Criteria for ten-year R&D funding announced

19 May 2025

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have today announced the criteria that will be used by government to set ten-year R&D budgets. We welcome this positive step towards a long-term sustainable policy platform that allows the UK R&D sector to thrive.

A common thread across many recent CaSE reports and our analysis has been the call for the UK Government to provide a long-term sustainable policy platform that allows the R&D sector to thrive. Ten-year budgets are a positive step in this direction, and I welcome the clarity around eligibility criteria provided in today’s publication. In particular, the focus on shoring up the skills pipeline and fostering collaboration with and investment from businesses, are pleasing to see. We look forward to working with government as these plans are implemented in practice.

Dr Alicia Greated

Executive Director, Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE)

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