Universities and research institutes in the United Kingdom

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 962 universities and research institutes in the United Kingdom.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in London (234), Edinburgh (39) and Cambridge (38).

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 ↗

962 universities and research institutes

• ABDO College
  University or research institute · Godmersham · abdocollege.org.uk
• Abertay University
  University or research institute · Dundee · abertay.ac.uk
• Aberystwyth University
  University or research institute · Aberystwyth · aber.ac.uk
• Abingdon and Witney College
  University or research institute · Abingdon · abingdon-witney.ac.uk
• Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
  University or research institute · London · aomrc.org.uk
• Accrington and Rossendale College
  University or research institute · Accrington · accross.ac.uk
• Adam Smith Institute
  University or research institute · London · adamsmith.org
• Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium
  University or research institute · London · alabc.org
• Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
  University or research institute · Catcliffe · amrc.co.uk
• Aga Khan University Institute for Study of Muslim Civilisations
  University or research institute · London · aku.edu
• Agri Food and Biosciences Institute
  University or research institute · Belfast · afbini.gov.uk
• Agricultural Engineering Precision Innovation Centre
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · agri-epicentre.com
• Alef Trust
  University or research institute · Wirral · aleftrust.org
• American University in London
  University or research institute · London · aul.edu
• AMR Centre
  University or research institute · Alderley Edge · amrcentre.com
• Andover College
  University or research institute · Andover · andover.ac.uk
• Anglia Ruskin University
  University or research institute · Cambridge · aru.ac.uk
• Antich & Sons (United Kingdom)
  University or research institute · Huddersfield · cj-antich.com
• Aquinas College
  University or research institute · Stockport · aquinas.ac.uk
• ARCHER Service
  University or research institute · Dormant · Edinburgh · archer.ac.uk
• Architectural Association School of Architecture
  University or research institute · London · aaschool.ac.uk
• Arden University
  University or research institute · Coventry · arden.ac.uk
• Armagh Observatory & Planetarium
  University or research institute · Armagh · armagh.space
• Arts University Bournemouth
  University or research institute · Poole · aub.ac.uk
• Arts University Plymouth
  University or research institute · Plymouth · aup.ac.uk
• Askham Bryan College
  University or research institute · York · askham-bryan.ac.uk
• Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
  University or research institute · London · acb.org.uk
• Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
  University or research institute · London · aagbi.org
• Association of Child Psychotherapists
  University or research institute · London · childpsychotherapy.org.uk
• Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · ed.ac.uk
• Aston University
  University or research institute · Birmingham · aston.ac.uk
• Atomic Weapons Establishment
  University or research institute · Reading · awe.co.uk
• Azad University in Oxford
  University or research institute · Oxford · auox.org.uk
• Babraham Institute
  University or research institute · Cambridge · babraham.ac.uk
• Bader College
  University or research institute · Hailsham · queensu.ca
• Balshaw’s Church of England High School
  University or research institute · Leyland · balshaws.lancs.sch.uk
• Bangor University
  University or research institute · Bangor · bangor.ac.uk
• Barking and Dagenham College
  University or research institute · London · barkingdagenhamcollege.ac.uk
• Barnfield College
  University or research institute · Luton · barnfield.ac.uk
• Barnsley College
  University or research institute · Barnsley · barnsley.ac.uk
• Barton Peveril College
  University or research institute · Eastleigh · barton-peveril.ac.uk
• Barts Cancer Institute
  University or research institute · London · bci.qmul.ac.uk
• Bath College
  University or research institute · Bath · bathcollege.ac.uk
• Bath Labs
  University or research institute · Bath · bathlabs.com
• Bath Spa University
  University or research institute · Bath · bathspa.ac.uk
• Beacon Hill Academy
  University or research institute · South Ockendon · beaconhill.thurrock.sch.uk
• Bedford College
  University or research institute · Bedford · bedfordcollegegroup.ac.uk
