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Press Briefings and Case Studies

The following press briefings give detailed information about a variety of topics relevant to research in the UK today. As well as giving an overview of a particular area, they include podcasts, videos, quotes, statistics and publications:

• People and Skills
• Research and Business

Case studies

RCUK working in partnership cultivates the essential research and skills to provide the bedrock for the UK to have a productive economy, healthy society and contribute to a sustainable world.

A collection of case studies related to these themes is available below:

• Productive Economy
• Healthy Society
• Sustanable World

Other case studies related to RCUK activities can be found below:

• International Activities
• Pathways to Impact
• Careers in Research

Timelines

The Research Councils support world leading research that has a positive impact on the economic and social wellbeing of the UK. The timelines below depict how UK research has contributed to many of the most important discoveries and developments which inform and shape our world today.

All of the timeline documents can be found here.