In-depth reviews of key areas and decisions facing the R&D sector, with recommendations for progress
Rapid analysis of events and data across the sector, offering the perspective of the CaSE team
Political and press letters, as CaSE seeks to push for action on key issues facing the R&D sector
Tough times put public support for R&D at risk
07 March 2023
Polling shows the challenges facing research advocates—and how they could respond, writes Ben Bleasdale for Research Fortnight
Priorities for the new department
03 March 2023
There has been a lot going on in the last couple of weeks in R&D policy but the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is not yet a month old. So we’ve decided to take a closer look.
CaSE Public Opinion: February 2023 Trends Report
28 February 2023
This report reflects the findings of a major study of public opinion conducted as part of the Campaign for Science and Engineering’s (CaSE) Discovery Decade programme.
R&D and Universities
24 February 2023
CaSE spoke to organisations representing groups of higher education institutions to understand the role R&D, innovation and technology play in engagement with the public around universities’ role in society.
The surrender of the £1.6bn
24 February 2023
Earlier this week CaSE revealed that buried deep in an innocuous document called ‘Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23’ was the information that the former Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) had surrendered £1.6bn that was allocated to Horizon Europe and Euratom association back to the Treasury.
The Government has created a new Department for Science Innovation and Technology
08 February 2023
Our policy team give their take on the formation of a new governmental Department for Science Innovation and Technology.
Building a public identity for R&D – Lessons from past campaigns
31 January 2023
This report explores a curated selection of sector-led efforts to unite R&D advocates and shift the identity of R&D in people’s minds, to understand what worked and what we can learn for the future.
Skills for a more innovative Scotland
25 January 2023
An unattributed summary of the roundtable co-hosted by Glasgow Science Centre and the Campaign for Science and Engineering in November 2022.
The role of lifelong learning to support R&D talent
25 January 2023
An unattributed summary of the roundtable co-hosted by the Campaign for Science and Engineering and the Open University on Wednesday 7th December 2022
‘Science Superpower’: the UK Government’s vision for a global science strategy
17 January 2023
Last week George Freeman, the Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, gave a speech to the Onward think tank setting out the UK Government’s ‘global science strategy’. Here our policy officer, Camilla d’Angelo, takes a look at his speech and what it all might mean.
R&D in Net Zero conversations
14 December 2022
As part of the Discovery Decade study, CaSE spoke to climate advocates to understand how R&D has been used to engage the public on Net Zero.
R&D in Belfast
14 December 2022
As part of the Discovery Decade study, we held a workshop with organisations across Belfast to explore R&D opportunities and to consider how the public can be brought into these discussions.