Explore the latest figures on UKRI funding and research outputs providing an 11-year overview of each financial year from April 2015 to March 2026, reviewing and updating all previously published figures.
The UKRI data year is from 1 April to 31 March in the following year.
This publication covers:
1. funding investments: covering applications, funding decisions, and active awards.
2. outputs: covering studentships and outputs collected on awards using UKRI outcome collection surveys.
All data is available in Excel format, with a detailed data quality statement to guide interpretation.
Read the latest UKRI investment and outputs April 2015 to March 2026
Previous reports
Find reports for UKRI previous funding decisions, investment and outputs statistics:
- UKRI investment and outputs data 2015 to 2025
- UKRI investment and outputs 2023 to 2024
- UKRI research and innovation outputs 2014 to 2023, including investment and outputs data 2022 to 2023
- UKRI competitive funding decisions, investment and outputs data 2021 to 2022
Last updated: 16 July 2026