Research organizations in the United Kingdom

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 2,568 research organizations in the United Kingdom.

Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.

The largest concentrations are in London (1,049), Oxford (133) and Edinburgh (73).

The United Kingdom scores 67.4 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 24 of 117 economies.

See the United Kingdom on the IEPA ↗

2,568 research organizations

• Association for Science and Discovery Centres
  Research organization · Bristol · sciencecentres.org.uk
• Association for Science Education
  Research organization · Hatfield · ase.org.uk
• Association for Scottish Literary Studies
  Research organization · Glasgow · asls.arts.gla.ac.uk
• Association for the Conservation of Energy
  Research organization · Dormant · London · ukace.org
• Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
  Research organization · St Andrews · asab.org
• Association for the Study of Medical Education
  Research organization · Edinburgh · asme.org.uk
• Association for Young People’s Health
  Research organization · London · youngpeopleshealth.org.uk
• Association of Applied Biologists
  Research organization · Wellesbourne · aab.org.uk
• Association of Breast Surgery
  Research organization · London · associationofbreastsurgery.org.uk
• Association of Breastfeeding Mothers
  Research organization · Bridgwater · abm.me.uk
• Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
  Research organization · Solihull · abcd.care
• Association of British Dispensing Opticians
  Research organization · Godmersham · abdo.org.uk
• Association of British Insurers
  Research organization · London · abi.org.uk
• Association of British Neurologists
  Research organization · London · theabn.org
• Association of British Orchestras
  Research organization · London · abo.org.uk
• Association of British Paediatric Nurses
  Research organization · Liss · abpn-uk.com
• Association of British Professional Conference Organisers
  Research organization · Gloucester · abpco.org
• Association of British Science Writers
  Research organization · Maidstone · absw.org.uk
• Association of Charitable Foundations
  Research organization · London · acf.org.uk
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  Research organization · London · accaglobal.com
• Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
  Research organization · London · acevo.org.uk
• Association of Chief Police Officers
  Research organization · London · npcc.police.uk
• Association of Clinical Pathologists
  Research organization · Hove · pathologists.org.uk
• Association of Colleges
  Research organization · London · aoc.co.uk
• Association of Commonwealth Universities
  Research organization · London · acu.ac.uk
• Association of Convenience Stores
  Research organization · Farnborough · acs.org.uk
• Association of Corporate Treasurers
  Research organization · London · treasurers.org
• Association of English Cathedrals
  Research organization · London · englishcathedrals.co.uk
• Association of European Schools of Planning
  Research organization · Reading · aesop-planning.eu
• Association of Illustrators
  Research organization · London · theaoi.com
• Association of Independent Crop Consultants
  Research organization · Petersfield · aicc.org.uk
• Association of Independent Museums
  Research organization · Ludlow · aim-museums.co.uk
• Association of Industrial Laser Users
  Research organization · Oxford · ailu.org.uk
• Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
  Research organization · Peterborough · alpsp.org
• Association of London Environmental Health Managers
  Research organization · London · alehm.org.uk
• Association of Medical Research Charities
  Research organization · London · amrc.org.uk
• Association of Mental Health Providers
  Research organization · London · amhp.org.uk
• Association of North East Councils
  Research organization · Newcastle upon Tyne · www-anec.boxmodelstaging.co.uk
• Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
  Research organization · London · asgbi.org.uk
• Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
  Research organization · London · abpi.org.uk
• Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland
  Research organization · London · augis.org
• Astellas European Foundation
  Research organization · Dormant · Chertsey · astellas.eu
• Asthma UK
  Research organization · London · asthma.org.uk
• Aston Reinvestment Trust
  Research organization · Birmingham · artbusinessloans.co.uk
• At Bristol
  Research organization · Bristol · at-bristol.org.uk
• Ataxia UK
  Research organization · London · ataxia.org.uk
• Auckland Castle Trust
  Research organization · Bishop Auckland · aucklandcastle.org
• Autism at Kingwood
  Research organization · Reading · kingwood.org.uk
• Autism Initiatives
  Research organization · Liverpool · autisminitiatives.org
• Autistica
  Research organization · London · autistica.org.uk
• Autograph ABP
  Research organization · London · autograph-abp.co.uk
• Avon Wildlife Trust
  Research organization · Bristol · avonwildlifetrust.org.uk
• AWE (Aldermaston and Burghfield)
  Research organization · Aldermaston · awe.co.uk
• Bahá'í Agency for Social and Economic Development
  Research organization · London · baseduk.org
• Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
  Research organization · Luton · bailythomas.org.uk
• Balhousie Care Group
  Research organization · Perth · balhousiecare.co.uk
• Banana Link
  Research organization · Norwich · bananalink.org.uk
• Bank of England
  Research organization · London · bankofengland.co.uk
• Barakat Trust
  Research organization · London · barakat.org
• Barbican Centre
  Research organization · London · barbican.org.uk
• Bardhan Research and Education Trust
  Research organization · Sheffield · thebret.org
• Baring Foundation
  Research organization · London · baringfoundation.org.uk
• Barnardo's
  Research organization · London · barnardos.org.uk
• Baroness Warsi Foundation
  Research organization · London · baronesswarsifoundation.org
• Barrier Breakers Foundation
  Research organization · London · barrierbreakersfoundation.org
• Barrow Cadbury Trust
  Research organization · London · barrowcadbury.org.uk
• Barts Charity
  Research organization · London · bartscharity.org.uk
• Bat Conservation Trust
  Research organization · London · bats.org.uk
• Bath Institute for Rheumatic Diseases
  Research organization · Bath · birdbath.org.uk
• Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
  Research organization · Bath · brlsi.org
• Bath Social and Development Research
  Research organization · Bath · bathsdr.org
• Batten Disease Family Association
  Research organization · Farnborough · bdfa-uk.org.uk
• Battersea Arts Centre
  Research organization · London · bac.org.uk
• BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT
  Research organization · Swindon · bcs.org
• BE OPEN Foundation
  Research organization · London · beopenfuture.com
• Beatson Cancer Charity
  Research organization · Glasgow · beatsoncancercharity.org
• Beckley Foundation
  Research organization · Oxford · beckleyfoundation.org
• BECTU (United Kingdom)
  Research organization · London · bectu.org.uk
• Bee Farmers Association
  Research organization · Southampton · beefarmers.co.uk
• Beit Trust
  Research organization · Woking · beittrust.org.uk
• Belfast Charitable Society
  Research organization · Belfast · belfastcharitablesociety.com
• Belfast Healthy Cities
  Research organization · Belfast · belfasthealthycities.com
• Bell Educational Trust
  Research organization · Cambridge · bellenglish.com
• Bennetts Associates
  Research organization · London · bennettsassociates.com
• Bentham-Moxon Trust
  Research organization · London · kew.org
• Berkhamsted and District Archaeological Society
  Research organization · Berkhamsted · berkhamstedarchaeology.co.uk
• Berkshire Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
  Research organization · Oxford · bbowt.org.uk
• Berneray Historical Society
  Research organization · North Uist · bernerayhistorical.com
• Beth Johnson Foundation
  Research organization · Stoke-on-Trent · bjf.org.uk
• Bevan Foundation
  Research organization · Merthyr Tydfil · bevanfoundation.org
• Bibliographical Society
  Research organization · London · bibsoc.org.uk
• Bibra International
  Research organization · London · bibra-information.co.uk
• Big Data Institute, University of Oxford
  Research organization · Oxford · bdi.ox.ac.uk
• Bio Nano Consulting
  Research organization · London · bio-nano-consulting.com
• Biochemical Society
  Research organization · London · biochemistry.org
• BioIndustry Association
  Research organization · London · bioindustry.org
• Bioregional
  Research organization · London · bioregional.com
• Biosystems Informatics Institute
  Research organization · Newcastle upon Tyne · biiuk.com
• BioVale
  Research organization · York · biovale.org
• BirdLife international
  Research organization · Cambridge · birdlife.org
• Birmingham Museums Trust
  Research organization · Birmingham · birminghammuseums.org.uk
• Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Research organization · Birmingham · birmingham-rep.co.uk
• Birmingham Science City
  Research organization · Birmingham · birminghamsciencecity.co.uk
• Bishop Simeon Trust
  Research organization · St Albans · bstrust.org
• Bishopsgate Institute
  Research organization · London · bishopsgate.org.uk
• Blackpool Better Start
  Research organization · Blackpool · blackpoolbetterstart.org.uk
• Blackwood
  Research organization · Edinburgh · blackwoodgroup.org.uk
• Blast Theory
  Research organization · Brighton · blasttheory.co.uk
• Bletchley Park Trust
  Research organization · London · bletchleypark.org.uk
• Blind and Sight Impaired Society
  Research organization · Chelmsford · basissouthessex.org.uk
• Bliss
  Research organization · London · bliss.org.uk
• Blond McIndoe Research Foundation
  Research organization · London · blondmcindoe.org
• Blood Cancer UK
  Research organization · London · bloodcancer.org.uk
• Blue Marine Foundation
  Research organization · London · bluemarinefoundation.com
• Blue Ventures
  Research organization · London · blueventures.org
• BMA Foundation for Medical Research
  Research organization · London · bmafoundationmr.org.uk
• BMJ Careers
  Research organization · London · jobs.bmj.com
• Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
  Research organization · Oxford · bodleian.ox.ac.uk
• Bone Cancer Research Trust
  Research organization · Leeds · bcrt.org.uk
• Booksellers Association
  Research organization · London · booksellers.org.uk

