# Science and R&D: what government spends on research and where it goes

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# Science and R&D: what government spends on research and where it goes



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





**£20.8bn** was spent on research and development in the UK in 2025-26, **£300** per resident. That is +7.1% on a year earlier after inflation (+10.8% in cash). In 2025-26 prices it has gone from £7.9bn in 2006-07 to £20.8bn. Government paid for 20.1% of all R&D done in the UK in 2024, which came to 2.71% of GDP. UKRI decided awards worth £5.1bn in 2025-26, funding 18.7% of the applications it decided.



Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source:
[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5772f59e63154454413701/PESA_2026_CP_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60f573d2d3bf7f56824cc5f3/PESA_2021_CP_Chapter_5.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f5c21e5274a2e87db561f/PESA_2016_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c87a5ed915d6969f45852/pesa_2011_tables_chapter5.xlsx).





## Key figures



- £20.8bnSpent in 2025-26, cash

+10.8% on a year earlier
As of 16 July 2026
- +7.1%Real-terms change, 2025-26 on a year earlier

£20.8bn in 2025-26 prices
As of 16 July 2026
- £300Per resident, 2025-26


As of 16 July 2026
- 2.71%Of GDP spent on R&D by all funders, 2024
- 18.7%Of applications to UKRI funded, 2025-26


As of 16 July 2026




Sources: [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5772f59e63154454413701/PESA_2026_CP_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/ukgrossdomesticexpenditureonresearchanddevelopment2021designatedasnationalstatistics/2024/gerd2024.xlsx), [UK Research and Innovation](https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/160726-UKRI-investments-and-outputs-data-2015-2026.xlsx).





## What is the short version?



- **Four measures, shown apart:** HM Treasury’s R&D by function, ONS’s R&D by funder, all UK R&D (ONS, calendar years) and UKRI’s award decisions.
- **UKRI is the largest single funder**, then departments (the NHS through DHSC is the largest), the university funding bodies and defence: £6.8bn of £20.4bn in 2024-25.
- **From 2026-27 UKRI budgets by priority, not by council,** so council figures stop at 2025-26.






## Over the longest run published: cash, real terms and per head




**United Kingdom: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ billion**








Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2011-12: Years before 2011-12 come from PESA 2011, which put almost no university research funding under R&D; later editions count it as education R&D. The rise is a change of classification, not new money. 2016-17: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills became BEIS in July 2016. 2018-19: UKRI was formed in April 2018 from the seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. 2019-20: ONS’s Ministry of Defence R&D series breaks: £282 million a year was reassessed as not being R&D. 2023-24: BEIS was split in February 2023: science moved to the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The UK associated to Horizon Europe from January 2024. 2026-27: From 2026-27 UKRI allocates its budget by priority "bucket" rather than by council, so council budgets cannot be compared with earlier years. In July 2026 DSIT’s functions were redistributed; science and innovation moved to the renamed Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST).




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-07Details | £7.9bn | £4.9bn |
| Cash£4.9bn | | |
| 2007-08Details | £8.6bn | £5.3bn |
| Cash£5.3bn | | |
| 2008-09Details | £9.2bn | £5.9bn |
| Cash£5.9bn | | |
| 2009-10Details | £9.7bn | £6.3bn |
| Cash£6.3bn | | |
| 2010-11Details | £11.6bn | £7.7bn |
| Cash£7.7bn | | |
| 2011-12Details | £14.2bn | £9.7bn |
| Cash£9.7bn | | |
| 2012-13Details | £13.1bn | £9.1bn |
| Cash£9.1bn | | |
| 2013-14Details | £14.9bn | £10.5bn |
| Cash£10.5bn | | |
| 2014-15Details | £15.4bn | £11.0bn |
| Cash£11.0bn | | |
| 2015-16Details | £15.9bn | £11.5bn |
| Cash£11.5bn | | |
| 2016-17Details | £14.0bn | £10.3bn |
| Cash£10.3bn | | |
| 2017-18Details | £14.9bn | £11.1bn |
| Cash£11.1bn | | |
| 2018-19Details | £16.2bn | £12.3bn |
| Cash£12.3bn | | |
| 2019-20Details | £16.2bn | £12.6bn |
| Cash£12.6bn | | |
| 2020-21Details | £18.0bn | £14.8bn |
| Cash£14.8bn | | |
| 2021-22Details | £16.2bn | £13.4bn |
| Cash£13.4bn | | |
| 2022-23Details | £17.2bn | £15.2bn |
| Cash£15.2bn | | |
| 2023-24Details | £19.1bn | £17.7bn |
| Cash£17.7bn | | |
| 2024-25Details | £19.4bn | £18.8bn |
| Cash£18.8bn | | |
| 2025-26Details | £20.8bn | £20.8bn |
| Cash£20.8bn | | |






Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source:
[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5772f59e63154454413701/PESA_2026_CP_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60f573d2d3bf7f56824cc5f3/PESA_2021_CP_Chapter_5.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f5c21e5274a2e87db561f/PESA_2016_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c87a5ed915d6969f45852/pesa_2011_tables_chapter5.xlsx).





**United Kingdom: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices**








Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Per resident, 2025-26 prices | Per resident, cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-07Details | £131 | £80 |
| Per resident, cash£80 | | |
| 2007-08Details | £140 | £87 |
| Per resident, cash£87 | | |
| 2008-09Details | £148 | £96 |
| Per resident, cash£96 | | |
| 2009-10Details | £155 | £102 |
| Per resident, cash£102 | | |
| 2010-11Details | £185 | £123 |
| Per resident, cash£123 | | |
| 2011-12Details | £225 | £153 |
| Per resident, cash£153 | | |
| 2012-13Details | £206 | £143 |
| Per resident, cash£143 | | |
| 2013-14Details | £233 | £164 |
| Per resident, cash£164 | | |
| 2014-15Details | £238 | £170 |
| Per resident, cash£170 | | |
| 2015-16Details | £245 | £177 |
| Per resident, cash£177 | | |
| 2016-17Details | £213 | £157 |
| Per resident, cash£157 | | |
| 2017-18Details | £227 | £169 |
| Per resident, cash£169 | | |
| 2018-19Details | £244 | £186 |
| Per resident, cash£186 | | |
| 2019-20Details | £243 | £190 |
| Per resident, cash£190 | | |
| 2020-21Details | £270 | £222 |
| Per resident, cash£222 | | |
| 2021-22Details | £242 | £199 |
| Per resident, cash£199 | | |
| 2022-23Details | £254 | £224 |
| Per resident, cash£224 | | |
| 2023-24Details | £278 | £258 |
| Per resident, cash£258 | | |
| 2024-25Details | £281 | £271 |
| Per resident, cash£271 | | |
| 2025-26Details | £300 | £300 |
| Per resident, cash£300 | | |






Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source:
[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5772f59e63154454413701/PESA_2026_CP_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60f573d2d3bf7f56824cc5f3/PESA_2021_CP_Chapter_5.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f5c21e5274a2e87db561f/PESA_2016_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c87a5ed915d6969f45852/pesa_2011_tables_chapter5.xlsx).





**Spending per resident by nation, 2024-25**








Each nation is divided by its own population, so the figures compare like for like. England-only and UK-wide spending are never added together here.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Item | £ per resident, 2024-25, cash |
| --- | --- |
| England | £229 |
| Scotland | £226 |
| Wales | £111 |
| Northern Ireland | £154 |






Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source:
[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5772f59e63154454413701/PESA_2026_CP_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60f573d2d3bf7f56824cc5f3/PESA_2021_CP_Chapter_5.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f5c21e5274a2e87db561f/PESA_2016_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c87a5ed915d6969f45852/pesa_2011_tables_chapter5.xlsx).




Source: HM Treasury, [PESA 2026: chapters 4 and 5 tables](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5772f59e63154454413701/PESA_2026_CP_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), published 16 July 2026; HM Treasury, [PESA 2021: chapter 4 and 5 tables](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60f573d2d3bf7f56824cc5f3/PESA_2021_CP_Chapter_5.xlsx); HM Treasury, [PESA 2016: chapter 4 and 5 tables](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f5c21e5274a2e87db561f/PESA_2016_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx); HM Treasury, [PESA 2011: chapter 4 and 5 tables](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c87a5ed915d6969f45852/pesa_2011_tables_chapter5.xlsx).





## What the R&D money is for




**Government R&D by what it is for, £ billion, 2025-26 prices**








HM Treasury’s R&D sub-functions (PESA table 5.2), added up in our pipeline to give the UK total. Economic affairs R&D holds most civil science and innovation funding, including UKRI; education R&D is university block-grant research funding. Years before 2011-12 come from an edition that classified university research funding differently.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | General public services, including basic research | Defence R&D | Public order and safety R&D | Economic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding) | Environment protection R&D |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-07Details | £0.0bn | £1.5bn | £0.0bn | £4.7bn | £0.5bn |
| Defence R&D£1.5bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£4.7bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.5bn | | | | | |
| 2007-08Details | £0.0bn | £1.5bn | £0.0bn | £5.3bn | £0.6bn |
| Defence R&D£1.5bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£5.3bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.6bn | | | | | |
| 2008-09Details | £0.0bn | £2.0bn | £0.0bn | £5.0bn | £0.6bn |
| Defence R&D£2.0bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£5.0bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.6bn | | | | | |
| 2009-10Details | £0.0bn | £1.8bn | £0.0bn | £5.6bn | £0.6bn |
| Defence R&D£1.8bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£5.6bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.6bn | | | | | |
| 2010-11Details | £0.0bn | £4.0bn | £0.0bn | £5.2bn | £0.7bn |
| Defence R&D£4.0bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£5.2bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.7bn | | | | | |
| 2011-12Details | £0.4bn | £2.3bn | £0.1bn | £5.3bn | £0.8bn |
| Defence R&D£2.3bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.1bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£5.3bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.8bn | | | | | |
| 2012-13Details | £0.5bn | £2.1bn | £0.1bn | £4.8bn | £0.6bn |
| Defence R&D£2.1bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.1bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£4.8bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.6bn | | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | £0.6bn | £2.4bn | £0.1bn | £6.0bn | £0.7bn |
| Defence R&D£2.4bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.1bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£6.0bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.7bn | | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | £0.6bn | £2.7bn | £0.1bn | £6.3bn | £0.7bn |
| Defence R&D£2.7bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.1bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£6.3bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.7bn | | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | £0.6bn | £2.7bn | £0.1bn | £6.6bn | £0.6bn |
| Defence R&D£2.7bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.1bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£6.6bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.6bn | | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £0.4bn | £1.8bn | £0.1bn | £6.1bn | £0.6bn |
| Defence R&D£1.8bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.1bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£6.1bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.6bn | | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £0.5bn | £1.7bn | £0.0bn | £6.8bn | £0.7bn |
| Defence R&D£1.7bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£6.8bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.7bn | | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £0.5bn | £1.8bn | £0.0bn | £8.4bn | £0.3bn |
| Defence R&D£1.8bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£8.4bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.3bn | | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £0.5bn | £1.6bn | £0.0bn | £8.7bn | £0.2bn |
| Defence R&D£1.6bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£8.7bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.2bn | | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £0.7bn | £1.6bn | £0.0bn | £9.2bn | £0.2bn |
| Defence R&D£1.6bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£9.2bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.2bn | | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £0.1bn | £2.5bn | £0.0bn | £8.1bn | £0.1bn |
| Defence R&D£2.5bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£8.1bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.1bn | | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £0.4bn | £2.6bn | £0.0bn | £8.3bn | £0.2bn |
| Defence R&D£2.6bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£8.3bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.2bn | | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £0.4bn | £2.6bn | £0.0bn | £10.5bn | £0.3bn |
| Defence R&D£2.6bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£10.5bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.3bn | | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £0.6bn | £2.9bn | £0.0bn | £10.0bn | £0.3bn |
| Defence R&D£2.9bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£10.0bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.3bn | | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | £0.5bn | £2.9bn | £0.0bn | £11.3bn | £0.5bn |
| Defence R&D£2.9bnPublic order and safety R&D£0.0bnEconomic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)£11.3bnEnvironment protection R&D£0.5bn | | | | | |






Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source:
[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5772f59e63154454413701/PESA_2026_CP_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60f573d2d3bf7f56824cc5f3/PESA_2021_CP_Chapter_5.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f5c21e5274a2e87db561f/PESA_2016_Chapter_5_tables.xlsx), [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c87a5ed915d6969f45852/pesa_2011_tables_chapter5.xlsx).






