2025 to 2026 grant data tables
University for the Creative Arts
  Table list
  - 
    Table A: Summary of allocations
  
- 
    Table B: Mainstream QR funds and London weighting
  
- 
    Table C: QR charity support fund and QR business research element
  
- 
    Table D: QR RDP supervision funds
  
- 
    Table E: HEIF allocations
  
- 
    Table F: HEIF formula parameters
  
      Table A: 2025 to 2026 Summary of allocations
    
    
      Quality-related research (QR) funds
    
     
       - 
          Mainstream QR funds (£)
        
-     735,210
- 
          London weighting on mainstream QR (£)
        
- 
                    0
        
- 
          Mainstream QR funds including London weighting (£)
        
- 
              735,210
        
- 
          QR charity support fund (£)
        
- 
0
        
- 
          QR business research element (£)
        
- 
                1,261
        
- 
          QR RDP supervision funds (£)
        
- 
               87,467
        
- 
          QR funding for National Research Libraries (£)
        
- 
          0
        
- 
          Total QR funding (£)
        
- 
              823,938
        
      Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF)
    
    
      
        - 
          Main allocation (£)
        
- 
          0
        
- 
          Top-up allocation (£)
        
- 
          0
        
- 
          Total HEIF (£)
        
- 
          0
        
      
        - 
          Total QR and HEIF grant (£)
        
- 
              823,938
        
      
        - 
          Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund (£)
        
- 
          0
        
      Table B: 2025 to 2026 Mainstream QR funds and London weighting
    
    
      This data is available in the CSV grant data tables download
    
    
  
                   
                   
                   
                   Table C: 2025 to 2026 QR charity support fund and QR business research element
                 
                   
                   QR charity support fund
                 
                   
                   
                   - 
                   AFR21 Research income from charities (£)
                 
- 
                   0
                 
- 
                   AFR22 Research income from charities (£)
                 
- 
                   0
                 
- 
                   AFR23 Research income from charities (£)
                 
- 
                   0
                 
- 
                   AFR24 Research income from charities (£)
                 
- 
                   0
                 
- 
                   Average annual income (£)
                 
- 
                   0
                 
- 
                   London-weighted research income (£)*
                 
- 
                   0
                 
- 
                   QR charity support fund (£)**
                 
- 
                   0
                 
                   
                  
                   - 
                   London weighting (£)
                 
- 
                   0
                 
- 
                   Rate
                 
- 
                   0
                 
Notes:
            
              - 
                * London-weighted research income (£) = average annual income (£) x London weighting
              
- 
                ** QR charity support fund (£) = London-weighted research income (£) x rate
              
                   QR business research element
                 
    
                   
                   
                   - 
                   AFR21 Research income from businesses (£)
                 
- 
                         6,000
                 
- 
                   AFR22 Research income from businesses (£)
                 
- 
                        13,000
                 
- 
                   AFR23 Research income from businesses (£)
                 
- 
                         8,000
                 
- 
                   AFR24 Research income from businesses (£)
                 
- 
                             0
                 
- 
                   Average annual income (£)
                 
- 
                         6,750
                 
- 
                   QR business research element (£)*
                 
- 
                         1,261
                 
                   
                  
                   - 
                   Rate
                 
- 
                   0.186757
                 
Notes:
            
              - 
                * QR business research element (£) = average annual income (£) x rate
              
      Table D: 2025 to 2026 QR RDP supervision funds
    
    
      This data is available in the CSV grant data tables download
    
    
  
  
    
      Table E: 2025 to 2026 HEIF allocations
    
    
      
        
          
            HEIF qualifying income
           
          
            
              Data source 
              2021 to 2022 income (£) 
              2022 to 2023 income (£) 
              2023 to 2024 income (£) 
             
          
          
            
              
                HE-BCI survey
               
              
                Income from contract research
               
              0 
              0 
              0 
             
            
              
                Income from consultancy
               
              0 
              0 
              0 
             
            
              
                Income from equipment and facilities
               
              0 
              0 
              0 
             
            
              
                Income from regeneration
               
              0 
              0 
              0 
             
            
              
                Income from intellectual property
               
              0 
              0 
              0 
             
            
              
                Income from SMEs in the above categories*
               
              0 
              0 
              0 
             
            
              
                Innovate UK
               
              
                KTP income**
               
              0 
              0 
              0 
             
            
              
                OfS annual financial return
               
              
                Income from NCB provision
               
              0 
              0 
              0 
             
            
              
                Total per year
               
              0 
              0 
              0 
                         
          
        
      
    
    
      
        
          Notes:
          
            - 
              * Income from SMEs is included in the income stream total and again in the total income
              from SMEs to provide the overall double-weighting for SME income
            
- 
              ** This is the KTP income provided by Innovate UK
            
          
            - 
              Total weighted qualifying income (£), using 2:3:5 ratio = (2021 to 2022 income x 2) + (2022 to 2023 income x 3) + (2023 to 2024 income x 5)
            
- 
              0
            
          HEIF allocation
        
        
          
            - 
              Main allocation (£)
            
