Funding 2017-18
Research grants and other sources of funding between 1 August 2017 and 31 July 2018.
Awards
| College | Award total |
|---|---|
| Medicine & Veterinary Medicine | £229.44m |
| Science & Engineering | £146.44m |
| Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences | £25.13m |
| Professional Services | £2.68m |
| Total | £403.69m |
Applications
| College | Number | Application total |
| Medicine & Veterinary Medicine | 1,037 | £533.08m |
| Science & Engineering | 985 | £547.26m |
| Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences | 591 | £141.59m |
| Professional Services | 9 | £3.47m |
| Total | 2,622 | £1,225.40m |
Awards by source
| Sponsor type | Award total |
|---|---|
| EU – Government | £43.26m |
| EU – Industry | £1.87m |
| EU – Other | £1.52m |
| Overseas – Charities | £4.92m |
| Overseas – Industry | £9.23m |
| Overseas – Other | £6.21m |
| UK – Charity | £100.51m |
| UK – Government | £35.93m |
| UK – Health Authorities | £0.05m |
| UK – Industry | £12.26m |
| UK – Research Council | £186.58m |
| UK – Universities, etc. | £1.34m |
| Total | £403.68m |
Where our funding came from
| Country | Funders |
|---|---|
| Australia | 5 |
| Belgium | 4 |
| Canada | 4 |
| China | 1 |
| Denmark | 5 |
| Finland | 1 |
| France | 3 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Korea, Republic of | 2 |
| Netherlands | 7 |
| Norway | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Sweden | 8 |
| Switzerland | 6 |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 240 |
| United States | 52 |
| Vietnam | 1 |
| Total | 360 |
Benefactions
| Amount donated | Number of donations |
|---|---|
| £1–£999 | 6,221 |
| £1,000–£9,999 | 333 |
| £10,000–£99,999 | 85 |
| £100,000–£999,999 | 26 |
| £1,000,000+ |
A total of £23,405,081 was donated by 6,671 donors. The University is very grateful to all of its donors.
Note: The amounts set out the total project value of research grants funded from these sponsors. The sponsor will have contributed this whole amount, with the exception of some governmental sources (including research councils) and charitable sources, who fund the majority, with the balance being received indirectly via the Scottish Funding Council.
Data is based on an extract from the University live research management system, in September 2018.