UK universities spent nearly ?2 billion from internal sources for capital projects in 2012-13, up from ?1.5 billion in 2008-09.
The Finances of 中国A片 Institutions 2012-13 report states that during the past academic year, universities’ capital expenditure was nearly ?3.1 billion, 64 per cent of which was provided by internal sources. This compares with a total of almost ?3.5 billion four years ago, of which 43 per cent was funded by internal sources.
Expenditure funded by loans remained relatively stable, at ?408 million in 2008-09 and ?326 million in 2012-13, according to the data published earlier this month. Meanwhile, capital projects financed by funding body grants fell by about half over the four years, from ?765 million to ?359 million.