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CaSE in the Media
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On Thursday 7th September 2023 the UK secured association with European research programmes.
Our Executive Director appeared across the media with our reaction to the news.
December
Research Fortnight (04/12): Survey shows strong public support for global R&D in UK
Research Fortnight (04/12): 8am Playbook: Signals from the REF
Research Fortnight (02/12): UKRI gives local communities £9m to set research agendas
November
Research Fortnight (29/11): UK ministers urged to set 10-year R&D budgets ‘pragmatically’
The Drum (21/11): Does the scientific community need a rebrand?
Research Fortnight (21/11): ‘Go local’ to build public support for R&D, sector urged
Research Fortnight (21/11): Science city, research region: how to build R&D into local identity
Research Fortnight (18/11): Cut UK research visa costs or be priced out, ministers warned
Research Fortnight (13/11): R&D sector ‘must press economic case’ after budget stirs optimism
October
Research Fortnight (31/10): Autumn budget: Five reasons for researchers to be cheerful
Research Fortnight (30/10): ‘Fantastic result’: R&D sector reacts to the autumn budget
Research Fortnight (30/10): Reeves pledge ‘to protect core R&D funding’ leaves questions
Research Fortnight (30/10): The argument for UK research investment is far from over
Research Fortnight (29/10): What to expect from the UK’s autumn budget
Research Fortnight (21/10): Grant theft auto
Research Fortnight (21/10): Oxford vice-chancellor and Brian Cox warn against research cuts
The Times (21/10): Labour minister won’t say high earners protected by ‘working people’ pledge
The Times (21/10): Times Letters: Science budget cuts
Politico (18/10): London Playbook PM: Quad goals
Politico (18/ 10): UK fudge on Horizon Brexit deal risks killing new research
The Guardian (18/10): Live Feed
Research Fortnight (18/10): R&D sector warns chancellor cuts would hit UK growth
Times Higher Education (18/10): Tough questions for UK academia despite golden year for Nobels
Times Higher Education (18/10): Cutting UK research funding would be ‘false economy’, Reeves told
Financial Times (18/10): UK innovation will be undermined by science department Budget squeeze, industry leaders warn
Chemistry World (17/10): The CaSE for engagement in research
Research Fortnight (14/10): UK government sets out industrial strategy priorities
Research Fortnight (11/10): Budget brings fears of major research funding cut
September
Research Fortnight (13/09): ‘Peter Kyle’s public connection could upset R&D sector’
Research Fortnight (12/09): Peter Kyle ‘raring to go’ on building new labs
Research Fortnight (09/09): Case report calls for greater public involvement in R&D
August
Lexology (08/08): New UK MPs to watch on tech, data and AI
The Lancet Oncology (01/08): New immigration laws could undermine cancer research in the UK
July
Chemistry World (31/07): Public support high for recruiting best students and talent for UK universities
Research Fortnight (24/07): What Starmer’s government means for universities and R&D
Research Fortnight (17/07): ‘Significant’ financial pressures stifling universities’ economic role
Times Higher Education (17/07): ‘Intangible’ benefits of university research ‘must be cherished’
Research Fortnight (11/07): Case urges government to make early start on R&D
Chemistry World (08/07): Patrick Vallance joins UK science department as Keir Starmer appoints first cabinet
Nature (05/07): UK election: scientists welcome Labour’s landslide win
Chemistry World (05/07): Science community responds to Labour victory in UK general election
Research Fortnight (05/07): Call for Labour to build on R&D as ‘huge asset for growth’
Times Higher Education (05/07): Labour election victory leaves universities hoping for change
June
Research Fortnight (27/06): Public wants more R&D in general election debate, poll finds
Research Fortnight (27/06): 8am Playbook – When the fun stops, stop
Times Higher Education (27/06): Big science spending pledges unlikely to sway British voters
Nature (26/06): UK general election: five reasons it matters for science
Chemistry World (24/06): What are the three main political parties promising on science at the UK election?
Research Fortnight (20/06): Labour coy on details of proposed 10-year science funding plan
WONKHE (20/06): Science, research, and innovation hustings
Research Fortnight (18/06): Case urges UK election candidates to back research
Science (14/06): As U.K. election nears, major parties reveal their science policies
Research Fortnight (12/06) Tory manifesto seen as ‘promise of stability’ for R&D sector
May
Research Fortnight (22/05): Research sector sets out policy wish list as Sunak calls election
The Engineer (21/05): Incentives from government would boost research and development
Research Fortnight (21/05): Ministers must encourage firms to invest in R&D, lobby group says
Research Fortnight (21/05): Innovation stagnation
Research Fortnight (20/05): Inflation set to wipe out three-year boost to UKRI budget
Research Fortnight (17/05): Research leaders join chorus of concern on graduate visa threat
Research Fortnight (01/05): How research can seize the polling day
April
Telegraph (12/04): Labour vows to rip up planning rules to build more scientific laboratories
March
Research Fortnight (27/03): The third degree
Research Fortnight (27/03): Better visa terms for researchers fail to quell international recruitment fears
Research Fortnight (26/03): Researchers granted 20 per cent skilled visa salary discount
Research Fortnight (26/03): UK ‘should be leading’ in G7 on R&D investment, says sector
Times Higher Education (26/03): UK science bodies back ‘sustained increase’ in research spending
Evening Standard (21/03): Visa petitions top 150,000 just weeks before higher minimum salary restrictions start to come into force
Research Fortnight (19/03): Rising UK visa costs ‘totally counterproductive’ for science
Research Fortnight (05/03): Spring budget: Analysis of progress on 2023 pledges
February
Research Fortnight (28/02): Government claims progress on research promises as spring budget approaches
Research Fortnight (16/02): Dsit S&T framework update ‘quiet on crucial areas’
Research Fortnight (13/03): Campaign for Science and Engineering gets new director
Financial Times (12/02): EU to call for easier visas for scientists as UK rejoins Horizon
January
Research Fortnight (24/01): Sector leaders outline fears and hopes for R&D in crucial year
Nature (17/01): Scientists fear tough UK immigration rules will deter talent
Research Fortnight (17/01): Promise of 2024 general election triggers R&D lobbying campaign
Research Fortnight (17/01): As above, so below
Previous years
January 2023
Research Fortnight (30/01): Open-access publisher Frontiers joins Case advocacy group
February 2023
WonkHE (28/02): The future is a scary place – people need to see how R&D can help
Science (28/02): U.K. scientists hope to regain access to EU grants after Northern Ireland deal
Research Fortnight (28/02): Tough times put public support for R&D at risk
Research Fortnight (28/02): UK public support for R&D is ‘fragile’
Times Higher Education (28/02): Financial pressures ‘erode public support for research spending’
POLITICO Pro Morning Tech UK (28/02): Data bill is back — Joy on the Horizon — Donelan interviewed
Express (27/02): Britain gains access to EU’s £84bn Horizon Europe scheme as part of new Brexit deal
Times Higher Education (27/02): End to UK’s Horizon roadblock in sight but deal on money needed
The Chemical Engineer (27/02): Research community doubts UK’s ‘science superpower’ ambition as BEIS returns £1.6bn Horizon funding
Independent (27/02): ‘Good news for science’: EU chief says Brexit deal means UK can join Horizon
Mail Online (27/02): Britain will be able to rejoin EU’s £84bn Horizon Europe scheme as part of new Brexit deal
Financial Times (27/02): UK scientists hail prospect of Horizon re-entry after Brexit deal
Nature (23/02): Will UK science’s ‘lost’ £1.6 billion ever come back?
