The headlines from the breifing are:
- Our international competitors spend more on R&D and UK spend is projected to continue to decrease
- The flat-cash science budget will have been eroded by inflation by over £1bn by the end of 15/16
- CaSE analysis shows total government R&D expenditure has reduced by over £400m a year since 2009/10
CaSE 2014 Budget Briefing
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Analysis of DSIT R&D budget allocations
31 October 2025
DSIT has published its plans for R&D budget allocations for the financial years 2026/2027 to 2029/2030. We take a look at what the plans might mean for UK R&D funding in the coming years.
CaSE representation to Autumn Budget 2025
23 October 2025
In this submission, we set out why supporting UK R&D is an essential way to generate growth in the economy, and improve lives and livelihoods across the UK.
R&D investment is still not keeping pace with inflation
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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.