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Selected HE-BCI income streams 2003-2008 (real terms)

Figure 4 shows the main income indicators over the period 2003-2008 without reference to type of partner, so the overall trends are more apparent. The picture is clearly positive with all indicators showing improvement over the period. The increases in income suggest the continuation of a trend where HEIs become increasingly engaged with external partners across public, private and third sectors. Data presented here include academic year August 2007 to July 2008, where UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was flat for the last quarter. This change in economic conditions may explain the slowing of the rate of growth in HE-BCI indicators described in this survey.