Engineering and Technology (22/02): BEIS returns £1.6bn allocated to Horizon Europe
The Engineer (22/02): BEIS surrenders £1.6bn R&D funding to treasury
Press Association via Independent (22/02): Scientists criticise Treasury for taking back £1.6bn funding
Press Association via Belfast Telegraph (22/02): Scientists criticise Treasury for taking back £1.6bn funding
BBC News (21/02): Treasury takes back £1.6bn promised for science
Express (21/02): UK slashes £1.6bn from ‘Plan B’ to EU scheme after bitter Brexit snub
Research Fortnight (21/02): R&D is once again collateral damage in the row over the Northern Ireland protocol
Times Higher Education (21/02): UK government’s £1.6 billion Horizon clawback ‘breaks R&D pledge’
Science Business (21/02): Money set aside for UK participation in Horizon Europe returned to the Treasury
Research Fortnight (21/02): Beis ‘surrenders’ £1.6bn earmarked for EU research access
Research Fortnight (21/02): Warm welcome for chief scientific adviser Angela McLean
The Engineer (21/02): Professor Dame Angela McLean named Chief Scientific Adviser
Times Higher Education (21/02): Oxford professor Angela McLean named UK chief scientific adviser
Research Fortnight (13/02): Science minister’s Horizon Europe comments spark concern
iNews (08/02): What the Government’s new science department should do first, according to experts
Physics World (08/02): Science elevated to cabinet position in UK government shake-up
Nature (07/02): UK government announces new science department and minister
Times Higher Education (07/02): Michelle Donelan to lead new science department in UK government
Research Fortnight (07/02): UK reshuffle raises questions, encouragement and eyebrows
Research Fortnight (02/02): Hone your message and be savvy, says R&D advocacy report
March 2023
Research Fortnight (30/03): UK government R&D spending dropped by £803m in 2021-22
Research Fortnight (15/03): Jeremy Hunt announces tax credit boost for R&D-intensive firms
POLITICO Pro Morning Tech UK (15/03): Budget hopes — Ofcom’s next move — DSIT portfolios
Physics World (14/03): Scientists say UK must rejoin Horizon Europe to bolster ‘science superpower’ claims
Science Business (07/03): UK’s new science superpower plan makes no mention of joining Horizon Europe
The Chemical Engineer (07/03): Government announces new £370m Science and Technology Framework to boost UK innovation
Research Fortnight (07/03): Nurse says UK should ‘double R&D funding within 10 years’
BBC News (07/03): Nobel scientist says ‘UK research is in jeopardy’
Times Higher Education (02/03): Get Horizon association ‘swiftly over the line’, sector urges
Times Higher Education (02/03): Joining Horizon Europe could take a year, says George Freeman
Research Fortnight (02/03): Calls mount for swift UK association to EU R&D schemes
Bloomberg (01/03): Brexit Hopes Extend to Pet Food, Parmesan and Prawn Sandwiches
Research Fortnight (01/03): Freeman fears another lost year before Horizon association
April 2023
Birkenhead News (22/04): Wirral MP urges UK government to secure research funding agreement with EU
Physics World (17/04): UK unveils ‘plan B’ if negotiations to join Horizon Europe fail
Research Fortnight (13/04): Translational research charity joins UK science advocacy group
Research Fortnight (11/04): Horizon Europe association ‘still best outcome’ for UK
Science Business (07/04): Plan P: UK to replace Horizon Europe with £14.6B Pioneer programme if association talks fail
Financial Times (06/04): UK sets out £14.6bn science scheme as back-up to EU’s Horizon
Research Fortnight (06/04): UK government unveils £14.6bn Plan B for Horizon Europe
Research Fortnight (04/04): Patrick Vallance: Six key moments as chief scientific adviser
May 2023
Research Fortnight (19/05): R&D sector sets out expectations for a Labour government
POLITICO Pro Morning Tech UK (17/05): DSIT’s first 100 days
June 2023
Financial Times (29/06): Unlocking the UK-EU Horizon deal
Chemistry World (20/06): UK government urged to act on Stem training and visas
Research Fortnight (14/06): Seizing the skills opportunity
Research Fortnight (14/06): A case in point
July 2023
The Times (20/07): Times letters: Encouraging some migrants, deterring others
Research Fortnight (17/07): UK R&D sector voices concern over planned visa fee hike
Times Radio (06/07): John Pienaar with Times Radio Drive (skip to 00:54:02)
The Times (06/07): Sunak ‘fiddling while science burns’ over rejoining EU’s Horizon research programme
BBC News (06/07): Horizon research deal with EU awaits Sunak’s signature
Press Association via Evening Standard (06/07): Draft deal on UK rejoining EU’s Horizon science scheme drawn up, sources say
Times Higher Education (05/07): UK Horizon Europe association ‘close after draft deal with EU’
Press Association via City AM (05/07): Britain to rejoin EU’s R&D Horizon scheme after months of hard post-Brexit talks
Research Fortnight (05/07): Reports spark hope of Horizon Europe deal for UK
Press Association via Shropshire Star (05/07): Draft deal on UK rejoining EU’s Horizon science scheme drawn up, sources say
September 2023
Research Fortnight (14/09): Sarah Main to step down as head of UK science campaign group
LBC News (07/09): LBC News with John Stratford
BBC News (07/09): UK rejoins EU science research scheme, Horizon
Research Fortnight (07/09): ‘Finally!’: UK and EU R&D leaders react to Horizon Europe deal
Science (07/09): U.K. finally rejoins Horizon Europe research funding scheme
Financial Times (06/09): UK to rejoin EU Horizon research programme
October 2023
The Times (04/10): Research and business meet to keep UK fourth in global innovation index
November
Research Fortnight (23/11): Horizon ‘Plan B’ fellowships backed by £250m from Treasury
Financial Times (22/11): AI and quantum research at centre of UK science and tech announcements
Times Higher Education (22/11): Science adviser ‘worried’ about breaching of Haldane principle
Research Fortnight (15/11): R&D sector welcomes new science minister
Research Fortnight (14/11): Explainer: Who is Andrew Griffith, the new science minister?
