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Subject discipline
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
$ m
No.
$ m
No.
$ m
No.
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
Engineering'
68
143
67
161
} 53 ) 110
(53%)) (57%)
(35%)
(38%)
(32%) (35%)
Physical Sciences'
34
69
45
98
17%
(19%)
(20%)
(22%)
Biology & Medicine
34
49
54
82
109
(34%)
(25%)
(28%)
(22%)
(30%)
(24%)
Humanities, Social
13
34
37
77
33
86
Sciences and
(13%)
(18%)
(19%) (21%)
(16%)
(19%)
Business Studies
Total
100
206
454
(100%) | (100%)
371 193 193 (100%) | (100%) | (100%) (100%)
Notes: 1 The Physical Sciences and Engineering Panel was split into two, as an
Engineering Panel and a Physical Sciences Panel, in 1994-95.
2 Numbers/percentages rounded.
(c)
A more detailed breakdown of the funded research projects by subject discipline (and by institution) for the past three years is given in the tables at Annexes A - C. More information about the individual projects and their status can be found in the RGC Annual Report 1994 and supplementary information in respect of 1995 which were lodged with the Legislative Council Library in early March 1996.
It is in the nature of research that the results and the time required for them to emerge cannot be precisely predicted. Research project grants awarded by the RGC are usually for two or three years' duration, but the researchers can apply for extensions of this period. Extensions of up to 12 months can be approved by the institutions concerned, but must be reported to the RGC; extensions of longer than 12 months require the RGC's approval which will normally only be given up to a maximum of two years including any extensions previously approved by the institutions concerned. The numbers of projects funded in the past four years for which extensions have been approved (mostly for 12 months or less) are shown in the table below. Details of unspent balances of grants in respect of these projects are not available until after the projects are completed.
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