The 2010 Spending Review (SR10) left the Research Base Budget facing a cumulative shortfall of £1665m in research capital over the Spending Review period.
However, since SR10 additional commitments totaling £1354m have been announced. This reduces the shortfall from £1665 to £311m with two years of this Spending Review period remaining.
Public Funding of UK Science and Engineering; Putting Rhetoric to the Test
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CaSE responds to the 2024 Autumn Budget
31 October 2024
In the first Labour Government budget for 14 years, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements as part of the Autumn Budget 2024. Below we delve into some of the measures impacting R&D.
Times letter: Science budget cuts
21 October 2024
CaSE and the Science Media Centre coordinated a letter to The Times from eminent figures in UK researcher and development expressing concerns about potential cuts to the R&D budget.
Sector calls on the Government to protect R&D funds in the autumn budget
18 October 2024
CaSE has published a joint letter with other R&D organisations, calling on the Chancellor to use the upcoming autumn budget to commit to continued investment in R&D.
The role of R&D and innovation in delivering the Government’s priorities and missions
14 October 2024
CaSE has launched its next piece of work to inform the upcoming Spending Review.