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The amount of research funding that UK universities receive from abroad has increased by more than 65 per cent in the past five years.

Analysis of ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Statistics Agency (Hesa) data by the UK ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ International Unit revealed that the UK received ?1.23 billion of research income from non-UK sources in 2014-15, compared with ?0.74 billion in 2009-10. The largest proportion each year came from European Union bodies.

UK research income from international sources

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UK ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ International Unit - data from HESA Finance Record (2009-10 to 2014-15)

The International Unit¡¯s annual International ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ in Facts and Figures ?also illustrates the significant rise in the number of new students coming from China to study in the UK since 2007-08, while the number of Indian students more than halved in the past four years.

International student enrolments in the UK?

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UK ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ International Unit - data from HESA Student Record (2007-08 to 2014-15)

The study shows that the UK¡¯s academics are also becoming more global, with more than a quarter (28 per cent) of academic staff coming from outside the UK in 2014-15, according to Hesa data, compared with less than a fifth (19 per cent) 10 years earlier.

Analysis of World Economic Forum data also shows that UK ¡°scientific research institutions¡± are now ranked second in the world for quality, up from seventh in 2008-09, behind only Switzerland. The ranking is based on the results of a survey that asked leading business executives in each country how they perceive their local institutions.

Quality of international ¡®scientific research institutions¡¯ over time

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UK ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ International Unit - data from World Economic Forum (2015)

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