RT Journal Article
T1 Fairness in Higher Education Research and Innovation Funding in the UK.
A1 Liyanage, Champika
A1 Villalba-Romero, Felix
A1 Carmichael, Andrew
K1 Enseñanza superior - Financiación
K1 Innovación educativa
K1 Universidades - Gran Bretaña
AB This research analysed the distribution of publicly awarded funding, by United KingdomResearch and Innovation (UKRI) to defined University Groups and compared it against the aimand objectives of UKRI’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI) strategy. Previous work hasidentified failures in the allocation of research awards, with some groups being under-representedin successful bids. UKRI have acknowledged that the situation needs to improve yet concern existsover whether change has been enacted. Publicly accessible information provided freely by UKRI wasused in conducting a comprehensive analysis of the current position. The results showed that themarginalisation of groups applies at a University Group level, with over-representation of the eliteuniversities of the Russell Group in successfully funded project bids. The data show how, both intotal financial expenditure and in the number of projects financed, the awarding of research fundingto the universities with the largest popular base, namely the group identified as Post-92 universities,is relatively very small. These universities, as identified by measurements such as social inclusionwithin university rankings, contribute to greater equality of opportunities for student populationsand reduce the impact of economic discrimination. By greatly minoritising the Post-92 universitiesthrough funding, UKRI is effectively reducing access for their disadvantaged students.
PB MDPI
YR 2024
FD 2024-11-29
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37998
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37998
LA eng
NO Liyanage, C. L., Villalba-Romero, F., & Carmichael, A. (2024). Fairness in Higher Education Research and Innovation Funding in the UK. Trends in Higher Education, 3(4), 1031-1052.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026