## Who pays for it




**Government R&D by funding body, £ billion, cash**








ONS net R&D spending by funder (financial years). UKRI’s line joins the research councils (to 2017-18) and UKRI (from 2018-19, which added Innovate UK), so it steps up in 2018-19. Research England is counted with the higher education funding bodies.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | UK Research and Innovation (research councils before 2018-19) | Civil departments and devolved governments | Higher education funding bodies (one per nation) | Ministry of Defence | International programmes (Horizon Europe and EU) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013-14Details | £3.4bn | £2.9bn | £2.3bn | £1.5bn | £0.8bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£2.9bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£2.3bnMinistry of Defence£1.5bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£0.8bn | | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | £3.3bn | £3.0bn | £2.3bn | £1.7bn | £0.7bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£3.0bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£2.3bnMinistry of Defence£1.7bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£0.7bn | | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | £3.2bn | £3.1bn | £2.2bn | £1.6bn | £0.9bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£3.1bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£2.2bnMinistry of Defence£1.6bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£0.9bn | | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £3.3bn | £3.2bn | £2.2bn | £1.6bn | £0.9bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£3.2bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£2.2bnMinistry of Defence£1.6bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£0.9bn | | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £3.5bn | £3.6bn | £2.2bn | £1.6bn | £1.0bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£3.6bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£2.2bnMinistry of Defence£1.6bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£1.0bn | | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £4.8bn | £2.8bn | £2.5bn | £1.6bn | £0.9bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£2.8bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£2.5bnMinistry of Defence£1.6bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£0.9bn | | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £5.1bn | £3.2bn | £2.9bn | £1.0bn | £1.4bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£3.2bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£2.9bnMinistry of Defence£1.0bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£1.4bn | | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £6.0bn | £3.6bn | £3.4bn | £1.1bn | £1.3bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£3.6bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£3.4bnMinistry of Defence£1.1bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£1.3bn | | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £5.5bn | £3.5bn | £3.1bn | £1.8bn | £0.7bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£3.5bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£3.1bnMinistry of Defence£1.8bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£0.7bn | | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £6.0bn | £3.9bn | £3.5bn | £2.1bn | £0.6bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£3.9bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£3.5bnMinistry of Defence£2.1bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£0.6bn | | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £6.3bn | £4.6bn | £3.4bn | £2.6bn | £1.4bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£4.6bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£3.4bnMinistry of Defence£2.6bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£1.4bn | | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £6.8bn | £5.8bn | £3.4bn | £3.1bn | £1.4bn |
| Civil departments and devolved governments£5.8bnHigher education funding bodies (one per nation)£3.4bnMinistry of Defence£3.1bnInternational programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)£1.4bn | | | | | |






Figure as of 17 April 2026. Source:
[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx).






## Government’s part in all UK R&D



All R&D carried out in the UK came to **£79.4bn** in 2024, 2.71% of GDP.
Government, UKRI and the funding bodies paid for **20.1%** of it (£16.0bn); business paid for most of the rest.
These are calendar-year figures on a different basis from the spending figures above.





| Paid for by | Government | Universities | Business | Charities | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GovernmentDetails | 4,471 | 7,206 | 3,773 | 537 | 15,989 |
| Universities7,206Business3,773Charities537Total15,989 | | | | | |
| Higher educationDetails | 29 | 7,323 | 43 | 32 | 7,427 |
| Universities7,323Business43Charities32Total7,427 | | | | | |
| Business enterpriseDetails | 82 | 1,606 | 43,337 | 72 | 45,098 |
| Universities1,606Business43,337Charities72Total45,098 | | | | | |
| Private non-profitDetails | 58 | 1,353 | 110 | 420 | 1,941 |
| Universities1,353Business110Charities420Total1,941 | | | | | |
| OverseasDetails | 79 | 400 | 8,352 | 118 | 8,948 |
| Universities400Business8,352Charities118Total8,948 | | | | | |
| TotalDetails | 4,719 | 17,890 | 55,615 | 1,180 | 79,403 |
| Universities17,890Business55,615Charities1,180Total79,403 | | | | | |
| of which: CivilDetails | 4,047 | — | 51,475 | 1,180 | — |
| Universities—Business51,475Charities1,180Total— | | | | | |
| of which: DefenceDetails | 673 | — | 4,140 | — | — |
| Universities—Business4,140Charities—Total— | | | | | |





Source: Office for National Statistics, [Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, UK: 2024](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/ukgrossdomesticexpenditureonresearchanddevelopment2021designatedasnationalstatistics/2024/gerd2024.xlsx).





## Where the money goes, level by level



- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body
- Local body not published
- Spending category
- Line or transaction





- United Kingdom





### United Kingdom



HM Treasury’s public spending on research and development: the R&D sub-function of each of the ten functions added up here (PESA table 5.2), from 2006-07. Every year comes from the newest PESA edition that publishes it.



**£20.8bn** in 2025-26 (cash); £20.8bn in 2025-26 prices; £300 per resident; +10.8% on a year earlier in cash, +7.1% in real terms.





| Department or service body | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Government R&D by funding body (ONS measure)](#sd-funders)Details | £20.4bn | £21.1bn | £295 | +7.3% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£21.1bnPer resident£295Real change on a year earlier+7.3%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |
| [England](#sd-E92000001)Details | £13.4bn | £13.9bn | £229 | +2.5% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£13.9bnPer resident£229Real change on a year earlier+2.5%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |
| [Scotland](#sd-S92000003)Details | £1.3bn | £1.3bn | £226 | −9.5% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1.3bnPer resident£226Real change on a year earlier−9.5%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |
| [Wales](#sd-W92000004)Details | £355m | £367m | £111 | −7.8% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£367mPer resident£111Real change on a year earlier−7.8%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |
| [Northern Ireland](#sd-N92000002)Details | £297m | £307m | £154 | +4.5% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£307mPer resident£154Real change on a year earlier+4.5%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- Government R&D by funding body (ONS measure)





### Government R&D by funding body (ONS measure)



ONS’s net R&D spending by UK government funders on the international (Frascati) definition, from 2013-14. It is a different measure from HM Treasury’s R&D by function above it and the two do not match: they differ on what counts as R&D and on timing.



**£20.4bn** in 2024-25 (cash); £21.1bn in 2025-26 prices; £295 per resident; +11.6% on a year earlier in cash, +7.3% in real terms.





| Department or service body | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UK Research and Innovation (research councils before 2018-19)Details | £6.8bn | £7.0bn | £98.01 | +3.5% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | Local body not published: UKRI does not publish its spending outturn by council. What is published is shown further down: the budget each council was allocated (a plan) and the value of the awards each council decided (commitments over several years). Awards by university are in the searchable table of lead organisations. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£7.0bnPer resident£98.01Real change on a year earlier+3.5%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx)Below thisLocal body not published: UKRI does not publish its spending outturn by council. What is published is shown further down: the budget each council was allocated (a plan) and the value of the awards each council decided (commitments over several years). Awards by university are in the searchable table of lead organisations. | | | | | | |
| [Civil departments and devolved governments](#sd-set-civil)Details | £5.8bn | £6.0bn | £83.66 | +21.9% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£6.0bnPer resident£83.66Real change on a year earlier+21.9%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |
| [Higher education funding bodies (one per nation)](#sd-set-hefb)Details | £3.4bn | £3.5bn | £48.87 | −3.2% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£3.5bnPer resident£48.87Real change on a year earlier−3.2%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |
| [Ministry of Defence](#sd-set-mod)Details | £3.1bn | £3.2bn | £44.33 | +11.6% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£3.2bnPer resident£44.33Real change on a year earlier+11.6%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |
| [International programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)](#sd-set-intl)Details | £1.4bn | £1.4bn | £20.22 | −6.2% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1.4bnPer resident£20.22Real change on a year earlier−6.2%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- [Government R&D by funding body (ONS measure)](#sd-funders)
- Civil departments and devolved governments





### Civil departments and devolved governments



R&D funded directly by departments (not through UKRI), including the NHS through the Department of Health and Social Care and the devolved governments’ own R&D. Departments that no longer exist (BIS, BEIS, DFID, DECC) are in the total for their years but have no line of their own here.



**£5.8bn** in 2024-25 (cash); £6.0bn in 2025-26 prices; £83.66 per resident; +26.9% on a year earlier in cash, +21.9% in real terms.





| Line or transaction | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Health and Social Care (DHSC) (including NHS)Details | £2.0bn | £2.1bn | £28.74 | +26.0% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£2.1bnPer resident£28.74Real change on a year earlier+26.0%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)Details | £1.3bn | £1.3bn | £18.23 | +31.2% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1.3bnPer resident£18.23Real change on a year earlier+31.2%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)Details | £510m | £528m | £7.36 | +47.6% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£528mPer resident£7.36Real change on a year earlier+47.6%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Details | £433m | £448m | £6.25 | +10.7% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£448mPer resident£6.25Real change on a year earlier+10.7%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)Details | £401m | £415m | £5.79 | +7.9% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£415mPer resident£5.79Real change on a year earlier+7.9%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Business and Trade (DBT)Details | £308m | £319m | £4.45 | −7.8% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£319mPer resident£4.45Real change on a year earlier−7.8%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Transport (DfT)Details | £295m | £305m | £4.26 | +47.6% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£305mPer resident£4.26Real change on a year earlier+47.6%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Scottish Government (SG)Details | £178m | £184m | £2.57 | −2.3% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£184mPer resident£2.57Real change on a year earlier−2.3%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)Details | £89m | £92m | £1.28 | +33.6% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£92mPer resident£1.28Real change on a year earlier+33.6%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)Details | £56m | £58m | £0.81 | +31.4% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£58mPer resident£0.81Real change on a year earlier+31.4%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Home Office (HO)Details | £52m | £54m | £0.75 | −5.8% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£54mPer resident£0.75Real change on a year earlier−5.8%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Other departmentsDetails | £45m | £47m | £0.65 | −13.5% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£47mPer resident£0.65Real change on a year earlier−13.5%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Welsh Government (WG)Details | £43m | £45m | £0.62 | −3.9% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£45mPer resident£0.62Real change on a year earlier−3.9%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Education (DfE)Details | £38m | £39m | £0.55 | −3.9% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£39mPer resident£0.55Real change on a year earlier−3.9%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Work and Pensions (DWP)Details | £31m | £32m | £0.45 | +14.5% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£32mPer resident£0.45Real change on a year earlier+14.5%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Northern Ireland ExecutiveDetails | £27m | £28m | £0.39 | −4.0% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£28mPer resident£0.39Real change on a year earlier−4.0%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Justice (MoJ)Details | £21m | £22m | £0.30 | +1.0% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£22mPer resident£0.30Real change on a year earlier+1.0%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Food Standards Agency (FSA)Details | £7m | £7m | £0.10 | −15.8% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£7mPer resident£0.10Real change on a year earlier−15.8%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Health and Safety Executive (HSE)Details | £7m | £7m | £0.10 | +11.4% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£7mPer resident£0.10Real change on a year earlier+11.4%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- [Government R&D by funding body (ONS measure)](#sd-funders)
- Higher education funding bodies (one per nation)





### Higher education funding bodies (one per nation)



Research funding paid to universities as a block grant by each nation’s funding body: the "dual support" partner of research council grants.



