Figure 1
Knowledge Transfer
| Subject | Awards made | Amount awarded (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Media | 9 | 864,840 |
| Music | 2.5 | 531,474 |
| History | 5 | 531,089 |
| Librarianship, Information & Museum Studies | 1.5 | 276,470 |
| Philosophy | 1 | 230,502 |
| Community Arts (including Art and Health) | 2 | 221,725 |
| Visual Arts | 1 | 165,929 |
| Design | 4 | 143,658 |
| Cultural Policy, Arts Management & Creative Industries | 1.5 | 102,173 |
| History and Theory of Art and Architecture | 1 | 11,182 |
| Other | 0.5 | 13,707 |
| Total | 29 | 3,092,747 |
Completed AHRC Research Awards that reported multi and/or inter-disciplinary research, 2007/08
| Completed Research Awards | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Projects involving multi-disciplinary research | 222 | 43 |
| Projects involving inter-disciplinary research | 313 | 61 |
| Total AHRC Research Awards | 514 |
Dual Support Figures, 2006/07
| Funding Council Quality-Related Research Funds1, £ million | % | Research Council expenditure on Research and Postgraduate funding2, £ million | % | Research Active Staff3 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and humanities | 273.7 | 19 | 82.4 | 5 | 12,200 | 25 |
| Other subject areas | 1,143.4 | 81 | 1,590.3 | 95 | 35,819 | 75 |
| Total | 1,417.1 | 100 | 1,672.7 | 100 | 48,019 | 100 |
Postgraduate Awards
| Subject | Doctoral Competition | Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) | Project students | Total Doctoral Awards | Research Preparation Masters | Professional Preparation Master | Total Masters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 143 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 74 | 10 | 84 | 230 |
| History | 140 | 16 | 0 | 156 | 73 | 0 | 73 | 229 |
| Modern Languages | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 130 |
| Philosophy | 70 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 118 |
| Visual Arts | 29 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 63 | 79 | 109 |
| Music | 39 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 102 |
| History and Theory of Art and Architecture | 44 | 14 | 0 | 58 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 95 |
| Media | 25 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 91 |
| Archaeology | 42 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 88 |
| Librarianship, Information & Museum Studies | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 67 |
| Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies | 32 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 50 |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 37 |
| Law | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 36 |
| Linguistics | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 31 |
| Classics | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Design | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 26 |
| Cultural Policy, Arts Management & Creative Industries | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Other | 22 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 70 |
| Unknown | 0 | 2 | 78 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Total | 733 | 74 | 78 | 885 | 412 | 327 | 739 | 1,624 |
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) assignment of units of assessment to research cost bands as used for the 2008/09 allocation
| 2001 | RAE unit of assessment | Research cost weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Laboratory Sciences | 1.6 |
| 2 | Community Based Clinical Subjects | 1.6 |
| 3 | Hospital-Based Clinical Subjects | 1.6 |
| 4 | Clinical Dentistry | 1.6 |
| 5 | Pre-Clinical Studies | 1.6 |
| 6 | Anatomy | 1.6 |
| 7 | Physiology | 1.6 |
| 8 | Pharmacology | 1.6 |
| 9 | Pharmacy | 1.6 |
| 10 | Nursing | 1.3 |
| 11 | Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine | 1.6 |
| 12 | Biochemistry (discontinued) | |
| 13 | Psychology | 1.3 |
| 14 | Biological Sciences | 1.6 |
| 15 | Agriculture | 1.6 |
| 16 | Food Science and Technology | 1.6 |
| 17 | Veterinary Science | 1.6 |
| 18 | Chemistry | 1.6 |
| 19 | Physics | 1.6 |
| 20 | Earth Sciences | 1.6 |
| 21 | Environmental Sciences | 1.6 |
| 22 | Pure Mathematics | 1.3 |
| 23 | Applied Mathematics | 1.6 |
| 24 | Statistics and Operational Research | 1.6 |
| 25 | Computer Science | 1.6 |
| 26 | General Engineering | 1.6 |
| 27 | Chemical Engineering | 1.6 |
| 28 | Civil Engineering | 1.6 |
| 29 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1.6 |
| 30 | Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 1.6 |
| 31 | Mineral and Mining Engineering | 1.6 |
| 32 | Metallurgy and Materials | 1.6 |
| 33 | Built Environment | 1.3 |
| 34 | Town and Country Planning | 1.3 |
| 35 | Geography | 1.3 |
| 36 | Law | 1 |
| 37 | Anthropology | 1 |
| 38 | Economics and Econometrics | 1 |
| 39 | Politics and International Studies | 1 |
| 40 | Social Policy and Administration | 1 |
| 41 | Social Work | 1 |
| 42 | Sociology | 1 |
| 43 | Business and Management Studies | 1 |
| 44 | Accountancy | 1 |
| 45 | American Studies (Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the USA) | 1 |
| 46 | Middle Eastern and African Studies | 1 |
| 47 | Asian Studies | 1 |
| 48 | European Studies | 1 |
| 49 | Celtic Studies | 1 |
| 50 | English Language and Literature | 1 |
| 51 | French | 1 |
| 52 | German, Dutch and Scandinavian Languages | 1 |
| 53 | Italian | 1 |
| 54 | Russian, Slavonic and East European Languages | 1 |
| 55 | Iberian and Latin American Languages | 1 |
| 56 | Linguistics | 1 |
| 57 | Classics, Ancient History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies | 1 |
| 58 | Archaeology | 1.3 |
| 59 | History | 1 |
| 60 | History of Art, Architecture and Design | 1 |
| 61 | Library and Information Management | 1 |
| 62 | Philosophy | 1 |
| 63 | Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies | 1 |
| 64 | Art and Design | 1.3 |
| 65 | Communication, Cultural and Media Studies | 1 |
| 66 | Drama, Dance and Performing Arts | 1.3 |
| 67 | Music | 1.3 |
| 68 | Education | 1 |
| 69 | Sports Related Subjects | 1.3 |
AHRC New Knowledge Transfer Awards
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projects | Amount Awarded | Projects | Amount Awarded | Projects | Amount Awarded | |
| Knowledge Transfer | 4 | £188,206 | 21 | £1,714,185 | 34 | £3,327,569 |
Research
| Subject | Awards made | Amount awarded (£) |
|---|---|---|
| History | 73.2 | 11,128,082 |
| Visual Arts | 53.3 | 6,303,594 |
| Modern Languages | 45.2 | 5,175,406 |
| Archaeology | 26.3 | 4,581,544 |
| English Language and Literature | 48.8 | 4,446,141 |
| Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies | 31.5 | 4,381,205 |
| Philosophy | 26.8 | 3,439,993 |
| Music | 26.7 | 3,174,068 |
| Librarianship, Information & Museum Studies | 18.8 | 2,385,630 |
| Law | 15 | 1,886,697 |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 16.3 | 1,828,152 |
| Classics | 10.8 | 1,528,065 |
| Media | 16.7 | 1,486,975 |
| Dance Studies | 5 | 1,367,060 |
| Linguistics | 7.5 | 1,310,140 |
| Design | 6.2 | 1,210,712 |
| History and Theory of Art and Architecture | 7.7 | 574,220 |
| Cultural Policy, Arts Management & Creative Industries | 2.7 | 537,933 |
| Community Arts (including Art and Health) | 2 | 190,071 |
| Other | 12.5 | 1,271,130 |
| Not Known | 9 | 496,756 |
| Total | 462 | 58,703,573 |