Analysis

A brief digest of the Prime Minister’s speech announcing increased R&D investment and looking ahead to the Autumn Statement.

Sarah Main, CaSE Director, reflects on the S&T committee’s report Leaving the EU: implications and opportunities for science and research

An update on the state of UK science funding, including international comparisons, and CaSE’s Autumn Statement priorities

Anusha Panjwani, CaSE policy fellow, digests the latest figures on departmental R&D spend.

Sarah Main introduces a series of guest pieces on the role of science and engineering in society over the next 30 years to celebrate CaSE’s 30th year.

As the committee stage closes, Naomi Weir provides an update on the HE & Research Bill.

Select Committee Chairs were announced today, including Stephen Metcalfe for the S&T Committee.

Writing in New Scientist, CaSE Deputy Director Naomi Weir takes a look at Home Secretary Amber Rudd’s new plans for immigration policy, announced this week at Conservative Party conference.

With a new leader, the Conservative party conference is particularly interesting this year. CaSE intern Tom Denbigh takes a look at the mentions of STEM and what it says about government priorities.

CaSE intern Tom Denbigh examines the recently published plans for government for Scotland and Wales

Policy fellow, Dr Anusha Panjwani, reflects on her first month at CaSE

As students across the country today get their GCSE results, CaSE intern, Gerard Westhoff, analyses the trends in the data, and looks at how STEM subjects fared this year.