**£3.4bn** in 2024-25 (cash); £3.5bn in 2025-26 prices; £48.87 per resident; +0.7% on a year earlier in cash, −3.2% in real terms.





| Line or transaction | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Research England (HEFCE before 2018-19)Details | £2.9bn | £3.0bn | £49.42 | −2.1% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£3.0bnPer resident£49.42Real change on a year earlier−2.1%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Scottish Funding CouncilDetails | £309m | £320m | £55.71 | −8.9% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£320mPer resident£55.71Real change on a year earlier−8.9%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Medr (HEFCW before August 2024)Details | £107m | £111m | £33.58 | −9.0% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£111mPer resident£33.58Real change on a year earlier−9.0%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Department for the Economy, Northern IrelandDetails | £73m | £76m | £37.87 | −10.1% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£76mPer resident£37.87Real change on a year earlier−10.1%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- [Government R&D by funding body (ONS measure)](#sd-funders)
- Ministry of Defence





### Ministry of Defence



Defence R&D on the international (Frascati) definition. The series breaks in 2019-20, when £282 million a year was found not to be R&D.



**£3.1bn** in 2024-25 (cash); £3.2bn in 2025-26 prices; £44.33 per resident; +16.1% on a year earlier in cash, +11.6% in real terms.





| Line or transaction | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ResearchDetails | £2.1bn | £2.1bn | £29.92 | +6.6% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£2.1bnPer resident£29.92Real change on a year earlier+6.6%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| DevelopmentDetails | £998m | £1.0bn | £14.41 | +23.6% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1.0bnPer resident£14.41Real change on a year earlier+23.6%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- [Government R&D by funding body (ONS measure)](#sd-funders)
- International programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)





### International programmes (Horizon Europe and EU)



UK payments into international R&D programmes. ONS cannot say where or on what they are spent.



**£1.4bn** in 2024-25 (cash); £1.4bn in 2025-26 prices; £20.22 per resident; −2.4% on a year earlier in cash, −6.2% in real terms.





| Line or transaction | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Horizon Europe and Copernicus associationDetails | £1.2bn | £1.2bn | £16.67 | +4.7% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1.2bnPer resident£16.67Real change on a year earlier+4.7%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |
| Indicative share of EU budget payments spent on R&DDetails | £246m | £255m | £3.55 | −37.0% | [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£255mPer resident£3.55Real change on a year earlier−37.0%Source[Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx) | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- England





### England



Identifiable R&D spending for this nation’s residents (HM Treasury country and regional analysis), the latest five years. It leaves out R&D HM Treasury cannot assign to a nation (most defence R&D and international subscriptions), so the nations do not add up to the UK total.



**£13.4bn** in 2024-25 (cash); £13.9bn in 2025-26 prices; £229 per resident; +6.6% on a year earlier in cash, +2.5% in real terms.





| Spending category | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Economic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)Details | £8.2bn | £8.5bn | £140 | −1.5% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£8.5bnPer resident£140Real change on a year earlier−1.5%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Education R&D (university research funding)Details | £2.8bn | £2.9bn | £48.17 | −1.5% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£2.9bnPer resident£48.17Real change on a year earlier−1.5%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Health researchDetails | £2.0bn | £2.1bn | £34.14 | +25.1% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£2.1bnPer resident£34.14Real change on a year earlier+25.1%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Environment protection R&DDetails | £300m | £310m | £5.12 | +21.7% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£310mPer resident£5.12Real change on a year earlier+21.7%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Recreation, culture and religion R&DDetails | £81m | £84m | £1.38 | +44.2% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£84mPer resident£1.38Real change on a year earlier+44.2%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| General public services, including basic researchDetails | £22m | £23m | £0.38 | +50.7% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£23mPer resident£0.38Real change on a year earlier+50.7%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- Scotland





### Scotland



Identifiable R&D spending for this nation’s residents (HM Treasury country and regional analysis), the latest five years. It leaves out R&D HM Treasury cannot assign to a nation (most defence R&D and international subscriptions), so the nations do not add up to the UK total.



**£1.3bn** in 2024-25 (cash); £1.3bn in 2025-26 prices; £226 per resident; −5.8% on a year earlier in cash, −9.5% in real terms.





| Spending category | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Economic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)Details | £790m | £817m | £142 | −5.7% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£817mPer resident£142Real change on a year earlier−5.7%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Health researchDetails | £416m | £430m | £75.00 | −17.2% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£430mPer resident£75.00Real change on a year earlier−17.2%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Environment protection R&DDetails | £20m | £21m | £3.61 | +13.1% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£21mPer resident£3.61Real change on a year earlier+13.1%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| General public services, including basic researchDetails | £12m | £12m | £2.16 | −3.8% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£12mPer resident£2.16Real change on a year earlier−3.8%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Recreation, culture and religion R&DDetails | £9m | £9m | £1.62 | +72.4% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£9mPer resident£1.62Real change on a year earlier+72.4%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Housing and community amenities R&DDetails | £5m | £5m | £0.90 | −31.0% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£5mPer resident£0.90Real change on a year earlier−31.0%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Education R&D (university research funding)Details | £0m | £0m | £0.00 | — | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£0mPer resident£0.00Real change on a year earlier—Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- Wales





### Wales



Identifiable R&D spending for this nation’s residents (HM Treasury country and regional analysis), the latest five years. It leaves out R&D HM Treasury cannot assign to a nation (most defence R&D and international subscriptions), so the nations do not add up to the UK total.



**£355m** in 2024-25 (cash); £367m in 2025-26 prices; £111 per resident; −4.1% on a year earlier in cash, −7.8% in real terms.





| Spending category | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Economic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)Details | £296m | £306m | £92.89 | −9.1% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£306mPer resident£92.89Real change on a year earlier−9.1%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Health researchDetails | £51m | £53m | £16.00 | −3.9% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£53mPer resident£16.00Real change on a year earlier−3.9%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Environment protection R&DDetails | £6m | £6m | £1.88 | +14.9% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£6mPer resident£1.88Real change on a year earlier+14.9%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Recreation, culture and religion R&DDetails | £2m | £2m | £0.63 | +88.1% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£2mPer resident£0.63Real change on a year earlier+88.1%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- Northern Ireland





### Northern Ireland



Identifiable R&D spending for this nation’s residents (HM Treasury country and regional analysis), the latest five years. It leaves out R&D HM Treasury cannot assign to a nation (most defence R&D and international subscriptions), so the nations do not add up to the UK total.



**£297m** in 2024-25 (cash); £307m in 2025-26 prices; £154 per resident; +8.8% on a year earlier in cash, +4.5% in real terms.





| Spending category | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Economic affairs R&D (most civil science and innovation funding)Details | £275m | £285m | £143 | +4.4% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£285mPer resident£143Real change on a year earlier+4.4%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Health researchDetails | £17m | £18m | £8.82 | +2.2% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£18mPer resident£8.82Real change on a year earlier+2.2%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Environment protection R&DDetails | £3m | £3m | £1.56 | +41.1% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£3mPer resident£1.56Real change on a year earlier+41.1%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Public order and safety R&DDetails | £1m | £1m | £0.52 | −6.0% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1mPer resident£0.52Real change on a year earlier−6.0%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Recreation, culture and religion R&DDetails | £1m | £1m | £0.52 | −6.0% | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1mPer resident£0.52Real change on a year earlier−6.0%Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |
| Housing and community amenities R&DDetails | £0m | £0m | £0.00 | — | [HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx) | Line or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£0mPer resident£0.00Real change on a year earlier—Source[HM Treasury](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691b09b184a267da57d705d1/CRA_2025_Chapter_B_tables.xlsx)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HM Treasury does not split a nation’s R&D spending by funding body or by recipient. The funding bodies below the UK total (ONS) are UK-wide; UKRI’s awards by nation are in the table of awards by nation. | | | | | | |






Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by
ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.






## Search the department's payments over £25,000



Every payment of £25,000 or more the department published for the latest year, as published.
See [every department's spending over £25,000](/government-spending-over-25000/) for what each covers.




Department for Science, Innovation and Technology published **2,403 payments** worth
**£15.63bn** to 357 suppliers and recipients
from January 2025 to December 2025 (12 of 12 months published).



**Gaps and problems in the data, as published (1)**

- The newest payment published is from 2025-12, 9 months before this was read.




Searching needs JavaScript. Every payment is in [one JSON file](/data/spend25k/tx/dsit.json).




Source: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, [spending over £25,000](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dsit-departmental-spending-over-25000) on GOV.UK, Open Government Licence v3.0.
12 files read, newest updated 2026-07-30; every payment kept is in [one JSON file](/data/spend25k/tx/dsit.json).




**Every file read (12)**



- [DSIT spending over £25,000: December 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aa3ffa762ec7fe7bedf5448/dsit-spending-over-25000-dec-2025.csv) (2025-12): 176 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: November 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aa3ff8bc5796a7a179c672a/dsit-spending-over-25000-nov-2025.csv) (2025-11): 164 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: October 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aa3ff7692e72b8ac437f1ba/dsit-spending-over-25000-oct-2025.csv) (2025-10): 159 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: September 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a6a1922d500fc17835859ab/dsit-spending-over-25000-sept-2025.csv) (2025-09): 195 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: August 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a6a190604a15c6ca8ba47b6/dsit-spending-over-25000-aug-2025.csv) (2025-08): 261 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: July 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a6a18c204a15c6ca8ba47b5/dsit-spending-over-25000-july-2025.csv) (2025-07): 178 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: June 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69735cf951bd707cb10ed946/dsit-spending-over-25000-june-2025.csv) (2025-06): 143 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: May 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69735d0695ec95e3414fd4fa/dsit-spending-over-25000-may-2025.csv) (2025-05): 147 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: April 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69735d123f2908a34904059e/dsit-spending-over-25000-april-2025.csv) (2025-04): 306 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: March 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69735d20d8adeaf26604059b/dsit-spending-over-25000-march-2025.csv) (2025-03): 300 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: February 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69735cdea1311bdcfa0ed92b/dsit-spending-over-25000-february-2025.csv) (2025-02): 174 rows. Read 2026-09-24.
- [DSIT spending over £25,000: January 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69735ccb51bd707cb10ed945/dsit-spending-over-25000-january-2025.csv) (2025-01): 200 rows. Read 2026-09-24.








## UK Research and Innovation, council by council



UKRI does not publish what each council spent. Two things are published: the budget each council was allocated at the start of the year (a plan)
and the value of the awards each council decided (commitments that are paid over several years).





| Council | Budget allocated, 2024-25 | Budget allocated, 2025-26 | Awards decided, value, 2025-26 | Award rate, 2025-26 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arts and Humanities Research CouncilDetails | £70m | £70m | £96m | 18.8% |
| Budget allocated, 2025-26£70mAwards decided, value, 2025-26£96mAward rate, 2025-2618.8% | | | | |
| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilDetails | £326m | £326m | £205m | 14.4% |
| Budget allocated, 2025-26£326mAwards decided, value, 2025-26£205mAward rate, 2025-2614.4% | | | | |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilDetails | £661m | £640m | £513m | 14.5% |
| Budget allocated, 2025-26£640mAwards decided, value, 2025-26£513mAward rate, 2025-2614.5% | | | | |
| Economic and Social Research CouncilDetails | £122m | £123m | £171m | 20.3% |
| Budget allocated, 2025-26£123mAwards decided, value, 2025-26£171mAward rate, 2025-2620.3% | | | | |
| Medical Research CouncilDetails | £615m | £602m | £376m | 12.4% |
| Budget allocated, 2025-26£602mAwards decided, value, 2025-26£376mAward rate, 2025-2612.4% | | | | |
| Natural Environment Research CouncilDetails | £325m | £327m | £97m | 16.3% |
| Budget allocated, 2025-26£327mAwards decided, value, 2025-26£97mAward rate, 2025-2616.3% | | | | |
| Science and Technology Facilities CouncilDetails | £575m | £618m | £150m | 20.6% |
| Budget allocated, 2025-26£618mAwards decided, value, 2025-26£150mAward rate, 2025-2620.6% | | | | |
| Innovate UKDetails | £970m | £948m | £395m | 20.0% |
| Budget allocated, 2025-26£948mAwards decided, value, 2025-26£395mAward rate, 2025-2620.0% | | | | |
| Research EnglandDetails | £2.3bn | £2.4bn | £2.6bn | formula |
| Budget allocated, 2025-26£2.4bnAwards decided, value, 2025-26£2.6bnAward rate, 2025-26formula | | | | |





Budgets are the core council allocations from the department’s allocation pages; they leave out UKRI-wide budgets (talent, infrastructure, strategic programmes), about a third of the total.
Research England’s awards are mostly formula grants to English universities, so it has no meaningful award rate.




