Written question asked by Lord Rana (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 March 2006.

Universities: Science Research Funding

Question: How much of the Science Research Investment Fund has been allocated to Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster.

Answer: The Science Research Investment Fund (SRIF) commenced in 2002 and has operated in three tranches. Allocations are made on a formula basis; half the allocation is based on institutions’ quality-related (QR) research income and the other half on total research income received by the institution. Since 2002, Queen’s University has been allocated £32.2 million and the University of Ulster £17.6 million. The Office of Science and Technology (OST) has provided funding of £33.7 million and the department has supplemented this with a further £16.1 million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 4806; 680 c132WA
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Finance Ulster University Queen's University Belfast Science Research Investment Fund
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk