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CaSE Guest Blogs

Read about work going on across the sector to support science and engineering

Our guest blogs are a great way to hear about work going on across different areas to support science and engineering. If you would like to share stories from your own organisation about the great work being do to support UK science and engineering, please get in contact with us.

The People’s Principles for Public Involvement in R&D
30 September 2024

The People’s Vision for R&D was a public dialogue project CaSE commissioned to explore society’s stake in R&D. The project was run by the National Centre for Social Research and the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement. Here, NCCPE Co-director, Paul Manners, blogs about his experience of the project, and shares some personal lessons learned.

Health and Prosperity: the national prize for innovation policy, well implemented
15 July 2024

Dr Christoph Hartmann is Medical Director, MSD in the UK, a CaSE member. In this piece he sets out he would like to see form the new government to support UK life sciences and innovation.

Ready for take-off: business R&D in aerospace
15 May 2024

Will Lord is Head of Government Relations at the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI). In this piece, he sets out the strengths and successes of the UK aerospace sector, as well as the advantages of business-government collaboration.

Business is everyone’s business
09 May 2024

Joseph Ewing is Head of Policy and Public Affairs at LifeArc, the sponsors of CaSE’s work looking at the needs of business R&D in the UK. In this piece he sets out why the project is needed, and why we should all care about business investment in R&D.

Don’t handicap start-ups and scale-ups in R&D tax relief reform
02 February 2023

Dr Martin Turner, Head of Policy and Public Affairs UK BioIndustry Association (BIA), delves into the Government’s proposed reforms of R&D tax relief system and the possible implications.

Why Does the UK Need an Ageing Workforce Strategy?
24 January 2023

The Physiological Society’s policy team on the health challenges facing older workers and the urgent need to develop a strategy to ensure older people are happy and healthy at work.

Let’s Support Deep Tech Innovators
30 March 2022

Jo Reynolds, Director of Science and Communities at the Royal Society of Chemistry, on the RSC’s new summary report looking to unlock the potential of deep tech SMEs.

Essential skills for tomorrow’s workforce
22 March 2022

Lisa Morrison Coulthard, Research Director at the National Foundation for Education Research, on the Nuffield Foundation funded five year research programme providing insights into the essential employment skills needed for the future workforce

Spending Review Allocations: What Happens Next
16 February 2022

Emma Lindsell, Executive Director, Strategy, Performance and Engagement on the challenges and opportunities facing UKRI with the latest budget allocations.

Why does the world need CaSE?
06 December 2021

New Board member Jane Hughes sets out her reasons for wanting to join the CaSE Board of Trustees and why the organisation is so important for the future of UK science and engineering.

Lifting the lid on how Spending Reviews work
24 October 2021

Read our latest piece from Isobel Stephen, Executive Director, Strategy, Performance and Engagement at UKRI

The R&D Decade and the role of the knowledge exchange professional
06 July 2021

Tamsin Mann, Director of Policy & Communications at PraxisAuril, on the importance of understanding and unlocking the full potential of knowledge exchange.