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Reflections on this year’s political party conferences
31 October 2016

CaSE Chair Professor Graeme Reid chaired a series of events hosted by the four National Academies at the 2016 Labour, Conservative and SNP party conferences, titled ‘Open for business: a nation of global researchers, innovators and industrialists’.

Science in Stormont 2016
19 October 2016

Naomi Weir reflects on Science in Stormont 2016 which this year focused on Antimicrobial Resistance

The Defence Innovation Initiative
19 September 2016

CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main on the launch of the MOD’s new defence innovation initiative.

CaSE discussion forum on science, engineering and Brexit
25 August 2016

CaSE Policy Fellow, Anusha Panjwani, highlights shared intelligence, planned activities and priorities, from CaSE’s EU Discussion forum, ahead of EU negotiations.

Early signals on science and engineering from Theresa May’s new Ministerial team
02 August 2016

CaSE Board Chair, Professor Graeme Reid, reflects on the new Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Ministerial team, after attending a stakeholder event.

HE & Research Bill Workshop: Research and Innovation
28 July 2016

Last week, CaSE convened a workshop on the Higher Education & Research Bill attended by around 40 people from CaSE member organisations and collaborators across academia, industry, charities and learned/professional bodies.

BIS means business on improving diversity in public appointments
15 June 2016

BIS held an event to raise awareness of their intent to improve the diversity of STEM public appointments. Naomi Weir asks, ‘Could you be involved in strategic leadership in science & engineering?’

Science and the Scottish Parliament 2016 Debate
23 March 2016

Read a summary of the cross party science debate in the Scottish Parliament by Simon Jennings, Director of Strategy & Policy at the University of Strathclyde and Board member.

CaSE UA Digital skills roundtable event summary
08 March 2016

Event summary of our digital skills roundtable with Nicola Blackwood MP to feed into the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into digital skills.

Standing out from the IT crowd: How do we make Britain a world leader in digital skills?
08 March 2016

CaSE and University Alliance organised a roundtable discussion to inform the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee and its inquiry into digital skills.

Maintaining the UK as a global hub for science and engineering
03 February 2016

Catch up on the discussion from the Parliamentary launch of CaSE’s report, Immigration: Keeping the UK at the heart of global science and engineering.