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Environment (REF4a/b/c, REF5)

5 - Biological Sciences

University of Cambridge

Research degrees awarded (REF4a)

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Number of research doctoral degrees awarded by academic year 126.00 169.00 154.00 147.00 109.00

Research income & research income-in-kind (REF4b/c)

Source 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
BIS Research Councils, Royal Society, British Academy and Royal Society of Edinburgh £17,128,471 £16,370,871 £14,925,323 £14,218,969 £16,009,641
BIS Research Councils income-in-kind £876,285 £681,993 £597,884 £645,118 £192,870
Income from specific bodies that fund health research (see GoS paragraph 172) £0 £6 £162 £143 £9,279
UK-based charities (open competitive process) £19,835,236 £21,865,645 £27,563,897 £30,784,736 £30,598,008
UK-based charities (other) £1,791,398 £1,514,740 £903,515 £686,762 £3,175,315
UK central government bodies, local authorities, health and hospital authorities £352,169 £316,068 £258,513 £160,792 £113,355
UK industry, commerce and public corporations £1,349,802 £2,393,054 £1,860,827 £1,884,494 £849,626
EU government bodies £4,410,151 £4,048,359 £5,520,342 £7,179,512 £9,091,311
EU-based charities (open competitive process) £211,627 £327,229 £501,696 £0 £0
EU industry, commerce and public corporations £32,757 £78,338 £20,835 -£20,262 £33,155
EU other £25,209 £25,416 £24,017 £31,742 £2,000
Non-EU based charities (open competitive process) £783,886 £1,781,124 £2,177,944 £2,013,470 £2,142,319
Non-EU industry, commerce and public corporations £383,798 £53,641 £108,059 £110,870 £178,962
Non-EU other £958,827 £1,223,883 £1,503,851 £1,657,307 £2,235,588
Other sources £45,840 £221,373 £193,602 -£2,470 -£81,848

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