**UKRI awards made each year: value committed (£ million, cash) and award rate**








Commitments made in the year, paid out over the life of each grant, so not the same as a year’s spending. The award rate (applications funded as a share of those decided) went from 44.3% in 2015-16 to 18.7% in 2025-26. The series breaks in 2017-18, when UKRI was formed.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Value of awards made, £ million |
| --- | --- |
| 2015-16 | £3,008m |
| 2016-17 | £3,575m |
| 2017-18 | £4,031m |
| 2018-19 | £4,971m |
| 2019-20 | £5,983m |
| 2020-21 | £7,177m |
| 2021-22 | £6,750m |
| 2022-23 | £8,508m |
| 2023-24 | £9,380m |
| 2024-25 | £7,495m |
| 2025-26 | £5,117m |






Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source:
[UK Research and Innovation](https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/160726-UKRI-investments-and-outputs-data-2015-2026.xlsx).




### From 2026-27: budgets by priority, not by council



UKRI now allocates by four priority "buckets". It says these cannot be compared with earlier council budgets.





| Priority | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Curiosity-driven researchDetails | £3.7bn | £3.6bn | £3.6bn | £3.6bn |
| 2027-28£3.6bn2028-29£3.6bn2029-30£3.6bn | | | | |
| Strategic government and societal prioritiesDetails | £1.9bn | £2.1bn | £2.1bn | £2.2bn |
| 2027-28£2.1bn2028-29£2.1bn2029-30£2.2bn | | | | |
| Supporting innovative companiesDetails | £1.6bn | £1.8bn | £1.9bn | £1.9bn |
| 2027-28£1.8bn2028-29£1.9bn2029-30£1.9bn | | | | |
| Enabling and strengthening UK R&DDetails | £2.0bn | £2.1bn | £2.1bn | £2.2bn |
| 2027-28£2.1bn2028-29£2.1bn2029-30£2.2bn | | | | |





Source: UK Research and Innovation, [UKRI investments and outputs data, April 2015 to March 2026](https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/160726-UKRI-investments-and-outputs-data-2015-2026.xlsx), published 16 July 2026; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, [DSIT research and development (R&D) allocations for 2025/2026](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dsit-research-and-development-rd-allocations-for-20252026/dsit-research-and-development-rd-allocations-for-20252026), published 4 April 2025; Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, [BEIS R&D: UK Research and Innovation allocation 2022-2023 to 2024-2025](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-research-and-development-rd-partner-organisation-allocation-2022-to-2025/beis-research-and-development-uk-research-and-innovation-allocation-2022-2023-to-2024-2025), published 30 May 2022; UK Research and Innovation, [Budget allocations for UK Research and Innovation, 2026-27 to 2029-30](https://www.ukri.org/publications/explainer-ukri-budget-allocations/budget-allocations-for-uk-research-and-innovation/), published 17 December 2025.





## Where it goes: nations and regions



UKRI counts an award where its lead organisation is. Universities in London, the South East and the East of England lead a large share,
and a grant led from one place often pays for work in several. Per-resident figures are for the four nations only.





| Area | UKRI awards, value, 2025-26 | Per resident | Award rate | R&D by universities, 2024 | R&D by government bodies, 2024 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **United Kingdom**Details | £5.1bn | £73.64 | 18.7% | £17.9bn | £4.7bn |
| Per resident£73.64Award rate18.7%R&D by universities, 2024£17.9bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£4.7bn | | | | | |
| EnglandDetails | £4.4bn | £75.06 | 18.5% | £14.9bn | £4.4bn |
| Per resident£75.06Award rate18.5%R&D by universities, 2024£14.9bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£4.4bn | | | | | |
| ScotlandDetails | £265m | £47.77 | 18.5% | £2.0bn | £243m |
| Per resident£47.77Award rate18.5%R&D by universities, 2024£2.0bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£243m | | | | | |
| WalesDetails | £122m | £38.42 | 17.8% | £608m | £60m |
| Per resident£38.42Award rate17.8%R&D by universities, 2024£608mR&D by government bodies, 2024£60m | | | | | |
| Northern IrelandDetails | £53m | £27.49 | 21.3% | £303m | £34m |
| Per resident£27.49Award rate21.3%R&D by universities, 2024£303mR&D by government bodies, 2024£34m | | | | | |
| North East (England)Details | £240m | — | 18.9% | £684m | £79m |
| Per resident—Award rate18.9%R&D by universities, 2024£684mR&D by government bodies, 2024£79m | | | | | |
| North West (England)Details | £450m | — | 18.1% | £1.6bn | £255m |
| Per resident—Award rate18.1%R&D by universities, 2024£1.6bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£255m | | | | | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber (England)Details | £394m | — | 19.7% | £1.3bn | £228m |
| Per resident—Award rate19.7%R&D by universities, 2024£1.3bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£228m | | | | | |
| East Midlands (England)Details | £198m | — | 17.3% | £837m | £131m |
| Per resident—Award rate17.3%R&D by universities, 2024£837mR&D by government bodies, 2024£131m | | | | | |
| West Midlands (England)Details | £394m | — | 19.8% | £1.1bn | £114m |
| Per resident—Award rate19.8%R&D by universities, 2024£1.1bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£114m | | | | | |
| East of England (England)Details | £416m | — | 20.1% | £1.6bn | £489m |
| Per resident—Award rate20.1%R&D by universities, 2024£1.6bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£489m | | | | | |
| London (England)Details | £1.2bn | — | 16.4% | £4.1bn | £909m |
| Per resident—Award rate16.4%R&D by universities, 2024£4.1bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£909m | | | | | |
| South East (England)Details | £790m | — | 19.7% | £2.6bn | £1.5bn |
| Per resident—Award rate19.7%R&D by universities, 2024£2.6bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£1.5bn | | | | | |
| South West (England)Details | £311m | — | 21.0% | £1.2bn | £653m |
| Per resident—Award rate21.0%R&D by universities, 2024£1.2bnR&D by government bodies, 2024£653m | | | | | |





UKRI awards are financial years; R&D carried out is ONS’s calendar-year estimate of R&D performed by universities and by government bodies located in the area, whoever paid. The UK row includes awards whose lead organisation’s location is not known.




What each measure counts



- UKRI awards made, value

Total value committed in UKRI competitive funding decisions made in the financial year (research grants, fellowships and training grants), by where the lead organisation is. A commitment is spread over the life of the grant, so this is not one year’s spending.
- UKRI awards made, per resident

UKRI award value committed in the year to lead organisations in the nation, divided by the nation’s ONS mid-year population. Universities serve the whole UK, so this is where research is led, not who benefits.
- UKRI award rate

Applications funded as a share of applications decided in the financial year. It depends on the mix of schemes applied to, so it is compared with care.
- R&D performed by universities

R&D carried out in the nation or region by higher education institutions, from all funders, calendar year (ONS).
- R&D performed by government and research councils

R&D carried out in the nation or region by government departments, research council institutes and other public bodies, calendar year (ONS).







## Who receives it: universities, institutes and companies



On 29 September 2026 Gateway to Research listed **26,063** active projects worth £15.8bn in total,
led by 1,545 organisations. The table lists the 200 with the most award value as lead organisation.