Times Higher Education (14/11): Andrew Griffith named new UK science minister
Times Higher Education (09/11): Domestic students squeezed out as UKRI PhD support contracts
December 2023
Research Fortnight (18/12): UKRI hails 5,000 endorsements under post-Brexit visa scheme
Research Fortnight (18/12): Flat cash to science superpower: changing the narrative on R&D
Chemical & Engineering News (08/12): UK scientists fear impact of new immigration rules
Research Fortnight (05/12): Public wants politicians to prioritise R&D funding, poll finds
Times Higher Education (05/12): Voters see research spending as high priority, finds poll
The Engineer (05/12): Make research funding a priority ahead of General Election, poll says
December 2022
Research Fortnight (14/12): Becoming a science superpower means making tough choices
Research Fortnight (07/12): UK Dementia Research Institute joins Case advocacy group
Research Fortnight (02/12): Reports call for more engagement with local communities on R&D
November 2022
Research Fortnight (21/11): UK announces nearly £500m to cope with Horizon uncertainty
Times Higher Education (21/11): Ministers release £484 million to mitigate Horizon ‘uncertainty’
Research Fortnight (18/11): Autumn budget brings delight and disappointment to R&D sector
Research Fortnight (17/11): Chancellor accused of ‘gutting’ R&D tax credit scheme
Times Higher Education (17/11): Hunt recommits to UK spending £20 billion on research by 2024
Research Fortnight (16/11): Spectre of huge cuts rattles research sector
BBC News (11/11): Businesses warn research cuts will stall UK economy
October 2022
Research Fortnight (24/10): ‘Don’t forget your R&D spending pledges,’ incoming PM told
Research Fortnight (19/10): Advocacy for R&D must be rooted in everyday realities
Nature (14/10): Surprise! The UK is spending way more on research than it thought
Research Fortnight (12/10): R&D community ‘not sufficiently consulted’ on Horizon plan B
Times Higher Education (07/10): ‘No cause for alarm’ as UK ‘hits 2.4 per cent R&D target’
September 2022
Nature (29/09): Where is the UK science minister? Government’s plans worry researchers
Research Fortnight (23/09): ‘Mini budget’ prompts mixed response from research groups
Research Fortnight (16/09): New UK government must ‘redouble its efforts on R&D’
August 2022
Research Fortnight (16/08): UK ‘to launch formal proceedings’ against EU over Horizon impasse
TES magazine (08/08): GCSEs and A levels 2022: 8 trends to expect on results day
Research Fortnight (02/08): Do not lose sight of progress on R&D, UK PM candidates told
July 2022
Science (21/07): U.K. outlines ‘Plan B’ research funding to skirt EU impasse
June 2022
Nature (09/06): UK scientists fear it will be locked out of €100 billion EU research programme
Research Fortnight (01/06): Inflation fears mar ‘record’ UKRI budget
May 2022
Research Fortnight (31/05): Concerns inflation could swallow up record UKRI budget
Research Fortnight (24/05): Case shifts towards public advocacy in new strategy
Research Fortnight (19/05): Network of UK’s public R&D bodies need ‘long-term funding’
Research Fortnight (17/05): Here’s how public sector R&D can fulfil its potential
Chemical & Engineering News (01/05): UK bets on science to deliver regional rejuvenation
April 2022
Research Fortnight (06/04): Labour decries ‘broken promises and instability’ on R&D
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
February 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
November 2020
Research Fortnight (24/11): Five things to look out for at the spending review
Research Fortnight (18/11): Levelling Up
October 2020
Science in Parliament (Autumn 2020): The Power of Place – Maximising the local economic impacts of R&D
University of Westminster (01/10): Dr Sarah Main appointed as a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Westminster
Science Business (01/10): UK science minds harden on Horizon Europe price tag
September 2020
Research Fortnight (23/08): Time to deliver
August 2020
Biochemical Society (13/08): New survey reveals concerns from early career researchers
UK Science Park Association: Towards a more research-intensive UK economy: the Place Agenda
July 2020
HEPI blog (27/07): Over the Horizon
Research Fortnight (08/07): Keeping an eye on UKRI
Research Fortnight (08/07): R&D sector welcomes support package
Research Fortnight (08/07): UKRI is more than a funder
Science (01/07): United Kingdom plans ‘office for talent’ to smooth entry for top scientists
Research Fortnight (01/07): R&D roadmap welcomed, but gaps and worries already seen
June 2020
Chemistry UK (09/06): Amid pandemic, UK is on track to double science funding by 2024
Times Higher Education ( 09/06): UK Academic Salon 2020: video highlights and report
New Electronics (02/06): Government on track to give science a boost
May 2020
Research Fortnight (27/05): Next UKRI chief to start role amid pressure on funding
April 2020
Times Higher Education (01/04): How could the coronavirus crisis change research spending?
March 2020
Chemistry World (11/03): Speaking up for UK science
BBC News (11/03): Chancellor pledges big increase to research spend
Science (11/03): UK cues up big funding increases for R&D
The Financial Times (11/03): Research and development investment to rise to record £22bn
February 2020
BBC News (27/02): PM gives green light to post-Brexit EU research deal
Research Fortnight (26/02): Doubling science spend
Chemistry World (24/02): Government reshuffle splits UK science minister brief
Science Busness (20/02): UK government finally confirms new science minister
January 2020
New Electronics (28/01): A fast track – but to where?
Chemistry World (21/01): Future of UK science hangs in the balance in crucial year
The Financial Times (07/01: Science world hails Johnson’s post-Brexit bid to boost R&D
December 2019
New Civil Engineer (13/12): Industry urges Johnson to ‘turbo charge’ infrastructure
The Engineer (13/12): General Election 2019: reaction & round-up
Nature (13/12): UK election dashes scientists’ hopes of staying in the EU
Nature (06/12): What the United Kingdom’s ‘Brexit election’ means for science
Wellcome (04/12): To secure investment, science must tell its story better
Science Business (03/12): UK general election: how far do the parties go on science?
November 2019
Science (29/11): U.K. parties stake out science stances in ‘Brexit election’
Science (26/11): Stark party differences in ‘Brexit election’ could shape future of U.K. science
Science Business (20/11): UK election debate: candidates challenged to reverse Brexit’s huge reputational hit to science
The Financial Times (18/11): How will Brexit hit research?
