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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.

Delivering a joined-up and integrated skills system
29 June 2023

In this piece we bring together some of the sector’s views and recommendations on the skills needed to make the UK a more research and innovation intensive economy.

Public Attitudes to R&D: Audience demographics
22 June 2023

This briefing considers demographic differences in attitudes to R&D in CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.

Seizing the skills opportunity
21 June 2023

Building a research-intensive UK will take coordinated effort, say Daniel Rathbone and Camilla d’Angelo

The Skills Opportunity
14 June 2023

This report sets out some of the challenges for education and skills provision across the UK, and calls on government to support an integrated skills system.

Immigration, international students, and the UK
25 May 2023

Immigration has been back in the news this week with a Government announcement about restrictions on international students bringing dependents to the UK.

Public Attitudes to R&D and Locality
27 April 2023

This briefing covers key findings on public attitudes towards the global and local benefits of R&D from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 study.

Public Attitudes to R&D and Cost of Living
27 April 2023

This briefing covers key findings on the cost of living from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.