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CaSE, with the support of sponsoring organisations, has sent a personalised welcome letter and pack to each MSP urging and equipping them to become a champion for R&D in Holyrood

CaSE, with the support of sponsoring organisations, has sent a personalised welcome letter and pack to each MS urging and equipping them to become a champion for R&D in the Senedd

CaSE have been working hard to engage the new cohort of politicians in Scotland and Wales following the 2026 elections.

Today, Clarivate, the parent company of Research Professional News (RPN), announced they are shuttering the prestigious publication at the end of 2026. This is sad news.

With a new Labour Government around the corner, we wanted to reflect on what we know about the leading candidate to become prime minister, Andy Burnham, and what his premiership may mean for R&D.

This post first appeared in Research Fortnight, Camilla d’Angelo discusses why the R&D sector must adapt to stay relevant in an uncertain world.

Conservative Party have presented a defence policy proposal that includes a reduction of UKRI funding by £2 billion per year. CaSE has looked at this proposal and what it indicates about the wider position of R&D in public policy.

CaSE has received a reply to our letter to the Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Julia Lopez MP, which asked for clarity surrounding their policy position that would see a reduction of UKRI funding by £2 billion per year.

A recap of the updates and discussions surrounding the new UKRI budget framework and a summary of the latest dialogue between UKRI and the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.

CaSE takes a look at what the 2026 manifestos of political parties for the Holyrood and Senedd elections could mean for R&D.

As both the global and national picture for R&D continues to change, this work sets out to explore what the future might hold in the coming decades.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the latest Government Expenditure on R&D (GovERD) statistics for 2024, which provide estimates of R&D performed in and funded by UK government departments and the devolved administrations.