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3 - Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy

Aston University

Research degrees awarded (REF4a)

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Number of research doctoral degrees awarded by academic year 20.00 19.00 20.00 16.00 21.00

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 £602,854 £707,310 £485,393 £695,230 £918,968
BIS Research Councils income-in-kind £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income from specific bodies that fund health research (see GoS paragraph 172) £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
UK-based charities (open competitive process) £585,613 £584,331 £652,966 £498,954 £624,230
UK-based charities (other) £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
UK central government bodies, local authorities, health and hospital authorities £234,327 £587,294 £794,124 £1,132,826 £396,338
UK industry, commerce and public corporations £171,153 £125,571 £202,177 £464,299 £237,417
EU government bodies £637,645 £285,147 £505,176 £674,057 £676,964
EU-based charities (open competitive process) £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
EU industry, commerce and public corporations £171,496 £114,288 £92,469 £218,195 £154,869
EU other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Non-EU based charities (open competitive process) £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Non-EU industry, commerce and public corporations £271,311 £536,532 £387,854 £142,627 £128,232
Non-EU other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other sources £76,319 £97,541 £117,475 -£39,510 £111,705

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