Campaign for Science and Engineering
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| Abbreviation | CaSE |
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| Formation | 1986 (Name changed in 2005) |
| Legal status | Non-profit organisation, company limited by guarantee |
| Purpose | Promoting science and engineering in the UK |
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UK |
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Director
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Dr Sarah Main |
| Website | CaSE |
The Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) is a non-profit organization which promotes science and engineering in the UK. It focuses on arguing for more research funding, promoting a high-tech and knowledge-based economy, highlighting the need for top-quality science and maths education at all levels, and scrutinising the mechanisms by which government uses science and evidence.
The Campaign for Science and Engineering was founded as Save British Science (SBS) in January 1986. The organisation started out when 1,500 scientists banded together to pay for an advert in The Times. It called on the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher to 'Save British Science'.
The organisation changed its name to the Campaign for Science and Engineering in 2005. Many of the original 1,500 subscribers still support CaSE, but the group began to attract organisations to give official support, including universities, funding bodies, learned and professional societies, charities, businesses and unions. CaSE now has over 100 official supporters.
CaSE is based in Gordon Square, in Bloomsbury, London. It receives its funding from its members. It has over 100 member organisations, and they currently include companies such as Astra Zeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Google, and Rolls-Royce; universities such as the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge; societies such as the Society of Biology, Institute of Physics, and Royal Society of Chemistry; and charities including the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK.
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