The Chemical Engineer (15/11): UK Prime Minister promises funding for CCS and R&D
October 2019
Research Fortnight (16/10): Queen’s speech trials a radical shake up of science
Science Business (15/10): UK government sets out plan for DARPA-like funding agency for research
Science (04/10): Split decisions
September 2019
Research Fortnight (18/09): Return of two-year post-study visas hailed
The Chemical Engineer (13/09): UK gives international students two years to stay following graduation
The Guardian (11/09): UK universities welcome U-turn on student visas
WalesOnline (05/09): Sir David Attenborough calls for Welsh Government to ban the teaching of religion as science
August 2019
Research Fortnight (20/08): Concern over plans for sudden end to freedom of movement
The Guardian (15/08): Female students outnumber males in A-level science entries
The Chemical Engineer (13/08): UK will fast track visas for top scientists post-Brexit
Chemistry World (12/08): Research would be a ‘casualty’ if English higher education review acted on, Lords warn
Science (09/08): Boris Johnson pledges to ease U.K. research visas, but plows ahead toward Brexit
BBC News (08/08): PM to ‘supercharge’ UK science with fast visa system
July 2019
Science (29/07): U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s hardline Brexit stance stokes fears for scientists
Times Higher Education (02/07): English universities welcome boost in QR research funding
Nature (02/07): Call to back science
June 2019
BBC News (27/06): Tory hopefuls told not to squander UK science progress
Times Higher Education (17/06): The UK’s next PM should keep Theresa May’s R&D spending commitments
BBC Radio 4 (13/07): Inside Science
May 2019
Research Fortnight (30/05): CaSE sets out plan for 2.4% R&D target
BBC News (29/05): Ministers told back up science vision or risk UK stagnation
The Guardian (01/05): The biggest government pledge to science spending for 40 years – but who benefits?
March 2019
City AM (19/03): The UK government should take inspiration from an unlikely source when writing its post-Brexit migration plan
The Independent (14/03): Was Spreadsheet Phil on the money?
The Daily Telegraph (14/03): Immigration rules eased to help firms attract top talent
The Herald (14/03): Capital sum for computers
Science Business (14/03): UK chancellor confirms £200M plan for medical lasers, genomics and a new supercomputer
Engineering and Technology Magazine (13/03): Chancellor announces decarbonisation drive and £200m science funding
The Irish News (13/03): Supercomputer to benefit from Hammond’s £200m science package
The Financial Times (13/03): UK vows to invest £200m in ‘cutting edge’ science
February 2019
IT Pro (15/02): The visa system is failing the tech industry
Felix (08/02): What next for science in a No-Deal Brexit?
December 2018
Science and the parliament (Winter 2018): An immigration system for the UK’s research and innovation system
Science (07/12): Uncertainty boosts Brexit jitters for U.K. scientists
Chemistry World (05/12): UK appoints new minister for universities and science
Nature (05/12): Government loyalist appointed new UK science minister as Brexit woes continue
November 2018
New Civil Engineer (16/11): Engineering chiefs slam draft Brexit deal
New Scientist (15/11): Brexit: what the draft deal means for science
October 2018
Chemistry World (30/10): New R&D funding among a host of spending pledges in 2018 budget
The Guardian (29/10): Scientific research transforms lives. Why is that so often forgotten?
Medium.com (15/10): Why Connect Research and Policy?
September 2018
Nature (26/09): Six months to Brexit: how scientists are preparing for the split
BBC News (25/09): UK immigration: No preference for EU workers after Brexit, cabinet agrees
IT Pro (19/09): Fewer immigrants with tech skills are being turned away from the UK
The Register (18/09): Scrapping UK visa cap on nurses, doctors opened Britain’s doors to IT workers
The Times (13/09): Foolish visa rules will impoverish Britain
August 2018
Masterstudies (31/08): Why Do UK Girls Avoid STEM Subjects?
Times Higher (30/08): UK researchers’ free money will come at a price after Brexit
www.workpermit.com (27/08): New UK startup visa for foreign tech entrepreneurs
BBC News (25/08): No-deal Brexit ‘worse than thought’ for science
Chemistry World (24/08): Shortage of science students a myth in the UK, study claims
The Engineer (24/08): Brexit: Expert reaction to no-deal notices
The Guardian (22/08): Girls with top science GCSEs ‘deterred from study at higher level’
New Civil Engineer (17/08): A Level results show improved STEM uptake
The Independent (02/08): Final Say: Top British scientists back The Independent’s call for a referendum on Brexit deal
The Independent (01/08): Here’s what a no-deal Brexit could mean for Science
July 2018
EPM Magazine (31/07): Response to latest committee report on policy options for post-Brexit migration
Research Fortnight (11/07): Gyimah pushes research up the economic agenda
New Scientist (14/07): Science’s deal or no deal
Nature (10/07): Foreign-researcher figures stress need for immigration reform before Brexit
Verdict (06/07): UK attempts to plug STEM skills shortage with science visa scheme
June 2018
Computer Weekly (21/06): How NHS visa cap exemption could help boost tech sector
The Conversation (20/06): Exemption for doctors and nurses may not prevent Tier 2 skilled visa cap being hit in future
Personnel Today (19/06): Tier 2 visas: how the NHS exemption will benefit other sectors
Information Age (18/06): Relaxation of Tier 2 visas may not be enough to solve the skills shortage
BMJ (14/06): Visa cap on overseas doctors coming to UK is expected to be removed
The Register (14/06): Scrapping Brit cap on nurses, doctors means more room for IT folk
IT Pro (13/06): Home Office to offer startup visas to foreign tech entrepreneurs
City AM (11/06): Britain’s economic growth is being stifled by visa red tape
EPM Magazine (06/06): CaSE responds to home secretary remarks that a ‘fresh look’ will be taken on visa cap
The Telegraph (03/06): Visa rules for skilled tech staff have passed their use by date
May 2018
Paul Blomfield MP (31/05): Arbitrary tier 2 cap means UK is losing out
The Sunday Times (27/05): Theresa May’s visa cap hurts employers — and her Brexit vision
The Evening Standard (25/05): Overwhelming majority of Brits want Theresa May to scrap the cap on foreign doctors, new poll finds
Business Line (25/050: UK’s ‘hostile’ approach to immigration
Little India (24/05): Hundreds’ of Skilled Indian Migrants Facing Visa Issues in UK, Says Indian Envoy
Digit (23/05): Could Brexit border break Britan’s top tech status?
