Funding

Funding secured in research and transfer constitutes an important source of University financing. The following analyzes total funding, according to different classifications: modality, source of funding, area, type of activity and by tenured professor.

Evolution of total secured funding (2019-2022)

2019202020212022
Funding36,182 k€32,068 k€54,855 k€48,986 k€

Secured funding has increased in recent years, reaching a maximum in 2021. Despite a slight drop in 2022, there is a clear upward trend.

Funding modality

What types of funding support research?

Funding secured in research and transfer can be classified according to their modality, that is, if they proceed from calls that are competitive, concerted or UC3M internal funding. This section presents the evolution of funding secured in the 2019-2021 period and by modality.

Funding by modality (2019-2022)

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Modality2019202020212022
Competitive25,010 k€23,608 k€45,163 k€35,413 k€
Concerted10,590 k€7,934 k€9,195 k€12,946 k€
UC3M-funded583 k€527 k€497 k€626 k€
36,182 k€32,068 k€54,855 k€48,986 k€

In the past two year there has been a significant increase in competitive funding, due especially to addition of funds within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

UC3M internal research funds (2019-2022)

YearUC3M-funded
2019583 k€
2020527 k€
2021497 k€
2022626 k€
2,233 k€

Breakdown of the evolution of UC3M internal funding. This type of funding has stayed relatively steady, slightly increasing from approximately 500,000 euros to over 600,000 euros in 2022.

Competitive/concerted funding (2019-2022)

YearCompetitiveConcerted
201925,010 k€10,590 k€
202023,608 k€7,934 k€
202145,163 k€9,195 k€
202235,413 k€12,946 k€
129,194 k€40,665 k€

In addition to the increase in competitive funding in the past years, a rise in concerted funding is also observed.

Evolution of funding by modality (2019-2022)

Modality2019202020212022
Competitive25,010 k€23,608 k€45,163 k€35,413 k€
Concerted10,590 k€7,934 k€9,195 k€12,946 k€
UC3M-funded583 k€527 k€497 k€626 k€
36,182 k€32,068 k€54,855 k€48,986 k€

Distribution of funding by modality (2019-2022)

Modality2019202020212022
Competitive69.1%73.6%82.3%72.3%
Concerted29.3%24.7%16.8%26.4%
UC3M-funded1.6%1.6%0.9%1.3%

Competitive funding continues to be the main type of funding throughout this period, with its percentage increasing due to the previously mentioned funds from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

Source of funding

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

Secured funding can be classified according to its source: European programs, National programs, Regional programs, Contracts with Public Administrations, Contracts with Private Entities, Non-European International, Awards or UC3M Internal Research Program.

Evolution of funding by source (2019-2022)

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Source2019202020212022
National programs6,574 k€7,042 k€30,801 k€18,545 k€
Contracts with Private entities 9,248 k€7,267 k€7,521 k€9,010 k€
Regional programs4,359 k€3,660 k€3,857 k€8,533 k€
European programs13,383 k€11,792 k€9,919 k€7,226 k€
Contracts with Public administrations1,807 k€1,685 k€2,079 k€4,205 k€
Non-European international209 k€9 k€180 k€820 k€
UC3M Internal Research Program583 k€527 k€497 k€626 k€
Awards19 k€87 k€20 k€
36,182 k€32,068 k€54,855 k€48,986 k€

Disaggregation by funding sources allows us to analyze how the funds for each of them have evolved. Worthy of note is the significant growth in funding from National Programs, especially in 2021, while at the same time there was some decline in European Program funds.

Evolution of European/National/Regional funding (2019-2022)

YearNational programsRegional programsEuropean programs
20196,574 k€4,359 k€13,383 k€
20207,042 k€3,660 k€11,792 k€
202130,801 k€3,857 k€9,919 k€
202218,545 k€8,533 k€7,226 k€
62,963 k€20,408 k€42,321 k€

The balance between European programs and national programs (national programs plus regional ones) has been reversed during the past two years, representing 78-79 %, compared to 45-48 % in previous years.

Evolution of Public Administration / Private Entities funding (2019-2022)

YearContracts with Private entities Contracts with Public administrations
20199,248 k€1,807 k€
20207,267 k€1,685 k€
20217,521 k€2,079 k€
20229,010 k€4,205 k€
33,047 k€9,776 k€

The evolution during these years shows a gradual upward trend in the percentage of contracts with the Public Administration.

Evolution of funding by source of funds (2019-2022)

Source2019202020212022
National programs6,574 k€7,042 k€30,801 k€18,545 k€
Contracts with Private entities 9,248 k€7,267 k€7,521 k€9,010 k€
Regional programs4,359 k€3,660 k€3,857 k€8,533 k€
European programs13,383 k€11,792 k€9,919 k€7,226 k€
Contracts with Public administrations1,807 k€1,685 k€2,079 k€4,205 k€
Non-European international209 k€9 k€180 k€820 k€
UC3M Internal Research Program583 k€527 k€497 k€626 k€
Awards19 k€87 k€20 k€
36,182 k€32,068 k€54,855 k€48,986 k€

This linear depiction allows us to analyze how funding from the different sources has evolved.

Distribution of funding by origen of funds (2019-2022)

Source2019202020212022
National programs18.2%22.0%56.2%37.9%
Contracts with Private entities 25.6%22.7%13.7%18.4%
Regional programs12.0%11.4%7.0%17.4%
European programs37.0%36.8%18.1%14.8%
Contracts with Public administrations5.0%5.3%3.8%8.6%
Non-European international0.6%0.3%1.7%
UC3M Internal Research Program1.6%1.6%0.9%1.3%
Awards0.1%0.3%

Here we can compare funding percentages by year. Once again, a significant increase is observed, especially in 2021, in National Program funds.

Area

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

Area of funding allows us to classify research and transfer funding according to whether its location is regional, national, European, Non-European International or internal.

Funding by area (2019-2022)

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Areas2019202020212022
National8,408 k€9,088 k€33,797 k€22,837 k€
Regional10,249 k€8,629 k€8,716 k€14,776 k€
European 14,107 k€12,762 k€10,799 k€8,012 k€
International1,488 k€1,063 k€1,045 k€2,734 k€
Internal1,930 k€527 k€497 k€626 k€
36,182 k€32,068 k€54,855 k€48,986 k€

This reflects the significant increase in National funds as well as a slight drop in European funds throughout the period.

National/regional (2019-2022)

YearNationalRegional
20198,408 k€10,249 k€
20209,088 k€8,629 k€
202133,797 k€8,716 k€
202222,837 k€14,776 k€
74,129 k€42,371 k€

In addition to the significant increase of National funds, due to the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, the increase in regional funds in 2022 is noteworthy, mainly within the framework of the Multi-year Agreement with the Madrid Regional Community.

European/international (2019-2022)

YearEuropean International
201914,107 k€1,488 k€
202012,762 k€1,063 k€
202110,799 k€1,045 k€
20228,012 k€2,734 k€
45,680 k€6,330 k€

For international funding, the European area clearly predominates.

Distribution of funding by area (2019-2022)

Areas2019202020212022
National23.2%28.3%61.6%46.6%
Regional28.3%26.9%15.9%30.2%
European 39.0%39.8%19.7%16.4%
International4.1%3.3%1.9%5.6%
Internal5.3%1.6%0.9%1.3%

This highlights the importance of national funding in these last years, reversing the percentages in comparison to European projects.

Type of activity

In what type of research and transfer activites is funding distributed?

Types of activities into which the research and transfer funding is classified are: R+D Projects, Art. 83/60 for R+D Projects, Consulting and Technical Services, which encompass consulting and technical assistance, as well as recurring technical services; Other contracts and agreements, which include Chairs, Sponsorships and Collaboration Agreements; Mobility, Competitive Private Funding, Industrial Doctorate and a last category which includes Financial support for Conferences, Awards and UC3M Internal Research Program.

Evolution of funding by type of activity (2019-2022)

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Type of activity2019202020212022
R+D Project23,839 k€21,672 k€44,540 k€34,029 k€
Art. 83/60 for R+D project5,453 k€3,866 k€5,036 k€6,962 k€
Consulting and technical services4,356 k€2,963 k€2,884 k€5,396 k€
Private competitive funding466 k€1,018 k€406 k€803 k€
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)781 k€1,105 k€1,275 k€588 k€
Mobility403 k€340 k€429 k€436 k€
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program390 k€409 k€286 k€415 k€
Industrial doctorate495 k€695 k€358 k€
36,182 k€32,068 k€54,855 k€48,986 k€

The activity representing the highest amount of funding is R+D Projects, consolidated as the basis for University funding.