Search




| Lead organisation | Active projects | Award value | Main funder | Region |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| University of OxfordDetails | 1,593 | £847m | MRC | South East |
| Award value£847mMain funderMRCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| High Value Manufacturing CatapultDetails | 2 | £746m | Innovate UK | West Midlands |
| Award value£746mMain funderInnovate UKRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| University College LondonDetails | 1,430 | £709m | MRC | London |
| Award value£709mMain funderMRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of EdinburghDetails | 1,031 | £548m | MRC | Scotland |
| Award value£548mMain funderMRCRegionScotland | | | | |
| University of CambridgeDetails | 1,047 | £520m | MRC | East of England |
| Award value£520mMain funderMRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| Imperial College LondonDetails | 1,093 | £504m | EPSRC | London |
| Award value£504mMain funderEPSRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of ManchesterDetails | 938 | £431m | EPSRC | North West |
| Award value£431mMain funderEPSRCRegionNorth West | | | | |
| University of BristolDetails | 894 | £382m | EPSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£382mMain funderEPSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of GlasgowDetails | 621 | £371m | EPSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£371mMain funderEPSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of BirminghamDetails | 728 | £359m | EPSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£359mMain funderEPSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Our Future HealthDetails | 2 | £354m | MRC | Unknown |
| Award value£354mMain funderMRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| King's College LondonDetails | 745 | £338m | MRC | London |
| Award value£338mMain funderMRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of LeedsDetails | 687 | £330m | NERC | Unknown |
| Award value£330mMain funderNERCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of SheffieldDetails | 689 | £302m | EPSRC | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Award value£302mMain funderEPSRCRegionYorkshire and The Humber | | | | |
| Rolls-Royce PlcDetails | 29 | £286m | ATI | London |
| Award value£286mMain funderATIRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of SouthamptonDetails | 604 | £273m | EPSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£273mMain funderEPSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of ExeterDetails | 494 | £234m | NERC | Unknown |
| Award value£234mMain funderNERCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| National Oceanography CentreDetails | 51 | £233m | NERC | South East |
| Award value£233mMain funderNERCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| University of NottinghamDetails | 702 | £232m | EPSRC | East Midlands |
| Award value£232mMain funderEPSRCRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Cell Therapy Catapult LimitedDetails | 4 | £224m | Innovate UK | London |
| Award value£224mMain funderInnovate UKRegionLondon | | | | |
| UK BiobankDetails | 6 | £217m | MRC | North West |
| Award value£217mMain funderMRCRegionNorth West | | | | |
| Cardiff UniversityDetails | 425 | £217m | MRC | Wales |
| Award value£217mMain funderMRCRegionWales | | | | |
| Airbus Operations LimitedDetails | 19 | £215m | ATI | South West |
| Award value£215mMain funderATIRegionSouth West | | | | |
| University of LiverpoolDetails | 506 | £210m | EPSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£210mMain funderEPSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Offshore Renewable Energy CatapultDetails | 3 | £179m | Innovate UK | North East |
| Award value£179mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorth East | | | | |
| University of WarwickDetails | 556 | £178m | EPSRC | West Midlands |
| Award value£178mMain funderEPSRCRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| University of EssexDetails | 98 | £177m | ESRC | East of England |
| Award value£177mMain funderESRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| Newcastle UniversityDetails | 510 | £169m | MRC | Unknown |
| Award value£169mMain funderMRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Queen's University BelfastDetails | 298 | £162m | ESRC | Northern Ireland |
| Award value£162mMain funderESRCRegionNorthern Ireland | | | | |
| Durham UniversityDetails | 395 | £138m | EPSRC | North East |
| Award value£138mMain funderEPSRCRegionNorth East | | | | |
| University of YorkDetails | 470 | £135m | EPSRC | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Award value£135mMain funderEPSRCRegionYorkshire and The Humber | | | | |
| London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineDetails | 112 | £135m | MRC | London |
| Award value£135mMain funderMRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| Queen Mary University of LondonDetails | 394 | £131m | MRC | London |
| Award value£131mMain funderMRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| Connected Places CatapultDetails | 2 | £121m | Innovate UK | London |
| Award value£121mMain funderInnovate UKRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of BathDetails | 354 | £108m | EPSRC | South West |
| Award value£108mMain funderEPSRCRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Swansea UniversityDetails | 247 | £107m | EPSRC | Wales |
| Award value£107mMain funderEPSRCRegionWales | | | | |
| Heriot-Watt UniversityDetails | 198 | £106m | EPSRC | Scotland |
| Award value£106mMain funderEPSRCRegionScotland | | | | |
| Lancaster UniversityDetails | 288 | £106m | EPSRC | North West |
| Award value£106mMain funderEPSRCRegionNorth West | | | | |
| UK Battery Industrialisation Centre LtdDetails | 2 | £90m | ISCF | West Midlands |
| Award value£90mMain funderISCFRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Health Data Research UKDetails | 20 | £88m | MRC | London |
| Award value£88mMain funderMRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of StrathclydeDetails | 343 | £88m | EPSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£88mMain funderEPSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Satellite Applications Catapult LimitedDetails | 2 | £80m | Innovate UK | South East |
| Award value£80mMain funderInnovate UKRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Royal Holloway University of LondonDetails | 136 | £79m | Infrastructure Fund | South East |
| Award value£79mMain funderInfrastructure FundRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Digital CatapultDetails | 5 | £77m | Innovate UK | London |
| Award value£77mMain funderInnovate UKRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of SussexDetails | 176 | £72m | ESRC | South East |
| Award value£72mMain funderESRCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| University of SurreyDetails | 197 | £72m | EPSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£72mMain funderEPSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of LeicesterDetails | 207 | £71m | MRC | East Midlands |
| Award value£71mMain funderMRCRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Medicines Discovery Catapult LimitedDetails | 3 | £71m | Innovate UK | North West |
| Award value£71mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorth West | | | | |
| Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult LimitedDetails | 2 | £70m | Innovate UK | Wales |
| Award value£70mMain funderInnovate UKRegionWales | | | | |
| Centre for Ecology & HydrologyDetails | 39 | £68m | NERC | Unknown |
| Award value£68mMain funderNERCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of DundeeDetails | 127 | £68m | MRC | Scotland |
| Award value£68mMain funderMRCRegionScotland | | | | |
| John Innes CentreDetails | 48 | £67m | BBSRC | East of England |
| Award value£67mMain funderBBSRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| The Pirbright InstituteDetails | 22 | £66m | BBSRC | South East |
| Award value£66mMain funderBBSRCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Energy Systems Catapult LimitedDetails | 1 | £64m | Innovate UK | West Midlands |
| Award value£64mMain funderInnovate UKRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| British Geological SurveyDetails | 23 | £64m | NERC | East Midlands |
| Award value£64mMain funderNERCRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Adolescent Health StudyDetails | 1 | £62m | MRC | Unknown |
| Award value£62mMain funderMRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of St AndrewsDetails | 213 | £62m | EPSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£62mMain funderEPSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of ReadingDetails | 178 | £61m | NERC | South East |
| Award value£61mMain funderNERCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Loughborough UniversityDetails | 196 | £58m | EPSRC | East Midlands |
| Award value£58mMain funderEPSRCRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| UK Agri-Tech Centre LimitedDetails | 13 | £54m | Innovate UK | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Award value£54mMain funderInnovate UKRegionYorkshire and The Humber | | | | |
| University of East AngliaDetails | 278 | £54m | BBSRC | East of England |
| Award value£54mMain funderBBSRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| British Antarctic SurveyDetails | 44 | £53m | NERC | East of England |
| Award value£53mMain funderNERCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineDetails | 51 | £52m | Innovate UK | North West |
| Award value£52mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorth West | | | | |
| Artemis Technologies LtdDetails | 3 | £51m | Innovate UK | South West |
| Award value£51mMain funderInnovate UKRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Gkn Aerospace Services LimitedDetails | 6 | £50m | ATI | West Midlands |
| Award value£50mMain funderATIRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Rothamsted ResearchDetails | 28 | £47m | BBSRC | East of England |
| Award value£47mMain funderBBSRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| Northumbria UniversityDetails | 154 | £46m | EPSRC | North East |
| Award value£46mMain funderEPSRCRegionNorth East | | | | |
| Seagate Technology IrelandDetails | 1 | £42m | Innovate UK | Northern Ireland |
| Award value£42mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorthern Ireland | | | | |
| Cranfield UniversityDetails | 119 | £40m | BBSRC | East of England |
| Award value£40mMain funderBBSRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| The Francis Crick InstituteDetails | 26 | £37m | MRC | Unknown |
| Award value£37mMain funderMRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Quadram Institute BioscienceDetails | 24 | £35m | BBSRC | East of England |
| Award value£35mMain funderBBSRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| London School of Economics and Political ScienceDetails | 118 | £34m | ESRC | London |
| Award value£34mMain funderESRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of KentDetails | 122 | £32m | BBSRC | South East |
| Award value£32mMain funderBBSRCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Jaguar Land Rover LimitedDetails | 5 | £32m | APC | West Midlands |
| Award value£32mMain funderAPCRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Institute of Cancer ResearchDetails | 56 | £31m | MRC | Unknown |
| Award value£31mMain funderMRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of AberdeenDetails | 147 | £31m | MRC | Scotland |
| Award value£31mMain funderMRCRegionScotland | | | | |
| Boeing United Kingdom LimitedDetails | 2 | £30m | ATI | London |
| Award value£30mMain funderATIRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of UlsterDetails | 66 | £30m | AHRC | Northern Ireland |
| Award value£30mMain funderAHRCRegionNorthern Ireland | | | | |
| Babraham InstituteDetails | 28 | £29m | BBSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£29mMain funderBBSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Aston UniversityDetails | 106 | £29m | EPSRC | West Midlands |
| Award value£29mMain funderEPSRCRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Vertical Aerospace Group LtdDetails | 3 | £28m | ATI | South West |
| Award value£28mMain funderATIRegionSouth West | | | | |
| University of StirlingDetails | 88 | £28m | ESRC | Scotland |
| Award value£28mMain funderESRCRegionScotland | | | | |
| Queen's University of BelfastDetails | 20 | £28m | ATI | Unknown |
| Award value£28mMain funderATIRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Npl Management LimitedDetails | 20 | £27m | Innovate UK | London |
| Award value£27mMain funderInnovate UKRegionLondon | | | | |
| The Open UniversityDetails | 111 | £26m | STFC | South East |
| Award value£26mMain funderSTFCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Science and Technology Facilities CouncilDetails | 23 | £26m | SPF | South West |
| Award value£26mMain funderSPFRegionSouth West | | | | |
| UK Power Networks (Operations) LimitedDetails | 3 | £25m | Innovate UK | London |
| Award value£25mMain funderInnovate UKRegionLondon | | | | |
| Aberystwyth UniversityDetails | 85 | £25m | BBSRC | Wales |
| Award value£25mMain funderBBSRCRegionWales | | | | |
| University of HuddersfieldDetails | 42 | £25m | EPSRC | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Award value£25mMain funderEPSRCRegionYorkshire and The Humber | | | | |
| SrucDetails | 8 | £24m | Innovate UK | Scotland |
| Award value£24mMain funderInnovate UKRegionScotland | | | | |
| Safran Electrical & Power UK LtdDetails | 2 | £23m | Innovate UK | South East |
| Award value£23mMain funderInnovate UKRegionSouth East | | | | |
| University of PortsmouthDetails | 93 | £23m | BBSRC | South East |
| Award value£23mMain funderBBSRCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Earlham InstituteDetails | 22 | £22m | BBSRC | East of England |
| Award value£22mMain funderBBSRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| Oxford Brookes UniversityDetails | 21 | £21m | ESRC | South East |
| Award value£21mMain funderESRCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Bibby Marine Services LimitedDetails | 1 | £20m | Innovate UK | North West |
| Award value£20mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorth West | | | | |
| Zeroavia LtdDetails | 3 | £20m | ATI | South West |
| Award value£20mMain funderATIRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Portsmouth City CouncilDetails | 1 | £20m | Innovate UK | South East |
| Award value£20mMain funderInnovate UKRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Sheffield Hallam UniversityDetails | 37 | £20m | ESRC | Unknown |
| Award value£20mMain funderESRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Goodrich Controls Holding LimitedDetails | 2 | £19m | ATI | West Midlands |
| Award value£19mMain funderATIRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Manchester Metropolitan UniversityDetails | 87 | £18m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | North West |
| Award value£18mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionNorth West | | | | |
| Lucideon Group LimitedDetails | 1 | £18m | Innovate UK | West Midlands |
