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Research Excellent Grant Allocation Model

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REG = REGa + REGb + REGc where:

  • REGa (70%): supports quality and is allocated on the basis of: volume of research active staff, moderated by a quality weighting (4* = 4, 3* = 1) and a subject weighting (high/medium/low). Information on volume (staff FTE) and quality (the ‘overall’ quality profile) derives from the Research Excellence Framework (REF). It is calculated for each of the 34 REF units of assessment for each institution and then summed.
  • REGb (17%): is a contribution towards meeting the full economic costs (fEC) for UK Research Council and other competitively funded research and is allocated in proportion to the amount of non-charity research income each institution receives – i.e. if they secured 10% of Scotland’s research income they will be allocated 10% of this grant.
  • REGc (13%): is a contribution towards meeting fEC for charity funded research and is allocated in proportion to the amount of competitively-won charity research income each institution receives – i.e. if they secured 10% of Scotland’s charity research income they will be allocated 10% of this grant.