Times Higher Education (23/05): UK to respect ECJ role in EU research collaborations post-Brexit
Chemistry World (23/05): Britain ready to pay to stay in Euratom and EU research programme
Computer Weekly (18/05): Government to get new digital visa service
MRO-Network.com (18/05): Skilled Labor After Brexit
Information Age (18/05): Qualified workers turned away by Home Office as businesses face STEM skills shortage
The Guardian (17/05): Trump and May have one thing in common: they are incapable of reason
The Engineer (17/05): STEM recruitment crisis costs UK industry £1.5bn per year
Contractor UK (17/05): Britain blocks visas for 1,200 IT specialists
The Inquirer (17/05): Britain rejects thousands of immigrant workers with tech skills
The Independent (17/05): Theresa May’s ‘arbitrary’ visa scheme denies entry to thousands of foreign doctors, engineers and scientists with UK job offers
Silicon Republic (17/05): Britain’s lost talent: 3,500 STEM professionals refused visas
New Civil Engineer (17/05): Civil engineers denied UK work visas
The Hindu Business Line (16/05): Fresh concerns raised over Britain’s visa cap
Shropshire Star (16/05): Doctors among 6,080 highly skilled workers denied visas to take up jobs in UK
Times of India (16/05): Indians among thousands being denied skilled visas to UK
Hindustan Times (16/05): Indian doctors, engineers among thousands being denied UK visas due to immigration cap
British Medical Association (16/05): Visa cap blocks thousands of medical applications
The Mirror (16/05): Theresa May has been plunged into a fresh immigration scandal after 6,000 skilled workers were barred from Britain
BBC News (16/05): 1,600 IT workers and engineers denied UK visas
BBC Today programme (16/05): Tier 2 visa refusals (from 1.06.24)
Times Higher Education (16/05): Brexit UK ‘risks falling to 20th in world in HE and research’
Evening Standard (16/05): Thousands of scientists and doctors from outside EU denied UK work visas
Evening Standard (16/05): Why London needs skilled immigrants
The Register (16/05): UK has rejected over 1,000 skilled IT bod visa applications this year
Financial Times (16/05): Visa cap stopped 6,000 key workers coming to UK in 4-month period
Relocate global (16/05): Record number of techies and engineers denied UK visas
Xinhaunet (16/05): Thousands of non-EU skilled workers denied UK work visas: report
Times Higher Education (16/05): Brexit UK ‘risks falling to 20th in world in HE and research’
Talk radio (16/05): Interviewed on Tier 2 visa cap refusals (from 11.20)
LBC (16/05): Interviewed on Tier 2 visa cap refusals
Times Higher Education (14/05): The expectations for UKRI are high, and we intend to meet them
Times Higher Education (10/05): Sam Gyimah: how is English ‘minister for students’ doing so far?
BBC News Scotland (08/05): Britain’s work permits force hard labour
April 2018
UK Science Park Association (Spring): Your say
Research Fortnight (24/04): UK could lose access to EU innovation funding
Research Fortnight (23/04): Government lacks plan to meet 2.4% target, say MPs
Liverpool Echo (18/04): Changes on the way to science classes in many Merseyside schools through new LJMU scheme
The New York Times (05/04): U.K. Universities Face Uncertainty as Brexit Looms
The Sunday Times (01/04): Fears of skills shortage grow in visa crunch
March 2018
The Telegraph (29/03): Here’s how we can be a science superpower outside of the EU
EPM Magazine (28/03): New Brexit report asks government for swift action for agreement on research and innovation
Medical Plastics News (28/03): Brexit report calls for research agreement with EU
Med-Tech Innovation (28/03): Brexit report calls to place UK as global innovation hub
The Guardian (28/03): Warwick University to offer joint degrees with European institutions
Chemistry World (23/03): UK government urged to prioritise science in Brexit negotiations
Science (22/03): Expectations are high for UKRI, the United Kingdom’s new £6 billion research behemoth
The Guardian (19/03): Brexit creates big challenges for government science advisers. Can universities help?
UCL News (16/03): UCL joins call to support world-leading science and engineering
Chemistry World (16/03: Science campaign group calls for immigration reform
February 2018
Science (22/02): U.K. scientists increasingly anxious about Brexit confusion
Financial Times (12/02): NHS urges easing UK visa rules for non-EU medical recruits
Lexis Nexis (07/02): Building a consensus on immigration—action required
The Hindu (01/02): UK needs more skilled workers
December 2017
Cambridge News (25/12): Overseas doctors blocked from Addenbrooke’s jobs – because their salaries are too low
Nature (08/12): Brexit ‘breakthrough’ draws praise from science policy experts
Times Higher Education (01/12): Independent scrutiny ‘key to success of UK industrial strategy’
November 2017
Times Higher Education (24/11): Minimum income threshold post-Brexit ‘would deter scientists’
Chemistry World (23/11): Budget begins to reveal how UK will hit research funding target
BBC News (22/11): Research money central to Budget
The Register (20/11): UK.gov to chuck an extra £2.3bn at R&D ahead of Budget
Science (20/11): United Kingdom promises another shot of cash for R&D
The Times (17/11): EU and innovation
Research Fortnight (15/11): Vallance’s talk is to reboot the science advice network
Research Fortnight (15/11): Balancing act
September 2017
Research Fortnight (20/09): The challenge is to keep science at the centre of Brexit talks
Genome Web (15/09): There is only 1
Science Business (14/09): UK science committee chair calls for more women MPs nominees
Public Technology (14/09): Parties urged to review nomination process after all-male Science and Technology Committee backlash
Science (14/09): After uproar, U.K. Parliament’s science committee now has a female member
The Guardian (13/09): With its lack of diversity, the Science and Technology Committee scores an own goal
New Scientist (12/09): Why does the Science and Technology Committee have no women – and a climate sceptic?
