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Annual Lecture 2023 – Science advice to government
23 November 2023

The 2023 CaSE Annual Lecture was given by Prof Dame Angela McLean.

Science and technology soundbites from the 2023 Party conferences
31 October 2023

Our insights from the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences and some of the messages that emerged for research and innovation.

From theory to practice: Discovery Decade kicks off campaign prototype exercises
11 July 2023

The Discovery Decade team is working to translate the findings of its audience research into practice through a series of place-based workshops. Ben Bleasdale and Rebecca Hill introduce this next phase of the project and discuss the first workshop, which was held in Belfast.

CaSE Skills workshop, Tuesday 21 March
24 April 2023

CaSE members came together at Diamond Light Source last month, to discuss our recent work on the skills needs for a more research-intensive UK.

The role of technical education to support R&D talent
22 March 2023

An unattributed summary of the roundtable co-hosted by CaSE and the Gatsby Foundation on Wednesday 22nd February 2023.

CaSE Annual Lecture 2022 – We need to talk about science
09 March 2023

CaSE’s 2022 Annual Lecture, given by Kim Shillinglaw, explored how the UK can forge a deeper and broader public connection with research and innovation.

R&D and Universities
24 February 2023

CaSE spoke to organisations representing groups of higher education institutions to understand the role R&D, innovation and technology play in engagement with the public around universities’ role in society.

Skills for a more innovative Scotland
25 January 2023

An unattributed summary of the roundtable co-hosted by Glasgow Science Centre and the Campaign for Science and Engineering in November 2022.

The role of lifelong learning to support R&D talent
25 January 2023

An unattributed summary of the roundtable co-hosted by the Campaign for Science and Engineering and the Open University on Wednesday 7th December 2022

R&D in Net Zero conversations
14 December 2022

As part of the Discovery Decade study, CaSE spoke to climate advocates to understand how R&D has been used to engage the public on Net Zero.

R&D in Belfast
14 December 2022

As part of the Discovery Decade study, we held a workshop with organisations across Belfast to explore R&D opportunities and to consider how the public can be brought into these discussions.

R&D in local communities
30 November 2022

As part of the Discovery Decade study, CaSE spoke to those shaping the public-facing identity of campuses, institutes and developments to understand how they connect with the communities on their doorsteps.