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Visa refusals – the figures, the problem and the solution
16 May 2018

Following an FOI by CaSE, the Home Office have released the numbers of skilled worker visas refused due to the Tier 2 cap. Here’s a look at the figures, the problem and the solution.

Tier 2 refusals: Full FOI data by occupation
16 May 2018

Download the full set of data from CaSE’s Home Office FOI detailing Tier 2 visa refusals by occupation

Government responds to Science & Technology committee report on Brexit
04 May 2018

Read our short digest of today’s release

MPs debate the Industrial Strategy
26 April 2018

James Tooze picks some the details out of the recent debate in the House of Commons

Government must match investment target with ambitious plan
20 April 2018

James Tooze discusses how Government can help to meet its R&D investment target.

CaSE joins cross-sector call for government to align with EU clinical trials regulation
17 April 2018

CaSE’s recent Brexit report, published to mark the anniversary of the triggering of article 50, sets out a number of policy asks from the science and engineering sector on regulation.

Challenge related funding?
13 April 2018

Naomi Weir takes a look at the QR funding announcement from Research England

Here’s how we can be a science superpower outside of the EU
29 March 2018

CaSE Executive Director Dr Sarah Main on Brexit and science, one year on from the triggering of Article 50

Strengthening research and innovation in Northern Ireland
21 March 2018

CaSE Executive Director Dr Sarah Main on CaSE’s efforts to protect funding for PhD training in Northern Ireland.

Reflections on the UK’s R&D funding landscape
16 March 2018

James Tooze picks the bones out of the latest UK gross expenditure on R&D statistics.

An immigration system that works for science and engineering
14 March 2018

James Tooze digs into some of the key actions for Government set out in our immigration policy review

Cap on visas for skilled jobs doesn’t work for anyone
07 March 2018

The monthly limit on Tier 2 visas harms both the UK’s economy and its reputation, says CaSE Executive Director Dr Sarah Main