Chemistry World (07/09): UK’s post-Brexit wish list of scientific collaborations published
Science Mag (06/09): United Kingdom wants cozy science ties with Europe after Brexit
New Statesman (06/09): The Brexit paper on science reads like a bad Taylor Swift break-up song
Science Business (06/09): UK wants to remain in EU research programmes – and it wants better terms than anyone else
The Guardian (06/09): Scientists fear Brexit brain drain if leaked Home Office proposals implemented
BBC Newsnight (06/09)
BBC News (06/09): Ministers want ‘ambitious’ post-Brexit research deal
BBC Breakfast (06/09): Close research links with EU ‘negotiable’ post-Brexit
August 2017
The Institution of Mechnical Engineers (24/08): Exams are ‘failing to prepare school leavers’ for engineering careers
The Engineer (18/08): A-Levels: STEM on the rise but teacher crisis deepens
Scottish Herald (09/08): Languages under pressure after fall in pupils taking German and French
July 2017
Times Higher Education (27/07): Protecting EU links ‘very high priority’ for UK research chief
Times Higher Education (18/07): Brexit department lacks scientific adviser as talks get under way
June 2017
Research Fortnight (28/06): Double or quits
Royal Society of Biology: Jo Johnson stresses Government commitment to science and announces funding for nuclear fusion project
The Engineer (05/06): CaSE says parties’ Brexit stances will impact STEM
Pan European Networks (01/06): CaSE receives support from political parties
May 2017
Nature (31/05): Pay-to-view blacklist of predatory journals set to launch
Nature (31/05): Keep shouting to save science
I-News (30/05): What the Tory manifesto means for British science
Nature (20/05): UK political parties promise science funding boost
Research Fortnight (19/05): University leaders welcome Tory pledge to increase R&D spend
The Independent (18/05): Government accused of gagging scientists by misapplying purdah rule
The Times (09/05): Statistical Abuse
The Scotsman (04/05): The stereotype of a scientist leaves little room for women or minorities
Materials World (02/05): Bridging the skills gap
April 2017
New Scientist (24/04): Why expert evidence can help deliver a good deal for voters
March 2017
Science (13/03): U.K. scientists prepare for impending break with European Union
Science (08/03): Tech and talent win big in U.K. science budget
Lab News (08/03): Boost for science announced in the budget
Times Higher Education (02/03): Sir Mark Walport: UKRI head with the power to ‘shock’
February 2017
Nature (28/2): UK scientists welcome changes to controversial research reforms
BBC News (24/2): Minister to enshrine protection for research independence
Nature (21/2): Delay in hiring science advisers intensifies Brexit worries
The Financial Times (16/02): UK steps in to plug science funding gap
January 2017
The Engineer (18/01): Brexit, Hard times lie ahead
Buzzfeed (17/01): Scientists Are Unconvinced By Theresa May’s Brexit Speech
December
Times Higher Education (22/12): UK government ‘fully endorses’ university-industry report
The Guardian (20/12): Scientists need to wake up to the opportunities of Brexit
Research Fortnight (07/12): Research Fortnight and HE debate on the higher education and research bill
Buzzfeed (02/12): Government Changes Rules On Handing Out Cash To Charities Following Kids Company Collapse
November
Buzzfeed (30/11): We’re Starting To See What Post-Brexit Science In The UK Might Look Like
CCTV (Chinese State TV) (28/11): Dr Sarah Main interviewed on the Autumn Statement
BBC Radio 4 (24/11): Inside Science
The Mancunian (24/11): Government urged to not use EU university staff as “bargaining chips”
Nature (23/11): UK scientists excited by surprise £2-billion government windfall
Financial Times (22/11): Industry welcomes £2bn R&D windfall but queries effect on output
Times Higher Education (21/11): Theresa May announces £2 billion boost for UK research
The Engineer (21/11): Where winners can emerge and grow
Chemistry World (21/11): Prime minister’s vision for innovative UK welcomed
Nature (21/11): Cautious welcome for UK’s vague £2 billion research pledge
BBC News at One (21/11): CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main interviewed on Prime Minister’s announcement of new R&D investment
BBC News (21/11): PM signals £2bn a year science funding increase
BBC News (21/11): Is this the PM’s ‘white heat’ of technology moment?
BBC Nottingham (21/11): CaSE Deputy Director Naomi Weir interviewed on Prime Minister’s announcement of new R&D investment
BBC News (19/11): Academics ‘must not be used as Brexit pawns’
The Economist (18/11): British MPs call for immigration guarantees for scientists
Nature (09/11): Brexit chancellor’s annual address is a science nail-biter
October
The Guardian (25/10): Crowdfunding: the new buzzword for academics needing research money
Science (13/10): A stronger voice for U.K. science—but at what cost?
BBC News 24 (07/10): CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main interviewed on immigration
New Scientist (05/10): Cutting overseas students and skilled migrants will only harm UK
Nature (04/10): Oppose the UK Higher Education and Research Bill
August
Financial Times (23/08): Brexit: An experiment full of risk for British science
Science Business (18/08): UK government pledges to guarantee funding for R&D projects that run on after Brexit
The Scientist (16/08): UK Government Guarantees EU Funding
Science (15/08): U.K. scientists get a bit of Brexit relief, at least for grant proposals
Nature (15/08): UK government gives Brexit science funding guarantee
New Scientist (10/08): Cast into limbo, UK science is confronting Brexit uncertainty
The Huffington Post (09/08): Freedom of Movement is Key to Social Mobility in the UK
FoodManufacture.co.uk (08/08): FDF signs letteer calling for delayed apprenticeship levy
July
BBC Radio 4 Today (28/07): Beatrix Potter and science (02:53:40)
Scientific American (25/07): Brexit Watch UK Researchers Scramble to Save Science
Chemistry World (21/07): No time for grief: we must act
Science (18/07): A week of political bloodletting, but U.K. science minister keeps his job
Bloomberg Technology (16/07): Shrinking Pools of Money, Talent May Bind Biotechs After Brexit
Times Higher Education (15/07): What does Whitehall restructure mean for research?
Nature (15/07): First Greek science agency is rare source of joy for beleaguered researchers
Times Higher Education (15/07): What does Whitehall restructure mean for research?
Nature (14/07): Science’s status shifts in new Brexit government
Engineering and Technology Magazine (12/07) EU researchers wary of cooperation with Brits, survey shows
The Guardian (12/07): Here’s why science should take a seat at the Brexit negotiation table
Channel 4 News (11/07): Brexit – what will it mean for science
June
Science Media Centre (05/07): Reflections on the referendum
Parliment, Science and Technology Committee (05/07): Implications of leaving the EU for science and research examined
Times Higher Education Supplement (30/06): Brexit: future EU research money for UK may rely on free movement
Financial Times (30/06): Scientists urged to look for positives
Royal Statistical Society (30/06): Jo Johnson says science and innovation ‘will endure’ in UK
Wall Street Journal (27/06): Britain’s Vote to Leave EU Jeopardizes Scientific Research Funding
Times Higher Education (27/06): Brexit: future EU research money for UK may rely on free movement
The Engineer (25/06): How Brexit could affect the engineering industry
The British Journal (25/06): Scientists deplore U.K. decision to leave the European Union
Physics World (24/06: UK physics faces huge uncertainty after EU referendum result
BBC News (24/06): EU referendum: UK science wakes up to new future
International Business Times (24/06): ‘A devastating legacy’: Reactions to Brexit from the UK science community
Times Higher Education (24/06): Brexit vote sparks huge uncertainty for UK universities
The Engineer (24/06): Industry calls for stability and safeguards following Brexit vote
Laboratory News (24/06): Science reacts to UK’s decision to leave the EU
The Courier (24/06): Britain votes Brexit: Scientific community expresses concerns
The Guardian (21/06): If Britain leaves Europe, we could be leaving the space race too
Morning Post (22/06): British Businesses Hanging in Suspense Under Brexit Cloud of Uncertainty
Gloucestershire Live (14/06): Referendum turns heads at the Cheltenham Science Festival
Finn Extra (08/06): Innovate Finance and Campaign for Science & Engineering bid to boost diversity in Stem
House of Commons (07/06): Higher Education and Research Bill 2016
May
Chemistry World (31/05): To leave or not to leave
The Evening Standard (25/05): How Brexit could deepen the City’s woes in the hunt to plug Britain’s skills gap
Times Higher Education (16/05): HE White Paper: what it means for research
House of Lords (05/05): Adjournment debate – Polytechnics
April
The Telegraph (27/04): British scientists have spoken, and they want to stay in the EU
Research Fortnight (27/04): Lobbying exemption is a relief, but how did it come to this?