| Award value£18mMain funderInnovate UKRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Brunel University LondonDetails | 101 | £18m | EPSRC | London |
| Award value£18mMain funderEPSRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| Plymouth Marine LaboratoryDetails | 17 | £18m | NERC | South West |
| Award value£18mMain funderNERCRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Niab.Details | 1 | £18m | Innovate UK | East of England |
| Award value£18mMain funderInnovate UKRegionEast of England | | | | |
| University of PlymouthDetails | 75 | £18m | NERC | South West |
| Award value£18mMain funderNERCRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Yasa LimitedDetails | 2 | £18m | APC | South East |
| Award value£18mMain funderAPCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Ncc Operations LimitedDetails | 3 | £17m | DBT | South West |
| Award value£17mMain funderDBTRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Orbital Marine Power LimitedDetails | 2 | £17m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | Scotland |
| Award value£17mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionScotland | | | | |
| University of HullDetails | 53 | £17m | MRC | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Award value£17mMain funderMRCRegionYorkshire and The Humber | | | | |
| Newcastle UniversityDetails | 1 | £17m | ISCF | North East |
| Award value£17mMain funderISCFRegionNorth East | | | | |
| Honeywell UK LimitedDetails | 3 | £16m | Innovate UK | South East |
| Award value£16mMain funderInnovate UKRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Institute for Fiscal StudiesDetails | 7 | £16m | ESRC | London |
| Award value£16mMain funderESRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| Centre for Process Innovation LimitedDetails | 6 | £15m | Innovate UK | North East |
| Award value£15mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorth East | | | | |
| Royal Veterinary CollegeDetails | 37 | £15m | BBSRC | London |
| Award value£15mMain funderBBSRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| City St George’s, University of LondonDetails | 38 | £15m | MRC | London |
| Award value£15mMain funderMRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| The University of ManchesterDetails | 44 | £15m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | Unknown |
| Award value£15mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) LimitedDetails | 1 | £15m | APC | North East |
| Award value£15mMain funderAPCRegionNorth East | | | | |
| James Hutton InstituteDetails | 18 | £14m | BBSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£14mMain funderBBSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Birmingham City UniversityDetails | 42 | £14m | AHRC | West Midlands |
| Award value£14mMain funderAHRCRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Safran Landing Systems UK LtdDetails | 2 | £14m | ATI | South West |
| Award value£14mMain funderATIRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Bangor UniversityDetails | 87 | £14m | NERC | Wales |
| Award value£14mMain funderNERCRegionWales | | | | |
| Nottingham Trent UniversityDetails | 65 | £14m | EPSRC | East Midlands |
| Award value£14mMain funderEPSRCRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Liverpool John Moores UniversityDetails | 38 | £13m | EPSRC | North West |
| Award value£13mMain funderEPSRCRegionNorth West | | | | |
| Sp Transmission PlcDetails | 3 | £13m | Innovate UK | Scotland |
| Award value£13mMain funderInnovate UKRegionScotland | | | | |
| Renishaw P L CDetails | 1 | £13m | ATI | South West |
| Award value£13mMain funderATIRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Coventry UniversityDetails | 33 | £12m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | Unknown |
| Award value£12mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of LincolnDetails | 46 | £12m | EPSRC | East Midlands |
| Award value£12mMain funderEPSRCRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Birkbeck, University of LondonDetails | 63 | £12m | MRC | Unknown |
| Award value£12mMain funderMRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Mercedes Amg High Performance Powertrains LimitedDetails | 1 | £12m | Innovate UK | East Midlands |
| Award value£12mMain funderInnovate UKRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Perkins Engines Company LimitedDetails | 1 | £11m | APC | East of England |
| Award value£11mMain funderAPCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| University of the West of EnglandDetails | 28 | £11m | BBSRC | South West |
| Award value£11mMain funderBBSRCRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Scottish Association for Marine ScienceDetails | 17 | £11m | NERC | Scotland |
| Award value£11mMain funderNERCRegionScotland | | | | |
| University of HertfordshireDetails | 33 | £11m | STFC | Unknown |
| Award value£11mMain funderSTFCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of the West of ScotlandDetails | 29 | £11m | ISPF | Unknown |
| Award value£11mMain funderISPFRegionUnknown | | | | |
| National Grid Electricity System Operator LimitedDetails | 1 | £10m | Innovate UK | South East |
| Award value£10mMain funderInnovate UKRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Alloyed LimitedDetails | 4 | £10m | ATI | South East |
| Award value£10mMain funderATIRegionSouth East | | | | |
| University of BrightonDetails | 64 | £10m | EPSRC | South East |
| Award value£10mMain funderEPSRCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Intelligent Energy LimitedDetails | 1 | £10m | Innovate UK | East Midlands |
| Award value£10mMain funderInnovate UKRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Goldsmiths, University of LondonDetails | 45 | £10m | Infrastructure Fund | London |
| Award value£10mMain funderInfrastructure FundRegionLondon | | | | |
| Keele UniversityDetails | 36 | £10m | MRC | West Midlands |
| Award value£10mMain funderMRCRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Natural History MuseumDetails | 15 | £9m | ISPF | London |
| Award value£9mMain funderISPFRegionLondon | | | | |
| Collins River Enterprises LimitedDetails | 1 | £9m | Innovate UK | London |
| Award value£9mMain funderInnovate UKRegionLondon | | | | |
| Teesside UniversityDetails | 36 | £9m | Innovate UK | North East |
| Award value£9mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorth East | | | | |
| Aston Martin Lagonda LimitedDetails | 1 | £9m | APC | West Midlands |
| Award value£9mMain funderAPCRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| St George's University of LondonDetails | 13 | £9m | MRC | London |
| Award value£9mMain funderMRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| National Grid Electricity Transmission PlcDetails | 1 | £9m | Innovate UK | London |
| Award value£9mMain funderInnovate UKRegionLondon | | | | |
| SOAS University of LondonDetails | 22 | £8m | AHRC | Unknown |
| Award value£8mMain funderAHRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Met OfficeDetails | 17 | £8m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | South West |
| Award value£8mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Sp Manweb PlcDetails | 1 | £8m | Innovate UK | North West |
| Award value£8mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorth West | | | | |
| Ford Technologies LimitedDetails | 1 | £8m | APC | East of England |
| Award value£8mMain funderAPCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| The University of EssexDetails | 51 | £8m | Innovate UK | Unknown |
| Award value£8mMain funderInnovate UKRegionUnknown | | | | |
| NHS Norfolk & Suffolk IcbDetails | 1 | £8m | Innovate UK | East of England |
| Award value£8mMain funderInnovate UKRegionEast of England | | | | |
| NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care BoardDetails | 1 | £8m | Innovate UK | West Midlands |
| Award value£8mMain funderInnovate UKRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland IcbDetails | 1 | £8m | Innovate UK | East Midlands |
| Award value£8mMain funderInnovate UKRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Public Health WalesDetails | 1 | £8m | Innovate UK | Wales |
| Award value£8mMain funderInnovate UKRegionWales | | | | |
| European Bioinformatics InstituteDetails | 14 | £8m | BBSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£8mMain funderBBSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of WestminsterDetails | 35 | £8m | AHRC | Unknown |
| Award value£8mMain funderAHRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Wellcome Sanger InstituteDetails | 6 | £8m | MRC | East of England |
| Award value£8mMain funderMRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| Phinia Delphi UK LtdDetails | 2 | £8m | APC | South West |
| Award value£8mMain funderAPCRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDetails | 3 | £8m | MRC | Unknown |
| Award value£8mMain funderMRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Midlothian Health and Social Care PartnershipDetails | 1 | £8m | Innovate UK | Scotland |
| Award value£8mMain funderInnovate UKRegionScotland | | | | |
| University of BradfordDetails | 19 | £8m | UKRI FLF | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Award value£8mMain funderUKRI FLFRegionYorkshire and The Humber | | | | |
| Institute of Development StudiesDetails | 9 | £8m | UKRI FLF | Unknown |
| Award value£8mMain funderUKRI FLFRegionUnknown | | | | |
| De Montfort UniversityDetails | 29 | £8m | Ayrton Fund | East Midlands |
| Award value£8mMain funderAyrton FundRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Health & Social Care Partnership North LanarkshireDetails | 1 | £8m | Innovate UK | Scotland |
| Award value£8mMain funderInnovate UKRegionScotland | | | | |
| NHS Birmingham and Solihull and Black Country ICBsDetails | 1 | £7m | Innovate UK | West Midlands |
| Award value£7mMain funderInnovate UKRegionWest Midlands | | | | |
| Cnh Industrial N.v.Details | 1 | £7m | APC | London |
| Award value£7mMain funderAPCRegionLondon | | | | |
| Short Brothers PlcDetails | 4 | £7m | ATI | Unknown |
| Award value£7mMain funderATIRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Strategic Planning and Performance Group, Department of HealthDetails | 1 | £7m | Innovate UK | Northern Ireland |
| Award value£7mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorthern Ireland | | | | |
| University of SalfordDetails | 26 | £7m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | Unknown |
| Award value£7mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionUnknown | | | | |
| UK Centre for Ecology and HydrologyDetails | 15 | £7m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | South East |
| Award value£7mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Moredun Research InstituteDetails | 9 | £7m | BBSRC | Scotland |
| Award value£7mMain funderBBSRCRegionScotland | | | | |
| Medical Research CouncilDetails | 10 | £7m | MRC | South West |
| Award value£7mMain funderMRCRegionSouth West | | | | |
| National Grid Electricity Distribution PlcDetails | 2 | £7m | Innovate UK | South West |
| Award value£7mMain funderInnovate UKRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Royal College of ArtDetails | 23 | £7m | EPSRC | London |
| Award value£7mMain funderEPSRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| Edinburgh Napier UniversityDetails | 32 | £7m | ESRC | Unknown |
| Award value£7mMain funderESRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Bramble Energy LimitedDetails | 2 | £7m | APC | South East |
| Award value£7mMain funderAPCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| National Physical LaboratoryDetails | 8 | £7m | UKRI FLF | Unknown |
| Award value£7mMain funderUKRI FLFRegionUnknown | | | | |
| University of GreenwichDetails | 29 | £6m | ESRC | London |
| Award value£6mMain funderESRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| Bamford Bus Company LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | APC | South East |
| Award value£6mMain funderAPCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Abertay UniversityDetails | 4 | £6m | Infrastructure Fund | Unknown |
| Award value£6mMain funderInfrastructure FundRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Tidal Transit LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | Innovate UK | East of England |
| Award value£6mMain funderInnovate UKRegionEast of England | | | | |
| A & P Falmouth LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | Innovate UK | North East |
| Award value£6mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorth East | | | | |
| Northern Powergrid (Northeast) LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | Innovate UK | North East |
| Award value£6mMain funderInnovate UKRegionNorth East | | | | |
| Tt Electronics Power Solutions (UK) LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | ATI | South East |
| Award value£6mMain funderATIRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Ge Aviation Systems LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | South West |
| Award value£6mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionSouth West | | | | |
| Wales & West Utilities LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | Innovate UK | Wales |
| Award value£6mMain funderInnovate UKRegionWales | | | | |
| Treat-Nmd Services LtdDetails | 1 | £6m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | Unknown |
| Award value£6mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Edge Hill UniversityDetails | 13 | £6m | AHRC | Unknown |
| Award value£6mMain funderAHRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Gordon Murray Group LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | APC | South East |
| Award value£6mMain funderAPCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Ionic Technologies International LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | Innovate UK | East Midlands |
| Award value£6mMain funderInnovate UKRegionEast Midlands | | | | |
| Protean Electric LimitedDetails | 1 | £6m | APC | South East |
| Award value£6mMain funderAPCRegionSouth East | | | | |
| Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution PlcDetails | 1 | £5m | Innovate UK | Scotland |
| Award value£5mMain funderInnovate UKRegionScotland | | | | |
| Wayland Additive LimitedDetails | 2 | £5m | Innovate UK | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Award value£5mMain funderInnovate UKRegionYorkshire and The Humber | | | | |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)Details | 1 | £5m | EPSRC | Unknown |
| Award value£5mMain funderEPSRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| Anglia Ruskin UniversityDetails | 18 | £5m | AHRC | East of England |
| Award value£5mMain funderAHRCRegionEast of England | | | | |
| University of LondonDetails | 14 | £5m | AHRC | London |
| Award value£5mMain funderAHRCRegionLondon | | | | |
| University of SunderlandDetails | 11 | £5m | MRC | Unknown |
| Award value£5mMain funderMRCRegionUnknown | | | | |
| WcmcDetails | 11 | £5m | Horizon Europe Guarantee | East of England |
| Award value£5mMain funderHorizon Europe GuaranteeRegionEast of England | | | | |
| National Inst of Agricultural BotanyDetails | 3 | £5m | ISCF | Unknown |
| Award value£5mMain funderISCFRegionUnknown | | | | |