Evolution of funding by type of activity (2019-2022)

Type of activity2019202020212022
R+D Project23,839 k€21,672 k€44,540 k€34,029 k€
Art. 83/60 for R+D project5,453 k€3,866 k€5,036 k€6,962 k€
Consulting and technical services4,356 k€2,963 k€2,884 k€5,396 k€
Private competitive funding466 k€1,018 k€406 k€803 k€
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)781 k€1,105 k€1,275 k€588 k€
Mobility403 k€340 k€429 k€436 k€
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program390 k€409 k€286 k€415 k€
Industrial doctorate495 k€695 k€358 k€
36,182 k€32,068 k€54,855 k€48,986 k€

This linear depiction confirms, in addition to the importance of R+D Projects in funding, the growth that has taken place, with an increase of over 20 million euros in 2021 with respect to the previous years. An increment in the last two years of Projects under Article 83/60 is also observed.

Distribution of funding by type of activity (2019-2022)

Type of activity2019202020212022
R+D Project65.9%67.6%81.2%69.5%
Art. 83/60 for R+D project15.1%12.1%9.2%14.2%
Consulting and technical services12.0%9.2%5.3%11.0%
Private competitive funding1.3%3.2%0.7%1.6%
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)2.2%3.4%2.3%1.2%
Mobility1.1%1.1%0.8%0.9%
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program1.1%1.3%0.5%0.8%
Industrial doctorate1.4%2.2%0.7%

This image allows us to compare the annual amounts to see how funding distribution by type of activity has evolved, showing the percentage of the total for each one.

Funding per tenured professor

Ratio of funding and number of tenured professor

The classification of tenured professor includes the following: full professor, associate professor and senior assistant professor. The ratio between the secured yearly amount and the academic staff in each category is calculated.

Funding per professor (2019-2022)

2019202020212022
Funding per tenured professor46 k€46 k€76 k€61 k€

Research

Scientific output

UC3M research results

Scientific output is an important reflection of activity carried out at the University, and is one of the most significant indicators for assessing research quality. It includes data on theses, books and book chapters, articles and conferences both national and international. The figures corresponding to scientific activity provided in this section were obtained from those published in the UC3M Research Portal of May 2021.

Theses defended (2019-2022)

2019202020212022
Theses140136127135

Articles published (2019-2022)

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2019202020212022
International articles9799761,1391,062
National articles359287284229
1,3381,2631,4231,291

This depicts the evolution of articles published in international as well as national journals, with international ones clearly in the majority.

Books, book chapters and working papers published (2019-2022)

2019202020212022
Book chapters479362378358
Books116818071
Working papers56954941
651538507470

This shows the evolution of other written scientific output (books, book chapters, and working papers) in the period 2019-2022.

Conferences (2019-2022)

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2019202020212022
National conferences342234142171
International conferences434240185151
776474327322

Participation in conferences and presentations, as well as other type of scientific contributions represent an important part of UC3M researcher activity. Only conferences or congresses with associated publications are taken into account.

Staff

Who carries out research and transfer at UC3M?

Behind the production of scientific results are the research faculty that make up part of UC3M. They are classified according to the categories: full professorassociate professor, senior assistant professor, teaching assistant and visiting professor.

Teaching-research staff (2019-2022)

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Staff2019202020212022
Associate professors424436457486
Full professors178193202223
Visiting professors244216176147
Teaching assistants10911010090
Senior assistant professor1616148
971971949954

Transfer

Technology transfer constitutes one of the University’s basic pillars. Results for patent and software licenses are presented for the period 2019-2022.

Registered patents and software (2019-2022)

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Transfer2019202020212022
Patents20231729
Software8164
28242333

An upturn in patent licenses was registered in the past two years, reaching 31 licences in 2022. The number of software licenses in the two years of this report has gone up to 7.