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.

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2,568 research organizations

• Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries (iCCi), University of Kent
  Research organization · Canterbury
• Institute of Cyber Security for Society, University of Kent
  Research organization · Canterbury
• Institute of Social Purpose Innovation (iSPI), Royal Holloway
  Research organization · Egham
• Institute of Structural Materials (Swansea University)
  Research organization · Swansea
• International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes
  Research organization · London
• Knowledge Exchange, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
  Research organization · Brighton and Hove
• Large Structures Innovation Centre (LSIC)
  Research organization · Newport (Isle of Wight)
• Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE)
  Research organization · Pembroke Dock
• Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (Swansea University)
  Research organization · Swansea
• Medway Food Innovation Centre
  Research organization · Chatham
• MPLS Enterprise, University of Oxford
  Research organization · Oxford
• MRC Harwell (Mary Lyon Centre)
  Research organization · Harwell
• National Quantum Computing Centre
  Research organization · Harwell
• National Steel Innovation Centre (NSIC)
  Research organization · Port Talbot
• Natural History Museum Collections, Science and Digitisation Centre
  Research organization · Reading
• Niab
  Research organization · East Malling
• NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Thames Valley
  Research organization · Oxford
• NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex
  Research organization · Southampton
• NIHR Clinical Research Network Kent, Surrey and Sussex
  Research organization · Guildford
• NIHR Oxford Clinical Research Facility
  Research organization · Oxford
• NIHR Oxford Health HealthTech Research Centre
  Research organization · Oxford
• Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
  Research organization · Southampton
• Oxford Clinical Artificial Intelligence Research (OxCAIR)
  Research organization · Oxford
• Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit
  Research organization · Oxford
• Oxford Experimental Medicine Clinical Research Facility
  Research organization · Oxford
• Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development
  Research organization · Oxford
• Patrick Berthoud Charitable Trust
  Research organization · Birmingham
• Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone
  Research organization · Pembroke Dock
• Penguin Watch
  Research organization · Oxford
• Prostate Action
  Research organization · Dormant · London
• Research and Innovation Services, University of Kent
  Research organization · Canterbury
• Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre for Solid Mechanics, University of Oxford
  Research organization · Oxford
• Row Fogo Charitable Trust
  Research organization · Dormant · Edinburgh
• Royal Entomological Society
  Research organization · St Albans
• Skills
  Research organization · Closed · London
• Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford
  Research organization · Oxford
• South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub (SWITCH)
  Research organization · Port Talbot
• Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, University of Southampton
  Research organization · Southampton
• St John's Innovation Centre
  Research organization · Closed · Cambridge
• Steel and Metals Institute (SaMI)
  Research organization · Swansea
• Surrey Space Institute, University of Surrey
  Research organization · Guildford
• The Darwin Trust of Edinburgh
  Research organization · Edinburgh
• The Dr. Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation
  Research organization · London
• UCA Innovation Hub (UCAiHUB), University for the Creative Arts
  Research organization · Canterbury
• UK Brain Tumour Society
  Research organization · Dormant · Fleet
• Web Science Institute, University of Southampton
  Research organization · Southampton
• White Rose East Asia Centre
  Research organization · Dormant · Sheffield
• Zienkiewicz Institute for Modelling, Data and AI
  Research organization · Swansea

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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