Groups

Funding

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

Total funding for Department of Mechanical Engineering (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Funding€434,608€1,729,573€1,705,044€1,212,766

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 Mechanical Engineering.

Funding by modality (2021-2024) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Modality2021202220232024
Competitive€335,442€1,475,800€435,690€652,145
Concerted€93,416€235,253€1,254,183€512,021
UC3M-funded€5,750€18,520€15,171€48,600
€434,608€1,729,573€1,705,044€1,212,766

UC3M Internal Funding Program (2021-2024)

YearUC3M-funded
2021€5,750
2022€18,520
2023€15,171
2024€48,600
€88,041

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearCompetitiveConcerted
2021€335,442€93,416
2022€1,475,800€235,253
2023€435,690€1,254,183
2024€652,145€512,021
€2,899,077€2,094,873

Evolution of funding by modality (2021-2024)

Modality2021202220232024
Competitive77.2%85.3%25.6%53.8%
Concerted21.5%13.6%73.6%42.2%
UC3M-funded1.3%1.1%0.9%4.0%

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 Mechanical Engineering.

Source of funding (2021-2024)

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Source2021202220232024
Contracts with Private entities €93,416€226,253€1,254,183€512,021
National programs€335,442€262,800€435,690€469,825
Regional programs€1,213,000€182,320
UC3M Internal Research Program€5,750€18,520€15,171€48,600
European programs
Contracts with Public administrations€9,000
Non-European international
Awards
€434,608€1,729,573€1,705,044€1,212,766

European/national/regional funding (2021-2024)

YearRegional programsNational programsEuropean programs
2021€335,442
2022€1,213,000€262,800
2023€435,690
2024€182,320€469,825
€1,395,320€1,503,757

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearContracts with Public administrationsContracts with Private entities
2021€93,416
2022€9,000€226,253
2023€1,254,183
2024€512,021
€9,000€2,085,873

Distribution of funding by source (2021-2024)

Source2021202220232024
Contracts with Private entities 21.5%13.1%73.6%42.2%
National programs77.2%15.2%25.6%38.7%
Regional programs70.1%15.0%
UC3M Internal Research Program1.3%1.1%0.9%4.0%
European programs
Contracts with Public administrations0.5%
Non-European international
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 Mechanical Engineering.

Funding by area (2021-2024)

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Areas2021202220232024
National€339,203€272,253€1,537,577€875,926
Regional€89,656€1,349,800€144,801€288,240
Internal€5,750€18,520€15,171€48,600
European
International€89,000€7,494
€434,608€1,729,573€1,705,044€1,212,766

National/regional (2021-2024)

YearRegionalNational
2021€89,656€339,203
2022€1,349,800€272,253
2023€144,801€1,537,577
2024€288,240€875,926
€1,872,497€3,024,959

European/international (2021-2024)

YearEuropean International
2021
2022€89,000
2023€7,494
2024
€96,494

Distribution of funding by area (2021-2024)

Areas2021202220232024
National78.0%15.7%90.2%72.2%
Regional20.6%78.0%8.5%23.8%
Internal1.3%1.1%0.9%4.0%
European
International5.1%0.4%

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 Mechanical Engineering in 2023-2024.

Funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

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Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project€335,442€1,470,600€435,690€640,945
Consulting and technical services€44,070€67,651€989,974€473,221
Mobility€5,750€23,720€13,625€38,800
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)€4,850€13,100€108,294€28,800
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program€1,546€21,000
Art. 83/60 for R+D project€44,497€154,502€155,915€10,000
Private competitive funding
Industrial doctorate
Subvenciones contratación de personal
€434,608€1,729,573€1,705,044€1,212,766

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

Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project77.2%85.0%25.6%52.8%
Consulting and technical services10.1%3.9%58.1%39.0%
Mobility1.3%1.4%0.8%3.2%
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)1.1%0.8%6.4%2.4%
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program0.1%1.7%
Art. 83/60 for R+D project10.2%8.9%9.1%0.8%
Private competitive funding
Industrial doctorate
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 Mechanical Engineering for each year and the staff members in these categories.

Funding by professor

2021202220232024
Funding per tenured professor€70,550€234,780€213,970€152,190

Research

Scientific output

Research results from the Department of Mechanical Engineering

This section shows the scientific output of the Department of Mechanical Engineering 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
Theses33410

Articles published (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National articles5365
International articles31284257
36314862

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

2021202220232024
Books121
Book chapters8642
Working papers11
9953

Conferences (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National conferences2226196
International conferences8101514
30363420

Staff

Who forms part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC3M?

This encompasses the academic staff affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, 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 Mechanical Engineering (2021-2024)

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Staff2021202220232024
Full professors991012
Associate professors15212220
Teaching assistants611107
Visiting professors176411
Assistant professors46444440
Permanent teaching position1
94919090

Teaching-research staff by gender in the Departament of Mechanical Engineering (2021-2024)

Staff2021202220232024
Full professors (M)3344
Full professors (F)6668
Associate professors (M)7101111
Associate professors (F)811119
Teaching assistants (M)4755
Teaching assistants (F)2452
Visiting professors (M)10336
Visiting professors (F)7315
Assistant professors (M)39383833
Assistant professors (F)7667
Permanent teaching position (M)1
Permanent teaching position (F)
94919090

Transfer

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

Registered patents and software in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2021-2024)

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Transfer2024
Patents1
Software
1