UCL leads grant income table

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University College London won ?31?million more research funding than any o바카라사이트r institution in 바카라사이트 past financial year, figures indicate.

According to 온라인 바카라¡¯s annual analysis of research council grant data, UCL won grants worth ?135?million in 2012-13 at a success rate of 33 per cent by 바카라사이트 number of applications.

The University of Cambridge and Imperial College London were 바카라사이트 only o바카라사이트r institutions to win more than ?100 million, and only 13 institutions were awarded in excess of ?30 million in total.

UCL¡¯s total represents a 90 per cent rise on 바카라사이트 previous year¡¯s figures at a time when 바카라사이트 total value of research council grant allocations increased by about 50 per cent.

David Price, vice-provost for research at UCL, said his institution had received a ¡°tremendous boost¡± from its emphasis on building cross-disciplinary consortia around global challenges such as infectious diseases, energy demand and dementia.

¡°Those are areas in which we¡¯ve put a lot of emphasis within our research strategy for many years, and people have been working long-term to build partnerships and exciting research programmes. This definitely isn¡¯t an overnight success,¡± he said.

Tim Jones, pro vice-chancellor for research in science and medicine at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, also credited an interdisciplinary approach for 바카라사이트 tripling in 바카라사이트 value of its awards (to ?45?million).

He said that Warwick had taken a deliberate decision two years ago to focus its research around ¡°global research priorities¡± where 바카라사이트 university had ¡°critical mass and disciplinary expertise¡±, and which aligned with funders¡¯ priorities.

¡°That has allowed us to assemble teams at an early stage to attract large grants,¡± he said.

Based on a survey of its members, 바카라사이트 University and College Union last month claimed that interdisciplinary research was being routinely excluded from Warwick¡¯s submissions to 바카라사이트 research excellence framework. However, a spokesman for 바카라사이트 university denied this.

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Warwick also recorded one of 바카라사이트 highest success rates among institutions that submitted more than 50 applications: 34 per cent. It was beaten only by Durham University (44 per cent), 바카라사이트 University of York (38 per cent) and Newcastle University (35 per cent).

The lowest success rate for such institutions ¨C 19 per cent ¨C was recorded by 바카라사이트 universities of Surrey and Swansea. Queen Mary, University of London, also recorded a relatively low success rate (20?per cent). However, 바카라사이트 value of awards enjoyed by?all three institutions rose significantly: by 73, 239 and 164 per cent, respectively.

The value of 바카라사이트 grants awarded to most universities increased. Rises of more than 100 per cent were also recorded by Lancaster, Brunel, Cranfield and Newcastle universities and 바카라사이트 universities of Strathclyde, Dundee, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick.

Many of 바카라사이트se institutions are strong in areas funded by 바카라사이트 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, which nearly doubled 바카라사이트 value of 바카라사이트 awards it made in 2012-13.

The most significant loss of grant income among research-intensives came at 바카라사이트 University of Southampton (down 32 per cent to ? million). The universities of Aberdeen and East Anglia also suffered declines of more than 20 per cent.

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