University funding and the costs of undergraduate teaching

Does university research depend on public funding?

It depends on the university and its funding structure; the assessment here is that many British universities rely heavily on other research income.

Universities have different funding arrangements. In this account, grants and research support from businesses and other countries can outweigh direct British government funding at major institutions. That is offered as a reason why withdrawing government money may give ministers less control than expected. Undergraduate students are also described as a net cost at many large universities because their fees do not cover the support and facilities they require. The point extends beyond engineering to potentially expensive teaching in history and war studies.