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| Lead organisation | Applications decided | Awards | Award rate | Most awards from |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| University College LondonDetails | 6,863 | 2,183 | 31.8% | MRC |
| Awards2,183Award rate31.8%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Cambridge UniversityDetails | 5,199 | 1,733 | 33.3% | MRC |
| Awards1,733Award rate33.3%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Imperial College LondonDetails | 5,154 | 1,522 | 29.5% | EPSRC |
| Awards1,522Award rate29.5%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Oxford UniversityDetails | 5,080 | 2,014 | 39.6% | MRC |
| Awards2,014Award rate39.6%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Edinburgh UniversityDetails | 4,586 | 1,614 | 35.2% | BBSRC |
| Awards1,614Award rate35.2%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| King'S College LondonDetails | 4,126 | 1,154 | 28.0% | MRC |
| Awards1,154Award rate28.0%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Manchester UniversityDetails | 3,981 | 1,579 | 39.7% | EPSRC |
| Awards1,579Award rate39.7%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Bristol UniversityDetails | 3,495 | 1,208 | 34.6% | EPSRC |
| Awards1,208Award rate34.6%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Birmingham UniversityDetails | 3,294 | 1,081 | 32.8% | EPSRC |
| Awards1,081Award rate32.8%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Glasgow UniversityDetails | 3,282 | 1,043 | 31.8% | EPSRC |
| Awards1,043Award rate31.8%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Sheffield UniversityDetails | 3,228 | 1,115 | 34.5% | EPSRC |
| Awards1,115Award rate34.5%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Leeds UniversityDetails | 3,175 | 1,248 | 39.3% | EPSRC |
| Awards1,248Award rate39.3%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Exeter UniversityDetails | 3,045 | 977 | 32.1% | NERC |
| Awards977Award rate32.1%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| Liverpool UniversityDetails | 2,784 | 929 | 33.4% | BBSRC |
| Awards929Award rate33.4%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Nottingham UniversityDetails | 2,733 | 983 | 36.0% | EPSRC |
| Awards983Award rate36.0%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Newcastle UniversityDetails | 2,540 | 770 | 30.3% | EPSRC |
| Awards770Award rate30.3%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Queen Mary University Of LondonDetails | 2,442 | 672 | 27.5% | EPSRC |
| Awards672Award rate27.5%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Cardiff UniversityDetails | 2,345 | 710 | 30.3% | EPSRC |
| Awards710Award rate30.3%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Southampton UniversityDetails | 2,269 | 872 | 38.4% | EPSRC |
| Awards872Award rate38.4%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Queen'S University BelfastDetails | 2,003 | 644 | 32.2% | Innovate UK |
| Awards644Award rate32.2%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| York UniversityDetails | 1,969 | 728 | 37.0% | EPSRC |
| Awards728Award rate37.0%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Durham UniversityDetails | 1,740 | 614 | 35.3% | EPSRC |
| Awards614Award rate35.3%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Lancaster UniversityDetails | 1,582 | 547 | 34.6% | EPSRC |
| Awards547Award rate34.6%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Strathclyde UniversityDetails | 1,486 | 512 | 34.5% | EPSRC |
| Awards512Award rate34.5%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Surrey UniversityDetails | 1,447 | 420 | 29.0% | EPSRC |
| Awards420Award rate29.0%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Leicester UniversityDetails | 1,445 | 447 | 30.9% | AHRC |
| Awards447Award rate30.9%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Bath UniversityDetails | 1,440 | 414 | 28.8% | EPSRC |
| Awards414Award rate28.8%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Sussex UniversityDetails | 1,301 | 365 | 28.1% | STFC |
| Awards365Award rate28.1%Most awards fromSTFC | | | | |
| East Anglia UniversityDetails | 1,286 | 375 | 29.2% | NERC |
| Awards375Award rate29.2%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| Warwick UniversityDetails | 1,259 | 841 | 66.8% | EPSRC |
| Awards841Award rate66.8%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Loughborough UniversityDetails | 1,214 | 369 | 30.4% | EPSRC |
| Awards369Award rate30.4%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| London School Of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineDetails | 1,148 | 348 | 30.3% | MRC |
| Awards348Award rate30.3%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Reading UniversityDetails | 1,135 | 397 | 35.0% | NERC |
| Awards397Award rate35.0%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| St Andrews UniversityDetails | 1,083 | 334 | 30.8% | EPSRC |
| Awards334Award rate30.8%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Kent UniversityDetails | 991 | 297 | 30.0% | EPSRC |
| Awards297Award rate30.0%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Heriot-Watt UniversityDetails | 943 | 317 | 33.6% | EPSRC |
| Awards317Award rate33.6%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Swansea UniversityDetails | 939 | 280 | 29.8% | EPSRC |
| Awards280Award rate29.8%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Aberdeen UniversityDetails | 925 | 262 | 28.3% | BBSRC |
| Awards262Award rate28.3%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Northumbria UniversityDetails | 917 | 224 | 24.4% | AHRC |
| Awards224Award rate24.4%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Essex UniversityDetails | 907 | 335 | 36.9% | Innovate UK |
| Awards335Award rate36.9%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Dundee UniversityDetails | 831 | 263 | 31.6% | MRC |
| Awards263Award rate31.6%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Royal Holloway University Of LondonDetails | 738 | 237 | 32.1% | AHRC |
| Awards237Award rate32.1%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Manchester Metropolitan UniversityDetails | 737 | 257 | 34.9% | Innovate UK |
| Awards257Award rate34.9%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Aston UniversityDetails | 700 | 249 | 35.6% | Innovate UK |
| Awards249Award rate35.6%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Open UniversityDetails | 690 | 193 | 28.0% | STFC |
| Awards193Award rate28.0%Most awards fromSTFC | | | | |
| Brunel University LondonDetails | 677 | 151 | 22.3% | EPSRC |
| Awards151Award rate22.3%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Cranfield UniversityDetails | 672 | 223 | 33.2% | EPSRC |
| Awards223Award rate33.2%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Plymouth UniversityDetails | 633 | 183 | 28.9% | NERC |
| Awards183Award rate28.9%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| London School Of Economics & Political ScienceDetails | 587 | 232 | 39.5% | ESRC |
| Awards232Award rate39.5%Most awards fromESRC | | | | |
| Stirling UniversityDetails | 574 | 179 | 31.2% | AHRC |
| Awards179Award rate31.2%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Keele UniversityDetails | 536 | 142 | 26.5% | EPSRC |
| Awards142Award rate26.5%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Coventry UniversityDetails | 525 | 130 | 24.8% | AHRC |
| Awards130Award rate24.8%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Portsmouth UniversityDetails | 516 | 160 | 31.0% | STFC |
| Awards160Award rate31.0%Most awards fromSTFC | | | | |
| West Of England UniversityDetails | 510 | 112 | 22.0% | ESRC |
| Awards112Award rate22.0%Most awards fromESRC | | | | |
| Hull UniversityDetails | 492 | 132 | 26.8% | Innovate UK |
| Awards132Award rate26.8%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Liverpool John Moores UniversityDetails | 482 | 133 | 27.6% | STFC |
| Awards133Award rate27.6%Most awards fromSTFC | | | | |
| Ulster UniversityDetails | 481 | 152 | 31.6% | Innovate UK |
| Awards152Award rate31.6%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Lincoln UniversityDetails | 451 | 124 | 27.5% | Innovate UK |
| Awards124Award rate27.5%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Francis Crick InstituteDetails | 451 | 336 | 74.5% | MRC |
| Awards336Award rate74.5%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| John Innes CentreDetails | 450 | 235 | 52.2% | BBSRC |
| Awards235Award rate52.2%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Brighton UniversityDetails | 432 | 159 | 36.8% | AHRC |
| Awards159Award rate36.8%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Nottingham Trent UniversityDetails | 426 | 126 | 29.6% | Innovate UK |
| Awards126Award rate29.6%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Huddersfield UniversityDetails | 423 | 159 | 37.6% | Innovate UK |
| Awards159Award rate37.6%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Bangor UniversityDetails | 417 | 95 | 22.8% | NERC |
| Awards95Award rate22.8%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| City St George’S University Of LondonDetails | 411 | 92 | 22.4% | EPSRC |
| Awards92Award rate22.4%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Aberystwyth UniversityDetails | 387 | 131 | 33.9% | BBSRC |
| Awards131Award rate33.9%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Bournemouth UniversityDetails | 369 | 81 | 22.0% | AHRC |
| Awards81Award rate22.0%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Liverpool School Of Tropical MedicineDetails | 367 | 127 | 34.6% | MRC |
| Awards127Award rate34.6%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Greenwich UniversityDetails | 350 | 87 | 24.9% | Innovate UK |
| Awards87Award rate24.9%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Hertfordshire UniversityDetails | 344 | 95 | 27.6% | STFC |
| Awards95Award rate27.6%Most awards fromSTFC | | | | |
| Rothamsted ResearchDetails | 339 | 148 | 43.7% | BBSRC |
| Awards148Award rate43.7%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Oxford Brookes UniversityDetails | 329 | 86 | 26.1% | Innovate UK |
| Awards86Award rate26.1%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Birkbeck University Of LondonDetails | 321 | 118 | 36.8% | AHRC |
| Awards118Award rate36.8%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Birmingham City UniversityDetails | 304 | 117 | 38.5% | Innovate UK |
| Awards117Award rate38.5%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| De Montfort UniversityDetails | 300 | 82 | 27.3% | AHRC |
| Awards82Award rate27.3%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Sheffield Hallam UniversityDetails | 298 | 116 | 38.9% | Innovate UK |
| Awards116Award rate38.9%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| British Geological SurveyDetails | 295 | 105 | 35.6% | NERC |
| Awards105Award rate35.6%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| Bradford UniversityDetails | 292 | 94 | 32.2% | Innovate UK |
| Awards94Award rate32.2%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Science & Technology Facilities CouncilDetails | 287 | 89 | 31.0% | STFC |
| Awards89Award rate31.0%Most awards fromSTFC | | | | |
| Goldsmiths University Of LondonDetails | 282 | 76 | 27.0% | AHRC |
| Awards76Award rate27.0%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Lancashire UniversityDetails | 274 | 66 | 24.1% | STFC |
| Awards66Award rate24.1%Most awards fromSTFC | | | | |
| Salford UniversityDetails | 273 | 87 | 31.9% | Innovate UK |
| Awards87Award rate31.9%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| British Antarctic SurveyDetails | 272 | 97 | 35.7% | NERC |
| Awards97Award rate35.7%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| Pirbright InstituteDetails | 247 | 133 | 53.8% | BBSRC |
| Awards133Award rate53.8%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| National Institute Of Agricultural BotanyDetails | 244 | 120 | 49.2% | BBSRC |
| Awards120Award rate49.2%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Middlesex UniversityDetails | 238 | 53 | 22.3% | EPSRC |
| Awards53Award rate22.3%Most awards fromEPSRC | | | | |
| Teesside UniversityDetails | 237 | 108 | 45.6% | Innovate UK |
| Awards108Award rate45.6%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Quadram Institute BioscienceDetails | 236 | 116 | 49.2% | BBSRC |
| Awards116Award rate49.2%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Westminster UniversityDetails | 228 | 62 | 27.2% | AHRC |
| Awards62Award rate27.2%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Edinburgh Napier UniversityDetails | 227 | 56 | 24.7% | Innovate UK |
| Awards56Award rate24.7%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| St George'S University Of LondonDetails | 224 | 38 | 17.0% | MRC |
| Awards38Award rate17.0%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Arts London UniversityDetails | 217 | 76 | 35.0% | AHRC |
| Awards76Award rate35.0%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| London South Bank UniversityDetails | 209 | 41 | 19.6% | Innovate UK |
| Awards41Award rate19.6%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| West Of Scotland UniversityDetails | 204 | 107 | 52.5% | Innovate UK |
| Awards107Award rate52.5%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Soas University Of LondonDetails | 201 | 77 | 38.3% | AHRC |
| Awards77Award rate38.3%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Anglia Ruskin UniversityDetails | 199 | 46 | 23.1% | Innovate UK |
| Awards46Award rate23.1%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Babraham InstituteDetails | 199 | 119 | 59.8% | BBSRC |
| Awards119Award rate59.8%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Leeds Beckett UniversityDetails | 192 | 80 | 41.7% | Innovate UK |
| Awards80Award rate41.7%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Earlham InstituteDetails | 191 | 107 | 56.0% | BBSRC |
| Awards107Award rate56.0%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| National Oceanography CentreDetails | 189 | 71 | 37.6% | NERC |
| Awards71Award rate37.6%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| Institute Of Cancer ResearchDetails | 187 | 61 | 32.6% | MRC |
| Awards61Award rate32.6%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Centre For Ecology & HydrologyDetails | 185 | 76 | 41.1% | NERC |
| Awards76Award rate41.1%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| Robert Gordon UniversityDetails | 183 | 67 | 36.6% | Innovate UK |
| Awards67Award rate36.6%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Kingston UniversityDetails | 180 | 40 | 22.2% | AHRC |
| Awards40Award rate22.2%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Derby UniversityDetails | 180 | 70 | 38.9% | Innovate UK |
| Awards70Award rate38.9%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| James Hutton InstituteDetails | 180 | 65 | 36.1% | BBSRC |
| Awards65Award rate36.1%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Wolverhampton UniversityDetails | 179 | 61 | 34.1% | Innovate UK |
| Awards61Award rate34.1%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Nerc Ceh (Up To 30.11.2019)Details | 178 | 64 | 36.0% | NERC |
| Awards64Award rate36.0%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| Scotland'S Rural CollegeDetails | 168 | 38 | 22.6% | BBSRC |
| Awards38Award rate22.6%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Royal College Of ArtDetails | 160 | 59 | 36.9% | AHRC |
| Awards59Award rate36.9%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Roehampton UniversityDetails | 156 | 35 | 22.4% | AHRC |
| Awards35Award rate22.4%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Institute Of Development StudiesDetails | 152 | 46 | 30.3% | ESRC |
| Awards46Award rate30.3%Most awards fromESRC | | | | |
| Noc (Up To 31.10.2019)Details | 151 | 62 | 41.1% | NERC |
| Awards62Award rate41.1%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| Edge Hill UniversityDetails | 149 | 45 | 30.2% | Innovate UK |
| Awards45Award rate30.2%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Scottish Association For Marine ScienceDetails | 138 | 41 | 29.7% | NERC |
| Awards41Award rate29.7%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| Plymouth Marine LaboratoryDetails | 138 | 47 | 34.1% | NERC |
| Awards47Award rate34.1%Most awards fromNERC | | | | |
| European Bioinformatics InstituteDetails | 136 | 66 | 48.5% | BBSRC |
| Awards66Award rate48.5%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| Bath Spa UniversityDetails | 126 | 38 | 30.2% | AHRC |
| Awards38Award rate30.2%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| East London UniversityDetails | 123 | 31 | 25.2% | Innovate UK |
| Awards31Award rate25.2%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Staffordshire UniversityDetails | 113 | 37 | 32.7% | Innovate UK |
| Awards37Award rate32.7%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| London UniversityDetails | 113 | 39 | 34.5% | AHRC |
| Awards39Award rate34.5%Most awards fromAHRC | | | | |
| Glasgow Caledonian UniversityDetails | 112 | 35 | 31.3% | Innovate UK |
| Awards35Award rate31.3%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |
| Wellcome Sanger InstituteDetails | 105 | 33 | 31.4% | MRC |
| Awards33Award rate31.4%Most awards fromMRC | | | | |
| Harper Adams UniversityDetails | 104 | 37 | 35.6% | BBSRC |
| Awards37Award rate35.6%Most awards fromBBSRC | | | | |
| West London UniversityDetails | 100 | 31 | 31.0% | Innovate UK |
| Awards31Award rate31.0%Most awards fromInnovate UK | | | | |










