Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector 
Higher Education Sector
Expenditure on intramural R&D by type of center
Unidades: specified in the variables

	Public universities	Private universities	Other centres of higher education	Total	
Intramural R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	4.063.839	370.299	152.855	4.586.993	
A1) Current expenditure	3.761.720	337.734	143.396	4.242.851	
- Research labour costs	2.492.099	241.269	78.036	2.811.404	
- Technical and other supporting staff labour costs	575.693	27.401	21.646	624.739	
- Other current costs	693.929	69.064	43.715	806.707	
A2) Capital expenditures	302.119	32.565	9.459	344.143	
- Equipment and instruments	237.422	13.580	8.722	259.724	
- Land and buildings	56.315	17.703	278	74.296	
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	7.654	968	387	9.010	
- Other specific intellectual property products for R&D	727	313	72	1.113	
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	409.649	230.488	30.023	670.159	
B2) By source of funds: External funds	3.654.190	139.812	122.832	3.916.834	
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	176.095	48.466	19.274	243.835	
B22) From the Government sector	3.162.004	48.793	69.906	3.280.703	
B221) General University Funds	2.318.487	0	.	2.318.487	
B222) Other public financing	843.517	48.793	69.906	962.216	
- From the Central Government and dependent entities	448.797	14.865	31.204	494.866	
- From regional and local Government and dependent entities	394.720	33.928	38.702	467.349	
B23) From the Higher Education sector	4.279	1.578	1.949	7.806	
B24) From the PNP sector	48.651	7.787	7.409	63.846	
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	263.161	33.188	24.294	320.643	
- European Union Programs	209.970	25.226	17.185	252.381	
- Other funds from the rest of the world	53.191	7.963	7.109	68.262	
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	51,02	43,31	60,3	50,71	
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	37,57	45,02	36,84	38,15	
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	11,4	11,67	2,85	11,14	
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	792.482	28.104	52.777	873.363	
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	956.399	67.128	21.657	1.045.184	
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	680.465	84.282	28.839	793.586	
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	124.132	4.932	2.375	131.439	
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	998.617	145.647	41.102	1.185.365	
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	511.744	40.207	6.105	558.056	
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Fuente: National Statistics Institute