CaSE has conducted multiple research studies into public attitudes to R&D. This briefing series covers the key findings for different actors and groups involved in funding or carrying out R&D, the main topics of concern for the public, and how attitudes differ depending on audience demographics.
These summaries aim to complement the full data, which is discussed in more detail on our Public Opinion Research page.
A range of institutions and individuals fund and carry out R&D in the UK. Our research sought to understand the public’s attitudes towards these R&D actors, and these briefings examine four key groups: universities, the private sector, governments and charities.
This briefing covers key findings for universities from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study
This briefing covers key findings for businesses from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study
This briefing covers key findings for governments and politicians from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.
This briefing covers key findings for charities from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.
Our research identified a range of issues of concern to the public across the UK, and explored how attitudes to R&D were influenced by the problems that research was seeking to address. These briefings examine attitudes towards R&D and three of the top concerns – climate change and energy; healthcare and cost of living – and views on local, national and international impact.
This briefing covers key findings on healthcare from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.
This briefing covers key findings on the environment from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.
This briefing covers key findings on the cost of living from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.
This briefing covers key findings on public attitudes towards the locality of R&D’s benefits from CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 study.
Understanding how different groups of people think and feel, and how they respond to different messaging, is vital for effective engagement. These briefings explore core elements of getting the right message: demographic trends identified through our research and the most effective types of language and messaging.
This briefing considers demographic differences in attitudes to R&D in CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.
This briefing covers responses to terminologies tested in CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.
This briefing explores attitudes to R&D across the UK’s regions in CaSE’s Discovery Decade 2022-23 public attitudes study.