*Note: this is a work in progress - the data is not yet complete and may contain inaccuracies regarding the inclusion of VAT. Please check original sources on whatdotheyknow.com before quoting individual figures*
This dataset contains payments made by UK higher education institutions for access to academic journals from eight publishers in 2015 and 2016. The data was obtained by sending Freedom of Information requests to 153 institutions through the website whatdotheyknow.com.
The current total expenditure on these eight publishers in 2016 is £95m.