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Cities

• Research organizations in London 1,049
• Research organizations in Oxford 133
• Research organizations in Edinburgh 73
• Research organizations in Cambridge 62
• Research organizations in Bristol 56
• Research organizations in Glasgow 54
• Research organizations in Birmingham 39
• Research organizations in Manchester 37
• Research organizations in Newcastle upon Tyne 35
• Research organizations in Belfast 28
• Research organizations in Cardiff 24
• Research organizations in Sheffield 23
• Research organizations in Liverpool 21
• Research organizations in Nottingham 21
• Research organizations in Leeds 20
• Research organizations in Swansea 20
• Research organizations in York 20
• Research organizations in Reading 18
• Research organizations in Southampton 17
• Research organizations in Norwich 16
• Research organizations in Canterbury 14
• Research organizations in Brighton 13
• Research organizations in Leicester 13
• Research organizations in Dundee 12
• Research organizations in Northampton 12
• Research organizations in Bath 11
• Research organizations in Peterborough 11
• Research organizations in Guildford 10
• Research organizations in Milton Keynes 10
• Research organizations in Cheltenham 9
• Research organizations in Perth 9
• Research organizations in St Albans 9
• Research organizations in Exeter 8
• Research organizations in Salisbury 8
• Research organizations in Coventry 7
• Research organizations in Stoke-on-Trent 7
• Research organizations in Wakefield 7
• Research organizations in Aberdeen 6
• Research organizations in Durham 6
• Research organizations in Harrogate 6
• Research organizations in Chester 5
• Research organizations in Colchester 5
• Research organizations in Derby 5
• Research organizations in Gloucester 5
• Research organizations in Horsham 5
• Research organizations in Kenilworth 5
• Research organizations in Maidstone 5
• Research organizations in Portsmouth 5
• Research organizations in Preston 5
• Research organizations in Salford 5
• Research organizations in Swindon 5
• Research organizations in Wallingford 5
• Research organizations in Winchester 5
• Research organizations in Aberystwyth 4
• Research organizations in Abingdon 4
• Research organizations in Buckingham 4
• Research organizations in Carlisle 4
• Research organizations in Chelmsford 4
• Research organizations in Dunfermline 4
• Research organizations in Farnborough 4
• Research organizations in Gateshead 4
• Research organizations in Harwell 4
• Research organizations in Hereford 4
• Research organizations in Huddersfield 4
• Research organizations in Luton 4
• Research organizations in Solihull 4
• Research organizations in Stirling 4
• Research organizations in Bedford 3
• Research organizations in Berkhamsted 3
• Research organizations in Bradford 3
• Research organizations in Brighton and Hove 3
• Research organizations in Buxton 3
• Research organizations in Chatham 3
• Research organizations in Cranfield 3
• Research organizations in Crawley 3
• Research organizations in Hatfield 3
• Research organizations in High Wycombe 3
• Research organizations in Inverness 3
• Research organizations in Lancaster 3
• Research organizations in Letchworth 3
• Research organizations in Lewis 3
• Research organizations in Lichfield 3
• Research organizations in Lincoln 3
• Research organizations in Livingston 3
• Research organizations in Londonderry 3
• Research organizations in Loughborough 3
• Research organizations in Macclesfield 3
• Research organizations in Pembroke Dock 3
• Research organizations in Penicuik 3
• Research organizations in Port Talbot 3
• Research organizations in Royal Leamington Spa 3
• Research organizations in Rugby 3
• Research organizations in Sandy 3
• Research organizations in Shipley 3
• Research organizations in Taunton 3
• Research organizations in Truro 3
• Research organizations in Warrington 3
• Research organizations in Warwick 3
• Research organizations in Watford 3
• Research organizations in Woking 3
• Research organizations in Wolverhampton 3
• Research organizations in Worcester 3