In the run-up to the 2010 election, CaSE developed a series of working papers offering evidence-based asks to strengthen science and engineering in the UK:
CaSE also analysed the commitments relating to science and engineering made by the main UK parties ahead of the election:
Related resources
Conservative Party plans highlight the shifting political landscape for UK R&D
30 April 2026
Conservative Party have presented a defence policy proposal that includes a reduction of UKRI funding by £2 billion per year. CaSE has looked at this proposal and what it indicates about the wider position of R&D in public policy.
Julia Lopez MP reply to CaSE letter on Conservative defence R&D plans
30 April 2026
CaSE has received a reply to our letter to the Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Julia Lopez MP, which asked for clarity surrounding their policy position that would see a reduction of UKRI funding by £2 billion per year.
An update on UKRI’s funding changes
30 April 2026
A recap of the updates and discussions surrounding the new UKRI budget framework and a summary of the latest dialogue between UKRI and the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
What do Scotland and Wales’s 2026 party manifestos mean for R&D?
29 April 2026
CaSE takes a look at what the 2026 manifestos of political parties for the Holyrood and Senedd elections could mean for R&D.