In-depth reviews of key areas and decisions facing the R&D sector, with recommendations for progress
Rapid analysis of events and data across the sector, offering the perspective of the CaSE team
Political and press letters, as CaSE seeks to push for action on key issues facing the R&D sector
Priorities for the new department
03 March 2023
There has been a lot going on in the last couple of weeks in R&D policy but the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is not yet a month old. So we’ve decided to take a closer look.
The surrender of the £1.6bn
24 February 2023
Earlier this week CaSE revealed that buried deep in an innocuous document called ‘Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23’ was the information that the former Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) had surrendered £1.6bn that was allocated to Horizon Europe and Euratom association back to the Treasury.
The Government has created a new Department for Science Innovation and Technology
08 February 2023
Our policy team give their take on the formation of a new governmental Department for Science Innovation and Technology.
‘Science Superpower’: the UK Government’s vision for a global science strategy
17 January 2023
Last week George Freeman, the Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, gave a speech to the Onward think tank setting out the UK Government’s ‘global science strategy’. Here our policy officer, Camilla d’Angelo, takes a look at his speech and what it all might mean.
The implications of revised R&D levels for policy and advocacy
06 December 2022
Daniel Rathbone and Camilla d’Angelo discuss the latest ONS R&D statistics, and what they might mean for policy and advocacy. The new gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) release shows that the UK has been doing much more R&D than previously thought.
The UK is doing more R&D than was previously thought
29 November 2022
In this piece our policy team analyse the recent R&D statistics released by the ONS. In a future piece we will look at the implications of these new statistics for policy and advocacy by the sector.
CaSE in 2022 – Director’s address to the AGM
22 November 2022
Executive Director Professor Sarah Main gives her report on CaSE’s activities and successes at the 2022 AGM on 15th November.
CaSE analysis of the 2022 Autumn Statement
18 November 2022
Policy Officer Camilla d’Angelo breaks down yesterdays Autumn Statement and what it means for R&D.
What might recent political developments mean for R&D?
01 November 2022
Our Assistant Director, Daniel Rathbone, considers the latest political developments and what this might mean for R&D
Advocacy for R&D must be rooted in everyday realities
26 October 2022
The public values practical benefits above science superpower status, say Ben Bleasdale and Daniel Rathbone
What’s ahead for R&D funding?
17 October 2022
Our Assistant Director, Daniel Rathbone, takes stock of the current political climate and what it means for R&D
Revised business R&D statistics: what might this mean for the 2.4% R&D target?
05 October 2022
Our Policy Officer Camilla d’Angelo has taken a look at the new interim method for producing Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) statistics, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)