Leading Indicators Centre type Total Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros) Public universities 3.736.644 Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros) Private universities 305.121 Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros) Other centres of higher education 160.248 Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros) Total 4.202.013 A1) Current expenditures Public universities 3.507.742 A1) Current expenditures Private universities 288.952 A1) Current expenditures Other centres of higher education 146.266 A1) Current expenditures Total 3.942.960 - Labour costs for research staff Public universities 2.364.441 - Labour costs for research staff Private universities 204.860 - Labour costs for research staff Other centres of higher education 82.573 - Labour costs for research staff Total 2.651.874 - Labour costs for technical and support Public universities 543.040 - Labour costs for technical and support Private universities 24.360 - Labour costs for technical and support Other centres of higher education 21.685 - Labour costs for technical and support Total 589.085 - Other current expenses Public universities 600.261 - Other current expenses Private universities 59.732 - Other current expenses Other centres of higher education 42.007 - Other current expenses Total 702.000 A2) Capital expenditures Public universities 228.902 A2) Capital expenditures Private universities 16.169 A2) Capital expenditures Other centres of higher education 13.983 A2) Capital expenditures Total 259.054 - Equipment and instruments Public universities 170.855 - Equipment and instruments Private universities 10.049 - Equipment and instruments Other centres of higher education 11.632 - Equipment and instruments Total 192.536 - Land and buildings Public universities 49.284 - Land and buildings Private universities 4.848 - Land and buildings Other centres of higher education 1.856 - Land and buildings Total 55.988 - Acquisition of specific software for internal R&D Public universities 7.946 - Acquisition of specific software for internal R&D Private universities 1.147 - Acquisition of specific software for internal R&D Other centres of higher education 376 - Acquisition of specific software for internal R&D Total 9.469 - Other intellectual property products specific to R&D Public universities 817 - Other intellectual property products specific to R&D Private universities 125 - Other intellectual property products specific to R&D Other centres of higher education 119 - Other intellectual property products specific to R&D Total 1.061 B1) By source of funds: Internal funds Public universities 366.634 B1) By source of funds: Internal funds Private universities 183.686 B1) By source of funds: Internal funds Other centres of higher education 37.585 B1) By source of funds: Internal funds Total 587.904 B2) By source of funds: External funds Public universities 3.370.010 B2) By source of funds: External funds Private universities 121.436 B2) By source of funds: External funds Other centres of higher education 122.663 B2) By source of funds: External funds Total 3.614.109 B21) From the Business enterprise sector Public universities 151.676 B21) From the Business enterprise sector Private universities 44.365 B21) From the Business enterprise sector Other centres of higher education 20.565 B21) From the Business enterprise sector Total 216.605 B22) From the Government sector Public universities 2.912.908 B22) From the Government sector Private universities 45.405 B22) From the Government sector Other centres of higher education 71.122 B22) From the Government sector Total 3.029.435 B221) General University Funds Public universities 2.242.483 B221) General University Funds Private universities 0 B221) General University Funds Other centres of higher education . B221) General University Funds Total 2.242.483 B222) Other public financing Public universities 670.426 B222) Other public financing Private universities 45.405 B222) Other public financing Other centres of higher education 71.122 B222) Other public financing Total 786.953 - Of the State Administration and dependent entities Public universities 284.370 - Of the State Administration and dependent entities Private universities 16.619 - Of the State Administration and dependent entities Other centres of higher education 29.587 - Of the State Administration and dependent entities Total 330.576 - Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities Public universities 386.056 - Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities Private universities 28.786 - Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities Other centres of higher education 41.535 - Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities Total 456.376 B23) From the Higher Education sector Public universities 2.898 B23) From the Higher Education sector Private universities 1.172 B23) From the Higher Education sector Other centres of higher education 3.807 B23) From the Higher Education sector Total 7.877 B24) From the PNP sector Public universities 44.139 B24) From the PNP sector Private universities 8.232 B24) From the PNP sector Other centres of higher education 6.637 B24) From the PNP sector Total 59.008 B25) From the Rest of the World sector Public universities 258.389 B25) From the Rest of the World sector Private universities 22.262 B25) From the Rest of the World sector Other centres of higher education 20.532 B25) From the Rest of the World sector Total 301.183 - European Union programmes Public universities 219.410 - European Union programmes Private universities 15.825 - European Union programmes Other centres of higher education 17.894 - European Union programmes Total 253.128 - Other funds From the rest of the world Public universities 38.979 - Other funds From the rest of the world Private universities 6.437 - Other funds From the rest of the world Other centres of higher education 2.638 - Other funds From the rest of the world Total 48.055 C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research Public universities 50,08 C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research Private universities 44,88 C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research Other centres of higher education 56,65 C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research Total 49,96 C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research Public universities 38,34 C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research Private universities 42,96 C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research Other centres of higher education 40,7 C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research Total 38,76 C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development Public universities 11,58 C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development Private universities 12,16 C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development Other centres of higher education 2,65 C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development Total 11,28 By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences Public universities 718.765 By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences Private universities 39.126 By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences Other centres of higher education 51.477 By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences Total 809.368 By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology Public universities 890.179 By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology Private universities 40.814 By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology Other centres of higher education 21.061 By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology Total 952.054 By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences Public universities 608.435 By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences Private universities 67.419 By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences Other centres of higher education 23.280 By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences Total 699.135 By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences Public universities 130.027 By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences Private universities 4.032 By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences Other centres of higher education 11.617 By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences Total 145.676 By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences Public universities 918.265 By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences Private universities 122.370 By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences Other centres of higher education 46.947 By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences Total 1.087.582 By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts Public universities 470.973 By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts Private universities 31.360 By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts Other centres of higher education 5.866 By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts Total 508.199