Claim: UK universities get 15% extra money in funding from the EU, on top of what the government gives them.
Fact-check: How much money do British universities get from the EU? - Full Fact
Verdict: 15%, or a little higher, is a rough estimate of additional eu research and development funding; this isn't only for universities. british higher education providers get at least 2.6% of their <i>total</i> income from the eu, or around 16% of their <i>research</i> income.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2015-10-05T00:00:00