University costs are growing faster than federal funding – it’s bad news for research

“The actual level of funding provided debunks the long-held assertion that the quantum of government funding for teaching and scholarship includes a component for research,” Frank Larkins and Ian Marshman warn in a new analysis of 2019 university funding.

In CMM this morning they report that all university costs account for 91.6 per cent to 94.6 per cent of federal funding for bachelor places. Outlays will increase further for this year when COVID-19 costs of online course development and delivery and international student assistance are included.

Their full analysis is here.