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CaSE analysis of the 2022 Autumn Statement
18 November 2022

Policy Officer Camilla d’Angelo breaks down yesterdays Autumn Statement and what it means for R&D.

What might recent political developments mean for R&D?
01 November 2022

Our Assistant Director, Daniel Rathbone, considers the latest political developments and what this might mean for R&D

Advocacy for R&D must be rooted in everyday realities
26 October 2022

The public values practical benefits above science superpower status, say Ben Bleasdale and Daniel Rathbone

What’s ahead for R&D funding?
17 October 2022

Our Assistant Director, Daniel Rathbone, takes stock of the current political climate and what it means for R&D

Revised business R&D statistics: what might this mean for the 2.4% R&D target?
05 October 2022

Our Policy Officer Camilla d’Angelo has taken a look at the new interim method for producing Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) statistics, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Who is the new Science Minister? and what’s in her in-tray?
04 October 2022

We have a new Science Minister! Nusrat Ghani has been appointed Minister for Science and Investment Security. Our Assistant Director, Daniel Rathbone, takes a look at her background and what she might find in her in-tray.

What CaSE would like to see from the new Government
29 September 2022

Now the new Government is a few weeks old we would like to see clear statements of intent from Ministers on their plans for research and development (R&D), including confirmation of who the new science minister will be.

What does Liz Truss mean for science and engineering?
07 September 2022

CaSE analyses what the new Prime Minister might mean for science and engineering

A level and GCSE results analysis 2022
26 August 2022

We take a look at the STEM subject choices of this year’s A level and GCSE cohorts

The UK’s next PM should build on R&D spending commitments
28 July 2022

In the midst of a Conservative leadership contest, our Assistant Director, Daniel Rathbone, rates the progress made by the outgoing Government against our Five-point Roadmap to boost science and engineering, and highlights the areas that the new PM will need to prioritise.

We need joined up education and skills provision to support the UK’s R&D ambitions
14 July 2022

CaSE is starting a longer-term piece of work investigating the skills needs of an R&D intensive UK

CaSE reviews the UKRI budget allocations
10 June 2022

Our new Policy Officer, Camilla d’Angelo, takes a look at the UKRI allocations published last week.