- 
              0
            
- 
              Top-up allocation (£)
            
- 
              0
            
- 
              Total allocation (£)
            
- 
              0
            
      Table F: 2025 to 2026 HEIF formula parameters
    
    
      Total HEIF budget
    
    
      
        - 
          Main allocation (£)
        
- 
          240,000,000
        
- 
          Top-up allocation (£)
        
- 
           20,000,000
        
- 
          Total HEIF budget (£)
        
- 
          260,000,000
        
      HEIF formula parameters
    
    
      Main allocation
    
    
      
        - 
          Minimum allocation threshold (£)
        
- 
              250,000
        
- 
          Maximum allocation (£)
        
- 
            4,670,000
        
      New Entrant Cap*
    
    
      
        - 
          Maximum allocation (£)
        
- 
              500,000
        
      Yearly moderation factor
    
    
      
        - 
          Maximum increase
        
- 
                   10%
        
- 
          Maximum decrease
        
- 
                  -10%
        
      Top-up allocation
    
    
      
        - 
          Minimum allocation (£)
        
- 
              200,000
        
- 
          Maximum allocation (£)
        
- 
            1,000,000
        
Notes:
            
              - 
                * A new entrant is defined as a provider, newly eligible or otherwise, that did not receive HEIF in the previous year, whether or not they received HEIF prior to that time
              
Table A: 2025 to 2026 Summary of allocations
Quality-related research (QR) funds
- Mainstream QR funds (£)
- 735,210
- London weighting on mainstream QR (£)
- 0
- Mainstream QR funds including London weighting (£)
- 735,210
- QR charity support fund (£)
- 0
- QR business research element (£)
- 1,261
- QR RDP supervision funds (£)
- 87,467
- QR funding for National Research Libraries (£)
- 0
- Total QR funding (£)
- 823,938
Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF)
- Main allocation (£)
- 0
- Top-up allocation (£)
- 0
- Total HEIF (£)
- 0
- Total QR and HEIF grant (£)
- 823,938
- Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund (£)
- 0
Table B: 2025 to 2026 Mainstream QR funds and London weighting
      This data is available in the CSV grant data tables download
    
    
  Table C: 2025 to 2026 QR charity support fund and QR business research element
QR charity support fund
- AFR21 Research income from charities (£)
- 0
- AFR22 Research income from charities (£)
- 0
- AFR23 Research income from charities (£)
- 0
- AFR24 Research income from charities (£)
- 0
- Average annual income (£)
- 0
- London-weighted research income (£)*
- 0
- QR charity support fund (£)**
- 0
- London weighting (£)
- 0
- Rate
- 0
Notes:
- * London-weighted research income (£) = average annual income (£) x London weighting
- ** QR charity support fund (£) = London-weighted research income (£) x rate
QR business research element
- AFR21 Research income from businesses (£)
- 6,000
- AFR22 Research income from businesses (£)
- 13,000
- AFR23 Research income from businesses (£)
- 8,000
- AFR24 Research income from businesses (£)
- 0
- Average annual income (£)
- 6,750
- QR business research element (£)*
- 1,261
- Rate
- 0.186757
Notes:
- * QR business research element (£) = average annual income (£) x rate
Table D: 2025 to 2026 QR RDP supervision funds
      This data is available in the CSV grant data tables download
    
    
  Table E: 2025 to 2026 HEIF allocations
| Data source | 2021 to 2022 income (£) | 2022 to 2023 income (£) | 2023 to 2024 income (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HE-BCI survey | Income from contract research | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Income from consultancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Income from equipment and facilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Income from regeneration | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Income from intellectual property | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Income from SMEs in the above categories* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Innovate UK | KTP income** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| OfS annual financial return | Income from NCB provision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Total per year | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Notes:
- * Income from SMEs is included in the income stream total and again in the total income from SMEs to provide the overall double-weighting for SME income
- ** This is the KTP income provided by Innovate UK
- Total weighted qualifying income (£), using 2:3:5 ratio = (2021 to 2022 income x 2) + (2022 to 2023 income x 3) + (2023 to 2024 income x 5)
- 0
HEIF allocation
- Main allocation (£)
- 0
- Top-up allocation (£)
- 0
- Total allocation (£)
- 0
Table F: 2025 to 2026 HEIF formula parameters
Total HEIF budget
- Main allocation (£)
- 240,000,000
- Top-up allocation (£)
- 20,000,000
- Total HEIF budget (£)
- 260,000,000
HEIF formula parameters
Main allocation
- Minimum allocation threshold (£)
- 250,000
- Maximum allocation (£)
- 4,670,000
New Entrant Cap*
- Maximum allocation (£)
- 500,000
Yearly moderation factor
- Maximum increase
- 10%
- Maximum decrease
- -10%
Top-up allocation
- Minimum allocation (£)
- 200,000
- Maximum allocation (£)
- 1,000,000
Notes:
- * A new entrant is defined as a provider, newly eligible or otherwise, that did not receive HEIF in the previous year, whether or not they received HEIF prior to that time
