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Annual Lecture 2023 – Science advice to government
23 November 2023

The 2023 CaSE Annual Lecture was given by Prof Dame Angela McLean.

A shuffle of the Science Minister deck
20 November 2023

CaSE looks back at George Freeman’s tenure as Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, and welcomes new Science Minister Andrew Griffith.

Science and technology soundbites from the 2023 Party conferences
31 October 2023

Our insights from the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences and some of the messages that emerged for research and innovation.

Building a better environment for business R&D
18 October 2023

CaSE is launching its next major project of work, a focused look at the needs of business R&D in the UK.

CaSE 2022-23 Annual Review
11 September 2023

This year has seen the CaSE team grow, our first in person Annual Lecture since the pandemic, and the publication of two major pieces of our work.

The news we’ve all been waiting for – Horizon association
07 September 2023

This is the news we’ve all been waiting for, the UK and EU have finally agreed a deal on the UK’s association to Horizon Europe.

School exam results 2023
17 August 2023

We look at the number of students who chose to take A-levels, Highers, and GCSEs in STEM-related subjects.

R&D investment in the UK continues to increase.
11 August 2023

The Office for National Statistics have published the latest figures for R&D expenditure in the UK here we look at what they mean and project ahead to 2024/25.

Letter to The Times on visa costs
08 August 2023

CaSE Deputy Executive Director Daniel Rathbone discussing increases to the immigration health surcharge, and additional cost for skilled workers wanting to live and work in the UK.

Expanding our Discovery Decade dataset: A deep dive into effective R&D messaging and visuals
08 August 2023

We have publishing new data from our ongoing public opinion research, which explores people’s reactions to different written and visual framings of R&D related concepts.

The negative impact of increased visa fees
21 July 2023

Planned increases to visa and immigration fees could undermine the UK’s ambitions for research and innovation.

From theory to practice: Discovery Decade kicks off campaign prototype exercises
11 July 2023

The Discovery Decade team is working to translate the findings of its audience research into practice through a series of place-based workshops. Ben Bleasdale and Rebecca Hill introduce this next phase of the project and discuss the first workshop, which was held in Belfast.