Chemistry World (25/04): UK science reaps rewards within EU
E&T Magazine (19/04): Politics; Brexit
Research Fortnight (19/04): Research to be exempt from gagging clause
Buzzfeed (19/04): Government Exempts Scientists From Controversial Gagging Clause
Nature (19/04): UK government pulls back from rule ‘gagging’ researchers
Times Higher Education (19/04): Anti-lobbying clause: ‘no intention’ to apply it to academics
The Guardian (19/04): Ministers back down on rule ‘gagging’ scientists
The Independent (19/04): Government forced to back down on plan to gag academics and scientists
Quartz (18/04): Scientists in the UK are about to lose their chance to speak out against the government
The Observor (17/04): Britain’s scientists must not be gagged
Engineering and Technology Magazine (11/04): Brexit: science, engineering and technology says no
ITN News (08/04): Remain or Leave? What could it mean for scientific research?
Nature (07/04): Disability awareness: The fight for accessibility
March
Buzzfeed (25/03): Government Warned It Could Be About To Silence Scientists
The Financial Times (23/03): Gagging scientists will serve no good at all
The Daily Telegraph (11/03): Letters – Universities would face an immediate disadvantage if Britain left the European Union
Huffington Post (11/03): Why Leaving the EU Would Be Bad for British Science
Buzzfeed (10/03): “Political Opportunism, Not Scientific Merit” Drives British Science Investment
Business Insider (10/03): Biggest public policy issue for UK tech startups
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (07/03): Letter to the Chancellor – The Budget and the ‘science budget’
UnDark (03/03): UK Scientists Chafe at Anti-Lobbying Rule
Chemistry World (02/03): Concerns grow among scientists over new ‘anti-lobbying’ rules
February
Financial Times (28/02): Scientists fear loss of funding if Britain leaves EU
BBC News (26/02): EU exit ‘risks British science’
UK Science Park Association (26/02): Investing in science
The Observer (20/02): Scientists attack their ‘muzzling’ by government
The Mancunian (09/02): British science will be hindered by EU exit, says Universities and Science Minister
Attractions Management (01/02): Government announces £30m fund for science centres
January
Royal Society of Chemistry (28/01): Science minister announces new UK funding
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (27/01): Making Britain the best place in the world for science
Institute of Chemical Engineers (26/01): Britain must welcome the world’s science and engineering talent
Laboratory News (21/01): Did George Osborne give science a happy New Year?
House of Commons (19/01/): Increasing diversity in STEM careers
The Observer (17/01): Scientific prizes don’t come without public money
The Times (13/01): Thirty years ago campaigners took out an advert in The Times, fearing a science “brain drain”. Little has changed
The Guardian (16/01): The EU vote isn’t just about Westminster – we need grassroots campaigns too
December
Science (12/04): U.K. research wins hollow victory
November
Research Fortnight (11/12): The Spending Review – How will UK science be affected?
The Engineer (26/11): Osborne backs ‘industrial strategy’ in spending review
City AM (26/11): Autumn Statement 2015: By protecting science, the chancellor has backed business
Chemistry World (25/11): Scientists relieved as UK is protected in real terms
Laboratory News (25/11): 2015 Spending Review
Times Higher Education (25/11): Nurse review: fears over greater political control of research
BBC News (25/11): ‘Good’ settlement for UK science may come with strings
Chemistry World (20/11): Nurse review backs shake-up at research councils
Financial Times (19/11): Leading scientist calls for new research body
Times Higher Education (19/11): Spending review: fears for student opportunity funding and research budget
Times Higher Education (19/11): Keeping calm and lobbying on
Times Higher Education (13/11): The girls taking physics who are proud to be different
New Scientist (11/11): Cutting science funding would damage UK economic security
Chemistry World (09/11): UK science’s ‘superpower’ status at risk
The Observer (06/11): Science budget cuts would be a disaster, MPs to tell George Osborne
Westminster Hall Debate (04/11): Treasury support for UK science
October
The Guardian (27/10): The spending review is just the start of a battle for UK research
Research Fortnight (21/10): ‘Research Councils Together’; Chief execs float radical overhaul
BBC News (17/10): More women researchers needed ‘to deliver food security’
House of Commons Debate (14/10): Gender pay gap (asked by Ben Howlett MP)
Research Fortnight (13/10): Universities seek exemption from immigration levy
September
City AM (30/09): If the chancellor doesn’t prioritise science investment, the rest of the economy will suffer
Research Fortnight (25/09): Yvonne Fovargue named as shadow science minister
Times Higher Education (24/09): Why experiment with UK science funding?
International Innovation (23/09): The wheels of change
Times Higher Education (10/09): ‘Global reputation’ at risk if spending review hits higher education, warns UUK
The Financial Times (08/09): Science leaders appeal to Osborne to spare sector from cuts
August
The Independent (30/08): ‘Mad’ apprenticeship targets have consigned a generation to low-skill, low-paid duties
The Guardian (24/08): Why the secrecy, Mr Javid? Tell us more about the McKinsey review
Chemistry World (18/08): Storm clouds gather for UK science as government weighs cuts
IT Pro (14/08): A Level results day reveals slight rise in STEM subjects
The Guardian (13/08): Science and language subjects suffer decline as A-level choices shift
Times Educational Supplement (13/08): A-level results: A mixed picture for Stem subjects
Electronics Weekly (07/08): Why is Raspberry Pi so important to the UK?
