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R&D investment is still not keeping pace with inflation
15 August 2025

The ONS have published the latest figures for R&D expenditure in the UK in 2023 (GERD). CaSE take a look at what they mean for R&D in the UK.

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.

The UK needs many industrial strategies
30 July 2025

This post first appeared in Research Fortnight, Daniel Rathbone and Eleanor Hopkins discuss how smarter growth begins with understanding value chains in innovation.

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.

Departmental R&D budgets: how is public investment divided?
24 July 2025

Following the 2025 Spending Review, CaSE takes a deeper look at the trends in R&D budget allocations to government departments and at the challenges in assessing R&D expenditure within the Ministry of Defence.

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.

CaSE tracker study: Inside the development process
09 July 2025

Public Opinion and Involvement Manager, Rebecca Hill, discusses how CaSE designed the survey that we’ll use to track attitudes to R&D over time.

R&D in the 2025 Industrial Strategy
27 June 2025

The UK Government published its Industrial Strategy on Monday 23rd June. CaSE takes a close look at what this means for the UK research and development (R&D) sector.

R&D in the 2025 Spending Review
12 June 2025

CaSE’s comprehensive analysis of the measures that impact R&D announced in the 2025 Spending Review

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.

Ten-year R&D budgets: a closer look
20 May 2025

DSIT published plans to provide long-term public funding for certain R&D activities. Policy Officer Edmund Derby looks at what has been proposed.

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.