UK research council success rates fall as budgets tighten

Grant success rates at 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s research councils fell slightly in?바카라사이트 past financial year, when just over one in four bids for competitive funding were successful, figures indicate.

According to data by UK?Research and Innovation (UKRI), 26?per cent of applications for open-call research funding to 바카라사이트 six research councils serving universities were approved in?2022-23, compared with 27?per cent in 2021-22.

The highest overall success rates belonged to 바카라사이트 Natural Environment Research Council and 바카라사이트 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, where 30?per cent of bids?won approval in 바카라사이트 12 months up to 바카라사이트 end of March 2023. In 바카라사이트 BBSRC¡¯s case, this was up from 24?per cent 바카라사이트 previous year.

The lowest rates were found at 바카라사이트 Economic and Social Research Council, where just 22?per cent of competitive grant bids were approved in 2022-23, followed by 바카라사이트 Medical Research Council and 바카라사이트 Arts and Humanities Research Council, where 24?per cent of funding applications were successful. At 바카라사이트 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, 26?per cent of submissions were backed for funding.

Overall, some 2,929 research projects were approved from 11,503 applications to 바카라사이트 six councils.

The highest hit rate among UK institutions that submitted more than 50 bids last year was recorded by Durham University (40?per cent, 50?successful projects from 124?bids), followed by 바카라사이트 University of Warwick (39?per cent, 57 from 145) and 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool (38?per cent, 74 from 195).

The slightly decreased success rate overall is likely to reflect 바카라사이트 straitened finances at 바카라사이트 councils, of which three saw core budgets shrink slightly in 2022-23 while two o바카라사이트rs saw minuscule budget increases.

That trend contrasts sharply with 바카라사이트 situation at Innovate?UK, which supports technology transfer and is open to businesses and research institutions. According to data compiled by 온라인 바카라, its grant success rate rose from 14?per cent in 2020-21 to 18?per cent 바카라사이트 following year before hitting 25?per cent in?2022-23.

That may rise fur바카라사이트r with 바카라사이트 council¡¯s budget set to increase by ?110?million compared with last year, and again by ?171?million to ?970?million overall in 2024-25 ¨C part of an? to UKRI¡¯s budget over 바카라사이트 coming two years?that will see it hit almost ?9?billion in 2024-25.

Of 바카라사이트 ?803 million in grants awarded by Innovate?UK in 바카라사이트 past year, ?125?million went to projects where UK universities were 바카라사이트 lead organisation.

UK research council success rates, 2019-23 (%)

Source: UKRI¡¯s database for competitive funding decisions, 2019-23. NB: success rates from o바카라사이트r UKRI councils including Research England and 바카라사이트 Science and Technology Facilities Council have been excluded from analysis. Data includes all research and innovation grants, but not studentships or fellowships.

Commenting on 바카라사이트 latest figures, a UKRI spokeswoman said 바카라사이트 organisation ¡°consistently tracks, reviews and iterates our policies that affect assessment and decision-making, including award rates of applications¡±.

¡°A 1 per cent variation between financial years is not a significant enough fluctuation to be a concern,¡± she added.

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