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What does the post-16 skills white paper mean for research?
23 October 2025

CaSE’s look at the UK Government’s plans for Further and Higher Education in England in the post-16 Education and Skills white paper.

We can tell a better story about immigration and R&D
07 October 2025

Recent work by CaSE shows how supportive voices can talk about immigration for the UK R&D sector in a way that resonates with the public.

Barriers in the visa system for UK R&D organisations
23 September 2025

In this briefing CaSE has collated insights from 15 research organisations demonstrating the barriers they face in the UK visa system.

School exam results analysis 2025
14 August 2025

CaSE has taken a look at what the latest numbers of students taking A-levels, GCSEs, Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers in STEM-related subjects means for ongoing trends in STEM education.

Parliament ‘end-of-term’ R&D policy round-up
28 July 2025

Now that Parliament has finished for the summer, here is an ‘end-of-term’ round-up of all recent CaSE analysis of Government’s plans.

Supporting immigration for R&D
16 July 2025

CaSE has launched two projects on immigration into the R&D sector, exploring new messaging approaches for this topic and building a cohesive evidence base of the barriers posed by current policy.

Immigration White Paper – What’s next?
22 May 2025

A week on from the publication, Policy Manager Camilla d’Angelo takes a look at some of the questions that remain to be resolved and what to expect next for the Immigration White Paper.

Immigration White Paper – implications for attracting international R&D talent
12 May 2025

Policy Manager Camilla d’Angelo takes a look at what the Immigration White Paper means for attracting international R&D talent to the UK.

Cross Sector Letter on International R&D Talent
08 May 2025

In advance of the forthcoming Immigration White Paper, CaSE and 35 other organisations have written to select Westminster Parliamentarians.

Public Attitudes to R&D and International Talent
22 April 2025

This briefing summarises attitudes to immigration, international students and researchers, and their impact on UK R&D. It is based on evidence from a nationally representative survey of 4,100 UK adults in June 2024 and two focus groups in December 2024.

Mission Critical R&D
26 February 2025

This report sets out evidence on the integral role of R&D in driving progress on the UK Government’s missions.

School exam results analysis 2024
16 August 2024

CaSE has taken a look at what the latest numbers of students taking A-level, GCSE, and Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers in STEM-related subjects means for ongoing trends in STEM education.