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Science and Engineering in the Northern Ireland 2016 Election
27 April 2016

A review of science and engineering in the Northern Ireland 2016 Election

Science and Engineering in the Wales 2016 Election
27 April 2016

A review of science and engineering in the Wales 2016 Election

Innovate UK delivery plan in 2 numbers & 3 images
08 April 2016

Naomi Weir takes a look at the Innovate UK delivery plan and crunches the numbers.

Anti-lobbying clause in government grants – update
07 April 2016

CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main gives an update on the proposed anti-lobbying clause in government grants, due to be implemented by 1st May 2016.

Taking a look at the latest national R&D stats
01 April 2016

Last week saw the latest data release of the UK Gross domestic expenditure on research and development. This provides estimates of R&D in Business Enterprise, Higher Education, Government, which includes Research Councils, and Private Non-Profit organisations for 2014.

Immigration – how will tier 2 changes affect the sector?
30 March 2016

CaSE takes a look at the government’s reforms to the skilled worker visa (Tier 2), following a review of the route by the Migration Advisory Committee.

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 submission to Stern Review of REF 2016
18 March 2016

Following consultation with our members, CaSE responded to Lord Stern’s review of the Research Excellence Framework.

Budget briefing 2016
15 March 2016

The Chancellor is due to deliver his second budget of this Parliament tomorrow. Here, we take a look at some of what we’ve learnt from the Spending Review and the recent BIS allocations as well as some of the questions that remain outstanding.

NAO takes BIS to task over capital awards for science facilities
13 March 2016

The National Audit Office (NAO) last week published a report on BIS’s capital investments in science projects.

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.