Terms A-Z

This glossary contains definitions of the terms from the topic areas Education, Science, Research and Innovation, and is regularly updated. The glossary terms are alphabetically ordered.

R&D coefficients

R&D coefficients are used to calculate or estimate the shares of personnel and expenditure attributable to research and experimental development (R&D). In the higher education sector, they are used in particular to allocate total personnel and financial resources among the categories of research, teaching and other activities (including administration).