Leading Indicators	Centre type	Total
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Public universities	5,165,425
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Private universities	531,327
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Other centres of higher education	264,808
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Total	5,961,559
A1) Current expenditures	Public universities	4,745,735
A1) Current expenditures	Private universities	501,016
A1) Current expenditures	Other centres of higher education	246,432
A1) Current expenditures	Total	5,493,183
- Labour costs for research staff	Public universities	3,252,719
- Labour costs for research staff	Private universities	326,365
- Labour costs for research staff	Other centres of higher education	127,976
- Labour costs for research staff	Total	3,707,061
- Labour costs for technical and support staff	Public universities	708,074
- Labour costs for technical and support staff	Private universities	47,269
- Labour costs for technical and support staff	Other centres of higher education	40,727
- Labour costs for technical and support staff	Total	796,071
- Other current expenses	Public universities	784,942
- Other current expenses	Private universities	127,382
- Other current expenses	Other centres of higher education	77,728
- Other current expenses	Total	990,051
A2) Capital expenditures	Public universities	419,690
A2) Capital expenditures	Private universities	30,311
A2) Capital expenditures	Other centres of higher education	18,376
A2) Capital expenditures	Total	468,377
- Equipment and instruments	Public universities	295,100
- Equipment and instruments	Private universities	17,556
- Equipment and instruments	Other centres of higher education	13,983
- Equipment and instruments	Total	326,639
- Land and buildings	Public universities	92,920
- Land and buildings	Private universities	9,315
- Land and buildings	Other centres of higher education	3,434
- Land and buildings	Total	105,669
- Acquisition of specific software for internal R&D	Public universities	12,515
- Acquisition of specific software for internal R&D	Private universities	3,196
- Acquisition of specific software for internal R&D	Other centres of higher education	945
- Acquisition of specific software for internal R&D	Total	16,656
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Public universities	19,155
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Private universities	245
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Other centres of higher education	14
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Total	19,413
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Public universities	594,592
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Private universities	338,717
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Other centres of higher education	44,317
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Total	977,625
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Public universities	4,570,833
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Private universities	192,611
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Other centres of higher education	220,491
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Total	4,983,934
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Public universities	205,870
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Private universities	61,560
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Other centres of higher education	30,352
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Total	297,782
B22) From the Government sector	Public universities	3,951,757
B22) From the Government sector	Private universities	70,604
B22) From the Government sector	Other centres of higher education	116,297
B22) From the Government sector	Total	4,138,658
B221) General University Funds	Public universities	2,813,032
B221) General University Funds	Private universities	4,229
B221) General University Funds	Other centres of higher education	.
B221) General University Funds	Total	2,817,261
B222) Other public financing	Public universities	1,138,725
B222) Other public financing	Private universities	66,375
B222) Other public financing	Other centres of higher education	116,297
B222) Other public financing	Total	1,321,397
- Of the State Administration and dependent entities	Public universities	721,284
- Of the State Administration and dependent entities	Private universities	27,542
- Of the State Administration and dependent entities	Other centres of higher education	46,344
- Of the State Administration and dependent entities	Total	795,170
- Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities	Public universities	417,441
- Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities	Private universities	38,833
- Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities	Other centres of higher education	69,953
- Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities	Total	526,227
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Public universities	8,391
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Private universities	2,091
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Other centres of higher education	5,228
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Total	15,709
B24) From the PNP sector	Public universities	59,278
B24) From the PNP sector	Private universities	11,124
B24) From the PNP sector	Other centres of higher education	15,091
B24) From the PNP sector	Total	85,492
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Public universities	345,536
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Private universities	47,232
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Other centres of higher education	53,524
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Total	446,293
- European Union programmes	Public universities	277,071
- European Union programmes	Private universities	37,151
- European Union programmes	Other centres of higher education	31,568
- European Union programmes	Total	345,791
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Public universities	68,465
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Private universities	10,081
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Other centres of higher education	21,956
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Total	100,502
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Public universities	51.39
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Private universities	38.35
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Other centres of higher education	50.01
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Total	50.17
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Public universities	36.03
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Private universities	49.72
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Other centres of higher education	48.66
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Total	37.81
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Public universities	12.58
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Private universities	11.94
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Other centres of higher education	1.33
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Total	12.02
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Public universities	995,652
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Private universities	38,570
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Other centres of higher education	91,296
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Total	1,125,518
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Public universities	1,199,499
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Private universities	89,038
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Other centres of higher education	40,315
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Total	1,328,851
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Public universities	855,462
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Private universities	129,573
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Other centres of higher education	67,836
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Total	1,052,870
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Public universities	174,261
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Private universities	10,110
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Other centres of higher education	2,282
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Total	186,653
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Public universities	1,281,070
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Private universities	204,250
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Other centres of higher education	58,549
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Total	1,543,869
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Public universities	659,480
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Private universities	59,787
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Other centres of higher education	4,531
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Total	723,798