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A-level results day 2016
18 August 2016

CaSE analysis of the 2016 A-level results.

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.

Brexit and science: one month on
28 July 2016

CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main welcomes the Prime Minister’s commitment to science research, and outlines priorities for the UK’s negotiations to leave the EU.

Will science thrive in the new Government?
15 July 2016

CaSE welcomes Theresa May as the new Prime Minister, and examines the opportunities and challenges the new Government structure poses for UK science and engineering.

Where does Theresa May stand on science and engineering?
11 July 2016

As Theresa May today becomes the new Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, CaSE intern, Gerard Westhoff, examines her science credentials and asks, will she be a pro science Prime Minister?

Time to speak up
27 June 2016

Following the result of the EU Referendum, CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main calls on the scientific community to make their voice heard in the upcoming negotiations.

Neutral in the EU referendum? It’s been hard.
22 June 2016

CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main looks at CaSE’s positioning in the run-up to the EU Referendum.

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?’

A closer look at the HE white paper
17 May 2016

Deputy Director Naomi Weir takes a closer look at the announcements in the HE White Paper.

What does the SNP victory mean for science and engineering?
11 May 2016

Following the Scottish Elections on 5th May, CaSE considers what might be on the new Government’s agenda for science and engineering.