Public Attitudes to R&D 2025: R&D and place

This briefing summarises findings on attitudes to R&D and place from CaSE’s Public Attitudes to R&D 2025 study, which comprised a nationally representative survey of 8,000 UK adults, eight focus groups and 20+ follow-up interviews. Full results can be found on CaSE’s Public Opinion Research pages.

Key points include:

• Awareness of local R&D is low, but appetite for more information is high
• More local R&D is seen as beneficial to communities
• The UK is not seen as a world leader in R&D but many support this ambition

Participants talk about how they would feel about more local R&D, using the examples of a new research lab or science and discovery centre. Read more about the UK’s public’s attitudes to R&D and place here.

Participants talk about their perceptions of R&D on the global stage, including whether the UK is a world leader and which countries they think are. Read more about the UK’s public’s attitudes to R&D and place here.