03): UK research funding slumps below 0.5% GDP – putting us last in the G8
Research Fortnight (11/03): Labour expected to keep science ring fence
Research Fortnight (11/03): Enter the Fact-Checkers
Research Fortnight (10/03): Clark: universities must look beyond science capital
Open Democracy (06/03: Women and science- time to cut Neurotrash
Laboratory Talk (04/03): Sayonara Science?
February
Times Higher Education (10/02): Stop competition between research and teaching for funds, say academies
January
Times Higher Education (22/01): UK can’t afford to fall behind
Times Higher Education (16/01): Clark criticises ‘dumbing down’ comments on diversity
Royal Society (15/01): 2015 Cross-party Science Ministers’ debate
Computer Weekly (15/01): Inspiring the next generation of Britain’s tech pioneers
The Engineer (14/01): It’s time for politicians to get real on engineering issues
The Times (12/01): It’s a litmus test: humans need to be hands-on
Royal Society of Chemistry (06/01): Addressing the STEM UK skills shortage
The Guardian (04/01): Sir James Dyson attacks Theresa May’s plan to expel foreign students
The Guardian (02/01): Crowdfunded science: harnessing the wisdom of the crowd, or selling out?
December
City AM (23/12): UK immigration: Campaigners say home secretary’s plan to send foreign students home will hinder scientific progress
Chemistry World (23/12): Home secretary’s student visa plan draws ire of science community
BBC News (22/12): Scientists attack Home Secretary’s student exit plan
The Guardian (21/12): Home secretary blows a hole in government’s new science and innovation strategy
Times Higher Education (18/12): Q&A with Graeme Reid
Chemistry World (18/12): UK science strategy leaves many questions unanswered
Research Fortnight (17/12): Open data could be rewarded in future REF, says science strategy
Science Now (17/12): Good grades for U.K. university research
Times Higher Education (17/12): Science and Innovation Strategy launched by government
The Financial Times (17/12): UK ministers unveil science strategy with £6bn spending pledges
Times Higher Education (12/12): Scientists warn against Ofqual’s ‘dangerous’ plans for practicals
Research Fortnight (10/12): Autumn statement stirs science budget fears
The Times (08/12): Army of new teachers to raise standards in maths and science
Chemistry World (04/12): Cash for science in autumn statement given cautious welcome
Research Fortnight (04/12): Science strategy is a no-show
BBC News (03/12): Osborne – UK lead role in Mars mission
E&T (3/12): The Autumn Statement: industry highlights
Hartlepool Mail (03/12): £20m Ageing Science Hub for city
November
Science and Technology Select Committee Video (26/11): Practical science
The Observer (16/11): It would be folly for the EU to turn its back on science
Sky News (15/11): Comet Mission
Russia Today (14/11): EU President quietly scraps role of his top scientific advisor
The Times (14/11): Scientific edge
Times Higher Education (14/11): European Commission scraps chief scientific adviser post
BBC News (13/11): Is comet landing mission worth the cost?
Research Fortnight (12/11): Walport’s power grows as BIS officials depart
Times Higher Education (04/11): Fears for higher education sector as key BIS role splits in two
Ed Exec (04/11): Independents spend up to 100 times more on practical lessons
On Thursday 7th September 2023 the UK secured association with European research programmes.
Our Executive Director appeared across the media with our reaction to the news.