July
Huffington Post (28/07): Mind the Skills Gap – Encouraging Diversity in STEM Industries
Research Fortnight (22/07): Whitehall R&D spending in sustained decline
Research Fortnight (22/07): The pro-EU case must be about more than just funding
Research Fortnight (22/07): Base science funding on performance, not postcodes
Royal Society of Chemistry (21/07): Impact of immigration
City AM (17/07): Government spending on science rises for first time since 2009
BBC News (17/07): Science minister signals shift towards ‘one nation science
Yorkshire Post (13/07): Invest in research in Sheffield or industry suffers
June
Westminster Hall Debate (24/06): Science and Research
Research Fortnight (24/06): Research budget ring-fence not enough, government told
City AM (15/06): If we cap immigration, the UK will lose its status as a global hub for science and engineering
Research Fortnight (09/06): CaSE calls for real-terms increases in UK research budget
Research Fortnight (04/06): BIS cuts science protected but universities in danger
London Live (02/06): Girls in STEM
May
Gazette Live (21/05): Tech leaders praise NETPark vision at global summit
The Engineer (18/05): Highlighting the importance of innovation
Research Fortnight (14/05): CaSE will ask Javid to fight science’s corner
Research Fortnight (12/05): Scientists will fight looming budget cuts
Research Fortnight (12/05): Johnson frère given science minister job
Chemistry World (12/05): Tory election victory heralds new science minister for UK
New Scientist (12/05): UK’s Conservatives to fight climate change but shun wind power
Nature (12/05): UK researchers fret about influence of new science minister
BBC News (11/05): Jo Johnson is new science minister
Zee News (09/05): What British election results mean for science
Research Fortnight (08/05): CaSE welcomes STEMM MPs
Research Fortnight (08/05): Westminster loses voice of reason as Julian Huppert crashes out
Nature (08/05): What the UK election results mean for science
The Engineer (08/05): Business and industry react to the General Election results
Engineering and Technology Magazine (08/05): Tories’ win could be double-edged sword for science and engineering
The Engineer (06/05): A vote for engineering
April
Scientists for Labour (30/04): What did Labour ever do for Science?
Research Fortnight (29/04): Future Tense
Research Fortnight (29/04): Open letter to the Science Minister
The Engineer (27/04): Good news and bad on engineering jobs
Times Higher Education (27/04) : Labour and Tories not backing up ‘warm words’ on science
The Guardian (27/04): The Guardian view on Britain’s choice 2015: science policy
The Conversation (27/04): Who has a real vision for science in Britain’s general election?
China Daily (24/04): China’s research is work in progress
The Sunday Times (23/04): The Schools Blog; School report
City AM (16/04): General Election 2015: Science is vital to our economy, but which parties are really supporting it?
The Guardian (13/04): Let’s help MPs understand the value of randomised controlled trials
The Conversation (13/04): State of the Nation: government protection of the science budget has come at a cost
The Observer (12/04): Science matters to voters, so why is it being ignored by our politicians
Research Fortnight (07/04): Government R&D spending in steady decline, says CaSE
March
Times Higher Education (27/03): Science policies laid out ahead of general election
Research Fortnight (27/03): EU uncertainty is a threat to UK science, says Miliband
BBC News (27/03): Science spending should be 1% of GDP, say Greens
E&T Magazine (27/03): Party leaders have their say on science and engineering
Science Insider (19/03): U.K. budget includes new money for innovation
Genome Web (19/03): Few Extra in Funding
Science (19/03): U.K. budget includes new money for innovation
The Engineer (18/03): Osborne unveils packages for science, industry and regions in Budget
Press Association (18/03): £1bn science cash ‘shortfall’
Nature (18/03): Structural biologist named president of UK Royal Society
Liberal Democrat Voice (15/03): Opinion: Opinion – A lack of leadership on public R&D spending
The Guardian (14/03): The UK needs to invest more in its scientists – especially the women
The Guardian (13/03): UK research funding slumps below 0.5% GDP – putting us last in the G8
Research Fortnight (11/03): Labour expected to keep science ring fence
Research Fortnight (11/03): Enter the Fact-Checkers
Research Fortnight (10/03): Clark: universities must look beyond science capital
Open Democracy (06/03: Women and science- time to cut Neurotrash
Laboratory Talk (04/03): Sayonara Science?
February
Times Higher Education (10/02): Stop competition between research and teaching for funds, say academies
January
Times Higher Education (22/01): UK can’t afford to fall behind
Times Higher Education (16/01): Clark criticises ‘dumbing down’ comments on diversity
Royal Society (15/01): 2015 Cross-party Science Ministers’ debate
Computer Weekly (15/01): Inspiring the next generation of Britain’s tech pioneers
The Engineer (14/01): It’s time for politicians to get real on engineering issues
The Times (12/01): It’s a litmus test: humans need to be hands-on
Royal Society of Chemistry (06/01): Addressing the STEM UK skills shortage
The Guardian (04/01): Sir James Dyson attacks Theresa May’s plan to expel foreign students
The Guardian (02/01): Crowdfunded science: harnessing the wisdom of the crowd, or selling out?
December
City AM (23/12): UK immigration: Campaigners say home secretary’s plan to send foreign students home will hinder scientific progress
Chemistry World (23/12): Home secretary’s student visa plan draws ire of science community
BBC News (22/12): Scientists attack Home Secretary’s student exit plan
The Guardian (21/12): Home secretary blows a hole in government’s new science and innovation strategy
Times Higher Education (18/12): Q&A with Graeme Reid
Chemistry World (18/12): UK science strategy leaves many questions unanswered
Research Fortnight (17/12): Open data could be rewarded in future REF, says science strategy
Science Now (17/12): Good grades for U.K. university research
Times Higher Education (17/12): Science and Innovation Strategy launched by government
The Financial Times (17/12): UK ministers unveil science strategy with £6bn spending pledges
Times Higher Education (12/12): Scientists warn against Ofqual’s ‘dangerous’ plans for practicals
Research Fortnight (10/12): Autumn statement stirs science budget fears
The Times (08/12): Army of new teachers to raise standards in maths and science
Chemistry World (04/12): Cash for science in autumn statement given cautious welcome
Research Fortnight (04/12): Science strategy is a no-show
BBC News (03/12): Osborne – UK lead role in Mars mission
E&T (3/12): The Autumn Statement: industry highlights
Hartlepool Mail (03/12): £20m Ageing Science Hub for city
November
Science and Technology Select Committee Video (26/11): Practical science
The Observer (16/11): It would be folly for the EU to turn its back on science
Sky News (15/11): Comet Mission
Russia Today (14/11): EU President quietly scraps role of his top scientific advisor
The Times (14/11): Scientific edge
Times Higher Education (14/11): European Commission scraps chief scientific adviser post
BBC News (13/11): Is comet landing mission worth the cost?
Research Fortnight (12/11): Walport’s power grows as BIS officials depart
Times Higher Education (04/11): Fears for higher education sector as key BIS role splits in two
Ed Exec (04/11): Independents spend up to 100 times more on practical lessons