Research spend by research topic and investment mechanism
BBSRC research spend 2016-17: £319.3 million

These charts show allocations for the research spend on each topic in 2016-17.
- The outer rings show the composition by investment mechanism of the total spend for each research topic
- The inner rings show the total funding split between HEIs and strategically-funded institutes for each research topic, irrespective of investment mechanism
All figures given in £ million.
Icons (except 'Ageing', 'Immunology', 'Soil Science' and 'Stem Cells' icons) made by Freepik from Flaticon.
Key
Colour | Investment mechanism | |
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Responsive mode | Outer circle |
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Initiatives | |
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Research and industry clubs | |
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Strategic (ISPG, etc.) | |
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Fellowships | |
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HEIs | Inner circle |
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Strategically funded institutes |
Breakdown
Research topic | Spend |
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Ageing | £16.1m |
Animal health | £48.3m |
Animal welfare | £5.6m |
Bioenergy | £13.4m |
Crop science | £71.2m |
Diet and health | £11.5m |
Immunology | £36.8m |
Industrial biotechnology | £42.5m |
Microbial food safety | £9.2m |
Microbiology | £116.8m |
Neuroscience | £33.2m |
Pharmaceuticals | £15.3m |
Plant science | £96.7m |
Regenerative biology | £2.6m |
Soil science | £12.2m |
Stem cells | £8.0m |
Structural biology | £34.4m |
Synthetic biology | £38.0m |
Systems biology | £19.6m |
Technology development | £41.8m |
The 3 Rs | £0.9m |