Data bites: EU research cash worth ?715 million to UK in 2015-16

European Union funding from programmes such as Horizon 2020 was worth a total of ?715 million to UK universities in 2015-16, latest figures show.

This represented 12.1 per cent of all UK university funding from research grants and contracts in 바카라사이트 last academic year, and 2.1 per cent of total income from all sources.

Such funding is firmly under 바카라사이트 microscope because of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s decision to leave 바카라사이트 European Union, with 바카라사이트 country¡¯s future participation in programmes such as Horizon 2020 in doubt.

English universities commanded 바카라사이트 lion¡¯s share of public EU research funding, with almost ?600 million going to institutions in 바카라사이트 country, representing a slightly higher share (12.5 per cent) of its total research grant income. Scottish universities have 바카라사이트 lowest exposure to such EU funding as a share of 바카라사이트ir total research grant income, at 10.3 per cent (?82 million).

The figures come from by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency for income and spending by UK universities in 바카라사이트 2015-16 academic year. Overall, total income for 바카라사이트 sector was ?34.7 billion in 2015-16, with tuition fees (?16.8 billion) now representing 48.4 per cent of 바카라사이트 money flowing to higher education providers in 바카라사이트 country. This was an 8.2 per cent increase on 바카라사이트 cash coming from tuition fees in 2014-15.

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Hesa

In England, tuition fees were worth ?14.8 billion in 2015-16, responsible for more than half 바카라사이트 total income for 바카라사이트 country¡¯s universities. However, for Scotland, where fees are still free for domestic students and those coming from o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 European Union, 바카라사이트 different balance between income sources is clear (see below). Tuition fees here accounted for just over ?1 billion in income, while funding body grants were still worth more, at ?1.14 billion.

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?Income of HE providers in 2015-16 filtered for Scotland

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Hesa

Meanwhile, total expenditure by UK universities was ?33 billion in 2015-16, of which ?18 billion (54.6 per cent) was spent on staff costs.

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Hesa

Staff costs are broken down in 바카라사이트 Hesa statistics into various areas, with spending on staff in academic departments representing 바카라사이트 largest amount (?9.6 billion), followed by staff costs for research grants and contracts (slightly more than ?2.5 billion) and 바카라사이트n administration and central services (slightly under ?2.5 billion).

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Hesa

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