Groups

Funding

This section analyzes funding obtained by Department of Social Sciences according to the different classifications: modality, source of funding, area, type of activity and by tenured professor.

Total funding for Department of Social Sciences (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Funding€957,947€2,802,151€678,099€4,385,347

Modality of funding

Competitive Funding/Concerted Funding/UC3M Internal Funding

Secured funding for research and transfer can be classified according to its modality, that is, according to whether it proceeds from calls that are competitive, concerted or UC3M internal funding. This section presents the evolution of this funding in the period 2021-2024 for the Department of Social Sciences.

Funding by modality (2021-2024) in the Department of Social Sciences

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Modality2021202220232024
Competitive€900,823€2,762,180€578,367€4,185,931
UC3M-funded€35,805€27,030€46,400€124,034
Concerted€21,319€12,941€53,332€75,382
€957,947€2,802,151€678,099€4,385,347

UC3M Internal Funding Program (2021-2024)

YearUC3M-funded
2021€35,805
2022€27,030
2023€46,400
2024€124,034
€233,269

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearCompetitiveConcerted
2021€900,823€21,319
2022€2,762,180€12,941
2023€578,367€53,332
2024€4,185,931€75,382
€8,427,301€162,974

Evolution of funding by modality (2021-2024)

Modality2021202220232024
Competitive94.0%98.6%85.3%95.5%
UC3M-funded3.7%1.0%6.8%2.8%
Concerted2.2%0.5%7.9%1.7%

Source of funding

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

Secured funding can be classified according to its sources: European programs, National programs, Regional programs, Contracts with Public Administrations, Contracts with Private Entities, Non- European International, Awards or UC3M Internal Research Program. This shows this distribution for the Department of Social Sciences.

Source of funding (2021-2024)

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Source2021202220232024
European programs€198,697€2,000,000€288,976€2,723,432
National programs€524,732€273,540€223,680€1,345,869
UC3M Internal Research Program€35,805€27,030€46,400€124,034
Regional programs€177,394€116,630
Contracts with Private entities €50,000€101,599€62,088
Contracts with Public administrations€21,319€12,941€17,444€13,294
Non-European international€438,640
Awards
€957,947€2,802,151€678,099€4,385,347

European/national/regional funding (2021-2024)

YearRegional programsNational programsEuropean programs
2021€177,394€524,732€198,697
2022€273,540€2,000,000
2023€223,680€288,976
2024€116,630€1,345,869€2,723,432
€294,024€2,367,821€5,211,105

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearContracts with Public administrationsContracts with Private entities
2021€21,319
2022€12,941€50,000
2023€17,444€101,599
2024€13,294€62,088
€64,998€213,687

Distribution of funding by source (2021-2024)

Source2021202220232024
European programs20.7%71.4%42.6%62.1%
National programs54.8%9.8%33.0%30.7%
UC3M Internal Research Program3.7%1.0%6.8%2.8%
Regional programs18.5%2.7%
Contracts with Private entities 1.8%15.0%1.4%
Contracts with Public administrations2.2%0.5%2.6%0.3%
Non-European international15.7%
Awards

Area

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

The area of funding allows us to classify research and transfer funds as to their location, according to whether they are: regional, national, European, Non-European international or internal. It shows the distribution of funding according to this classification for the Department of Social Sciences.

Funding by area (2021-2024)

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Areas2021202220232024
European €198,697€2,000,000€296,306€2,768,432
National€546,051€323,540€257,135€1,345,869
Regional€177,394€12,941€78,258€142,012
Internal€35,805€27,030€46,400€124,034
International€438,640€5,000
€957,947€2,802,151€678,099€4,385,347

National/regional (2021-2024)

YearRegionalNational
2021€177,394€546,051
2022€12,941€323,540
2023€78,258€257,135
2024€142,012€1,345,869
€410,605€2,472,595

European/international (2021-2024)

YearEuropean International
2021€198,697
2022€2,000,000€438,640
2023€296,306
2024€2,768,432€5,000
€5,263,435€443,640

Distribution of funding by area (2021-2024)

Areas2021202220232024
European 20.7%71.4%43.7%63.1%
National57.0%11.5%37.9%30.7%
Regional18.5%0.5%11.5%3.2%
Internal3.7%1.0%6.8%2.8%
International15.7%0.1%

Type of activity

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

Research and transfer funding are classified according to the following types of activity: R+D Projects, Art. 83/60 for R+D Projects, Consulting and Technical Services, which include consulting and technical assistance as well as recurring technical services; Other contracts and agreements, including Chairs, Sponsorships and Collaboration Agreements; Mobility, Private Competitive Funding, Industrial Doctorate and a last category that includes Financial support for Conferences, Awards and Internal Research Program.This section shows in detail funding obtained by the Department of Social Sciences in 2023-2024.

Funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

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Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project€900,823€2,246,100€498,936€4,179,071
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program€7,545€7,100€23,870€79,732
Consulting and technical services€21,319€12,941€42,206€75,382
Mobility€28,260€47,370€36,250€51,162
Private competitive funding€488,640€65,711
Industrial doctorate
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)€2,000
Art. 83/60 for R+D project€9,126
Subvenciones contratación de personal
€957,947€2,802,151€678,099€4,385,347

Distribution of funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project94.0%80.2%73.6%95.3%
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program0.8%0.3%3.5%1.8%
Consulting and technical services2.2%0.5%6.2%1.7%
Mobility3.0%1.7%5.3%1.2%
Private competitive funding17.4%9.7%
Industrial doctorate
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)0.3%
Art. 83/60 for R+D project1.3%
Subvenciones contratación de personal

Funding by professor

For this classification, the tenured academic staff of the department is taken into account: full professor, associate professor and permanent teaching position. The ratio is calculated between the secured funding by the Department of Social Sciences for each year and the staff members in these categories.

Funding by professor

2021202220232024
Funding per tenured professor€251,460€467,030€111,030€767,440

Research

Scientific output

Research results from the Department of Social Sciences

This section shows the scientific output of the Department of Social Sciences for the period 2021-2024. It encompasses 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 Research Portal of May 2025.

Theses (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Theses4425

Articles published (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National articles1381010
International articles54495255
67576265

Books, book chapers, and working papers published (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Books5733
Book chapters21131118
Working papers10596
36252327

Conferences (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National conferences1512
International conferences411
5523

Staff

Who forms part of the Department of Social Sciences at UC3M?

This encompasses the academic staff affiliated with the Department of Social Sciences, classified according to the categories: full professorassociate professor, permanent teaching position, teaching assistant, visiting professor and assistant professor.

Teaching-research staff in the Departament of Social Sciences (2021-2024)

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Staff2021202220232024
Full professors6669
Associate professors15212219
Teaching assistants212112
Visiting professors2514
Assistant professors44534052
Permanent teaching position
901028996

Teaching-research staff by gender in the Departament of Social Sciences (2021-2024)

Staff2021202220232024
Full professors (M)5558
Full professors (F)1111
Associate professors (M)11131412
Associate professors (F)4887
Teaching assistants (M)141412
Teaching assistants (F)77
Visiting professors (M)151
Visiting professors (F)104
Assistant professors (M)29362535
Assistant professors (F)15171517
Permanent teaching position (M)
Permanent teaching position (F)
901028996

Transfer

This section includes the registered patents and software developed by the Department of Social Sciences (2021-2024).

Registered patents and software in the Department of Social Sciences (2021-2024)

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Transfer2024
Patents7
Software1
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