As a trusted source of independent and responsive analysis, we regularly comment in the media on a wide range of science and engineering issues. Below you will find a list of all the recent appearances CaSE has made in print, broadcast and electronic media.
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March 2022
Research Fortnight (31/03): Inflation could eat away at UK’s Horizon Europe budget
Research Fortnight (15/03): Cautious welcome for business department’s £39.8bn R&D budget
Research Fortnight (02/03): Augar fallout will leave big hole in university finances
Feb 2022
The Daily Express: 'Too much bureaucracy!' Brexit Britain slashes red tape to create new £800m research fund
The Financial Times (03/02) UK sets out £6bn plan B science fund if EU blocks association with Horizon
Research Fortnight (03/02): R&D levelling-up targets branded 'modest and inadequate'
The Times (02/02): Levelling up: Oxbridge to lose share of funding in bid to create Midlands ‘Silicon Valley’
Physics World (Feb): Researchers in limbo as Brexit science deal stalls
December 2021
BBC News (22/12): Europe spat will weaken research - science leaders
BBC Today programme (22/12): Horizon 2020 letter
November 2021
Research Fortnight (19/11): Business funding for UK R&D dropped in real terms, ONS shows
The Express (07/11): Brexit Britain win as UK science sector set to boom after EU split: 'Positive for future'
October 2021
The Evening Standard (29/10): Budget 2021: Rishi reveals two-year delay to funding £22bn ‘sciences superpower’
Research Fortnight (29/10): UK 'set to miss' its 2.4 per cent R&D spending target
Times Higher Education (28/10): Relief and disappointment as UK puts off £22 billion target
The Express (24/10): Brexit betrayal as Rishi plots £22bn funding CUT after EU ban: 'Not serious about science'
Politico (22/10): Boris Johnson set to break science funding pledge, officials say
The Financial Times (21/10): Sunak retreat on £22bn R&D target would be 'kick in the teeth'
The Express (20/10): Rishi faces funding crisis after EU bans entry to £80bn science project: 'Broken promises'
BBC News (20/10): Covid vaccine pioneer: Lives depend on science funding
Research Fortnight (14/10): Northern Ireland dispute ‘to delay’ UK entry to Horizon
Europe
The Financial Times (13/10): Science bodies urge chancellor not to roll back on R&D target
September 2021
Research Fortnight (30/09): Delaying UK R&D target ‘could cost billions in private investment’
The Financial Times (28/09): Can Boris Johnson turn Britain into a scientific leader?
Chemistry World (27/09): New UK science minister faces a full inbox as concern grows for R&D target
Nature (24/09): New UK science minister takes on ambitious research agenda
Politico (23/09): London Influence
Research Fortnight (22/09): Government reshuffle shakes up research
Research Fortnight (22/09): Sector calls for detailed spending plans
Research Fortnight (22/09): Ex-BBC exec heads campaign on public support for R&D
Gazette Live (20/09): Big jobs wave on way as £50m NETPark expansion given go-ahead
Times Higher (17/09): George Freeman replaces Amanda Solloway as UK science minister
Research Fortnight (15/09): UK urged to set out long-term roadmap for R&D
Research Fortnight (09/09): The hidden jewels
July 2021
Research Fortnight (28/07): UK R&D plans criticised over investment
June 2021
Research Fortnight (21/06): Chi Onwurah criticises PM’s latest research reforms
ITV News (21/06): UK to lead 'ground-breaking' development of science technology
Times Higher (10/06): Is there a catch to the UK’s £22 billion science spending pledge?
Research Fortnight (08/06): Sector welcomes oil and mining executive as Chair of UKRI
May 2021
Research Fortnight (28/05): BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets
Research Fortnight (19/05): R&D must be an issue for the doorstep, not just the manifesto
The Microbiology Society (17/05): Foreign Aid Cuts: Now is not the time to step back
The Times (14/05): Concerns over content of the Queen’s Speech
Research Fortnight (12/05): School science ‘vital’ to levelling-up agenda, says lobby group
Research Fortnight (05/05): Politics: Welsh R&D at a crossroads
Research Fortnight (04/05): Mayoral candidates across England pledge support for R&D
April 2021
University World News (08/04): Universities demand clarity on '£1 billion research cut'
Medscape (05/04): More Money for R&D After Scientists Warn on 'Catastrophic Cuts'
The BMJ (05/04): Experts call on government to “stand up for science” over potential £2bn budget cut
Science Business (05/04): UK science rises up against looming multi-billion-pound cuts to research
March 2021
Science Business (25/03): Viewpoint: UK needs fresh corporate R&D strategy for post-pandemic recovery
Research Fortnight (17/03): Brutal aid research cuts spark resignations
The Financial Times (17/03): Universities warn over £1bn bill for staying in EU research programme
Voice of Islam Radio (12/03): CaSE Executive Director discusses importance of science and its relationship
The Times (04/03): Budget 2021: Covid support extended for freelancers and furloughed workers
Chemistry World (04/03): Details on science funding scarce in latest UK budget
Science Business (04/03): UK budget offers a few crumbs for research, but no Horizon Europe money
The Engineer (02/03): UK launches new high-risk research funding agency
February 2021
The Times (26/02): Ministers must invest beyond London, Oxford and Cambridge for real innovation
Science Business (19/02): UK unveils plan for £800 million disruptive innovation funder
January 2021
Research Fortnight (20/01): Cost of UK participation in EU research programmes raises fear of domestic cuts
Chemistry World (16/01): Brexit deal creates path for UK science to engage with EU but ambiguity remains
Research Fortnight (11/01): Former head of Innovate UK calls for more freedom for UKRI