Facilitating world-class research
The external research income figures include the tax credit for research & development (RDEC) from the UK Government that the university received as follows:
FY 2014/15: £85.1m
FY 2015/16: -£0.3m
FY 2016/17: £6.6m
| Financial year | Amount | Year on year % change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007/08 | £285m | - |
| 2008/09 | £340m | +19% |
| 2009/10 | £367m | +8% |
| 2010/11 | £377m | +3% |
| 2011/12 | £409m | +9% |
| 2012/13 | £437m | +7% |
| 2013/14 | £478m | +9% |
| 2014/15 | £608m | +27% |
| 2015/16 | £537m | -12% |
| 2016/17 | £565m | +5% |
If the RDEC is removed from the external research income figures the results are:
| Financial year | Amount | Year on year % change |
| 2014/15 | £523m | +9% |
| 2015/16 | £538m | +3% |
| 2016/17 | £558m | +4% |
| Funder type | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| UK charities | £156m | 28% |
| Research Councils | £147m | 26% |
| UK public sector | £69m | 12% |
| EU government | £66m | 12% |
| Other UK and overseas sources | £53m | 9% |
| Overseas industry | £45m | 8% |
| UK industry | £23m | 4% |
| RDEC | £7m | 1% |
| Total | £565m | 100% |