Source: UK Research and Innovation, [Gateway to Research: active projects, exported 2026-09-29](https://gtr.ukri.org/search/project/csv?term=*&selectedFacets=c3RhdHVzfEFjdGl2ZXxzdHJpbmc%3D&fields=&type=&selectedSortableField=&selectedSortOrder=), published 29 September 2026; UK Research and Innovation, [UKRI investments and outputs data, April 2015 to March 2026](https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/160726-UKRI-investments-and-outputs-data-2015-2026.xlsx), published 16 July 2026.





## The people it pays for





| Who | Number | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| People named on active UKRI awardsDetails | 32,045 | 2025-26 |
| When2025-26 | | |
| Active UKRI doctoral studentshipsDetails | 26,595 | 2024-25 |
| When2024-25 | | |
| UKRI staff (institutes, facilities, head office), FTEDetails | 8,551 | 31 March 2026 |
| When31 March 2026 | | |
| ARIA staff, FTEDetails | 82 | 31 March 2026 |
| When31 March 2026 | | |






**People named on active UKRI awards, and active UKRI studentships**








Counts of people, not full-time equivalents. The number of researchers in UK universities comes from HESA, whose files could not be read for this page.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | People named on active awards | Active doctoral studentships |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | 26,612 | 26,326 |
| Active doctoral studentships26,326 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 26,959 | 26,993 |
| Active doctoral studentships26,993 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 27,634 | 28,361 |
| Active doctoral studentships28,361 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 28,705 | 29,409 |
| Active doctoral studentships29,409 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 28,820 | 29,039 |
| Active doctoral studentships29,039 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 31,040 | 29,206 |
| Active doctoral studentships29,206 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 32,577 | 29,762 |
| Active doctoral studentships29,762 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 32,083 | 28,182 |
| Active doctoral studentships28,182 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 31,359 | 27,513 |
| Active doctoral studentships27,513 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 31,220 | 26,595 |
| Active doctoral studentships26,595 | | |
| 2025-26Details | 32,045 | — |
| Active doctoral studentships— | | |






Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source:
[UK Research and Innovation](https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/160726-UKRI-investments-and-outputs-data-2015-2026.xlsx).






## Major programmes and the department’s plans





| Organisation or programme | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Details | £8.8bn | £9.2bn | £9.6bn | £9.8bn | £10.0bn |
| 2026-27£9.2bn2027-28£9.6bn2028-29£9.8bn2029-30£10.0bn | | | | | |
| UK contribution to EU programmesDetails | £2.7bn | £2.1bn | £2.2bn | £2.2bn | £2.2bn |
| 2026-27£2.1bn2027-28£2.2bn2028-29£2.2bn2029-30£2.2bn | | | | | |
| UK Space AgencyDetails | £668m | £679m | £693m | £706m | £720m |
| 2026-27£679m2027-28£693m2028-29£706m2029-30£720m | | | | | |
| Met OfficeDetails | £310m | £327m | £456m | £337m | £347m |
| 2026-27£327m2027-28£456m2028-29£337m2029-30£347m | | | | | |
| Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA)Details | £184m | £220m | £300m | £300m | £400m |
| 2026-27£220m2027-28£300m2028-29£300m2029-30£400m | | | | | |
| National AcademiesDetails | £217m | £219m | £226m | £230m | £235m |
| 2026-27£219m2027-28£226m2028-29£230m2029-30£235m | | | | | |
| Office for Life SciencesDetails | £129m | £264m | £286m | £229m | £146m |
| 2026-27£264m2027-28£286m2028-29£229m2029-30£146m | | | | | |
| National Measurement SystemDetails | £130m | £131m | £139m | £143m | £145m |
| 2026-27£131m2027-28£139m2028-29£143m2029-30£145m | | | | | |
| AI Security Institute (AISI)Details | £66m | £60m | £60m | £60m | £60m |
| 2026-27£60m2027-28£60m2028-29£60m2029-30£60m | | | | | |





Published by DSIT in October 2025. On 22 July 2026 DSIT's functions were redistributed across other departments. The Department for Business and Trade was renamed the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), covering science and innovation from foundational research to scaling up firms (UKRI's budget explainer now names BIST as the department that allocated its budget); AI strategy and the AI Security Institute moved to the Cabinet Office; the Government Digital Service and telecoms moved to an expanded Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. ([Cabinet Office, Machinery of Government changes: fact sheet](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-changes-fact-sheet).)





| Budget line | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UK Research BaseDetails | 6,784 | 7,045 | 7,231 | 7,458 |
| 2023-247,0452024-257,2312025-267,458 | | | | |
| R&D OtherDetails | 486 | 555 | 525 | 126 |
| 2023-245552024-255252025-26126 | | | | |
| Core InnovationDetails | 676 | 839 | 940 | 937 |
| 2023-248392024-259402025-26937 | | | | |
| DSIT Managed ProgrammesDetails | 447 | 151 | 276 | 300 |
| 2023-241512024-252762025-26300 | | | | |
| EU ProgrammesDetails | 531 | 359 | 457 | 488 |
| 2023-243592024-254572025-26488 | | | | |
| Total AllocationDetails | 9,517 | 9,573 | 10,126 | 9,819 |
| 2023-249,5732024-2510,1262025-269,819 | | | | |





- **Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).** Net spending of £152m in the year to 31 March 2026 (£31m the year before), of which £129m on R&D programmes, with 82 staff (FTE). [Annual report and accounts](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aria-annual-report-and-accounts-2025-to-2026--2/advanced-research-and-invention-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2025-to-2026).

- **Horizon Europe and Copernicus.** The UK paid £1.1bn in 2023-24 and £1.2bn in 2024-25 to associate (ONS). The UK associated to Horizon Europe and Copernicus from 1 January 2024 under a bespoke agreement: no payment for the years UK researchers were excluded (2021 to 2023), and a new automatic clawback that compensates the UK if UK participants receive significantly less than the UK pays in. The UK did not associate to Euratom and set up its own fusion programme instead, backed by up to £650 million to 2027. [Prime Minister's Office and DSIT, UK joins Horizon Europe under a new bespoke deal](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-joins-horizon-europe-under-a-new-bespoke-deal), 7 September 2023.






| Project | Whole-life cost | Delivery confidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Project Gigabit (digital, not R&D)Details | £5.2bn | Not published |
| Delivery confidenceNot published | | |
| Met Office Supercomputer ProgrammeDetails | £1.2bn | Not published |
| Delivery confidenceNot published | | |
| MATRIX CLUSTER TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME (digital, not R&D)Details | £890m | Not published |
| Delivery confidenceNot published | | |
| GOV.UK One Login (digital, not R&D)Details | £709m | Amber |
| Delivery confidenceAmber | | |
| Shared Rural Network (digital, not R&D)Details | £328m | Not published |
| Delivery confidenceNot published | | |





Costs in 2024-25 prices, as the portfolio publishes them. DSIT’s portfolio mixed science and digital projects; only the Met Office supercomputer is an R&D programme. [Every major project, across government](/government-major-projects/).



Source: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, [DSIT research and development plans to 2029 to 2030](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dsit-research-and-development-plans-to-2029-to-2030/dsit-research-and-development-rd-plans-to-20292030), published 30 October 2025; UK Research and Innovation, [UKRI annual report and accounts 2025-26](https://www.ukri.org/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2025-to-2026/ukri-annual-report-and-accounts-2025-to-2026/); Advanced Research and Invention Agency, [ARIA annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aria-annual-report-and-accounts-2025-to-2026--2/advanced-research-and-invention-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2025-to-2026), published 15 July 2026; Office for National Statistics, [Research and development expenditure by the UK government, 2024-25](https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/scienceengineeringandtechnologystatisticsreferencetables/current/goverd2024.xlsx), published 17 April 2026; National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, [NISTA Major Projects Annual Report 2025-26](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nista-major-projects-annual-report-2025-26).





## What these figures do and don't show



- **Four measures, never added together.** HM Treasury’s R&D by function (the long-run chart and the top of the drill-down), ONS’s R&D by funding body, ONS’s R&D across the whole economy (calendar years) and UKRI’s award decisions (commitments spread over several years) count different things and do not match.
- **Plans are not spending.** Council budgets, the department’s plans to 2029-30 and UKRI’s 2026-27 priority budgets are allocations. They are kept apart from outturn.
- **UKRI does not publish spending by council.** Council budgets and award values are the nearest published figures. From 2026-27 UKRI budgets by priority, so council figures stop being comparable.
- **Where an award is counted is not where its benefit falls.** Awards are counted where the lead organisation is; partners elsewhere share many of them. Nation figures from HM Treasury are identifiable spending only, and nations do not add up to the UK.
- **No local level.** No public body publishes R&D spending by council area. The lowest published levels are the English region and the lead organisation.
- **Researcher numbers are partial.** HESA’s staff data could not be read, so people named on UKRI awards stand in for researchers. Awards and people are shown beside the money, not as what it bought.
- **Machinery of government.** Science moved from BIS to BEIS (2016), to DSIT (2023) and, in July 2026, to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. Department lines change name at each move; ONS’s totals carry across them.
- **Price bases.** Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator in the price base stated. Other figures are cash.




Figures from data/services/science.json, generated 29 September 2026.



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