• Belfast Metropolitan College
  University or research institute · Belfast · belfastmet.ac.uk
• Bellahouston Academy
  University or research institute · Glasgow · bellahoustonacademy.glasgow.sch.uk
• Berkshire College of Agriculture
  University or research institute · Maidenhead · bca.ac.uk
• Bexley College
  University or research institute · London · bexley.ac.uk
• Bicton College
  University or research institute · Budleigh · bicton.ac.uk
• Bilborough Sixth Form College
  University or research institute · Nottingham · bilborough.ac.uk
• BIMM University
  University or research institute · Brighton · bimm.university
• Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · bioss.ac.uk
• Birkbeck, University of London
  University or research institute · London · bbk.ac.uk
• Birkenhead Sixth Form College
  University or research institute · Prenton · bsfc.ac.uk
• Birmingham City University
  University or research institute · Birmingham · bcu.ac.uk
• Birmingham Metropolitan College
  University or research institute · Birmingham · bmetc.ac.uk
• Bishop Auckland College
  University or research institute · Bishop Auckland · bacoll.ac.uk
• Bishop Burton College
  University or research institute · Beverley · bishopburton.ac.uk
• Bishop Grosseteste University
  University or research institute · Lincoln · bgu.ac.uk
• Blackburn College
  University or research institute · Darwen · blackburn.ac.uk
• Blackpool and The Fylde College
  University or research institute · Blackpool · blackpool.ac.uk
• Blizard Institute
  University or research institute · London · qmul.ac.uk
• Blueberry Academy
  University or research institute · York · blueberryacademy.co.uk
• Bluecoat
  University or research institute · Liverpool · thebluecoat.org.uk
• Bolton College
  University or research institute · Bolton · boltoncollege.ac.uk
• Bolton Sixth Form College
  University or research institute · Bolton · bolton-sfc.ac.uk
• Borders College
  University or research institute · Galashiels · borderscollege.ac.uk
• Bournemouth and Poole College
  University or research institute · Poole · thecollege.co.uk
• Bournemouth University
  University or research institute · Poole · bournemouth.ac.uk
• Bournville College
  University or research institute · Birmingham · bournville.ac.uk
• Bowel and Cancer Research
  University or research institute · London · bowelcancerresearch.org
• Bowel Cancer UK
  University or research institute · London · bowelcanceruk.org.uk
• BPP University
  University or research institute · London · bpp.com
• Bracknell and Wokingham College
  University or research institute · Bracknell · bracknell.ac.uk
• Bradford College, England
  University or research institute · Bradford · bradfordcollege.ac.uk
• Bridgend College
  University or research institute · Bridgend · bridgend.ac.uk
• Bridgwater College
  University or research institute · Bridgwater · bridgwater.ac.uk
• Brighton and Sussex Medical School
  University or research institute · Brighton · bsms.ac.uk
• Bristol and Bath Science Park
  University or research institute · Bristol · bbsp.co.uk
• Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences
  University or research institute · Bristol · ibgrl.blood.co.uk
• Bristol Robotics Laboratory
  University or research institute · Bristol · brl.ac.uk
• Britannia Royal Naval College
  University or research institute · Dartmouth · royalnavy.mod.uk
• British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons
  University or research institute · London · baets.org.uk
• British Beet Research Organisation
  University or research institute · Norwich · bbro.co.uk
• British Biophysical Society
  University or research institute · Norwich · britishbiophysics.org.uk
• British College of Osteopathic Medicine
  University or research institute · London · bcom.ac.uk
• British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · ed.ac.uk
• British Institute at Ankara
  University or research institute · London · biaa.ac.uk
• British Institute of Technology and E-commerce
  University or research institute · London · bite.ac.uk
• British Oceanographic Data Centre
  University or research institute · Liverpool · bodc.ac.uk
• British Scoliosis Research Foundation
  University or research institute · London · bsrf.co.uk
• British Society for Oral and Dental Research
  University or research institute · Cardiff · bsodr.org.uk
• Broadstairs College
  University or research institute · Canterbury · ekcgroup.ac.uk
• Brockenhurst College
  University or research institute · Brockenhurst · brock.ac.uk
• Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
  University or research institute · London · bromley.ac.uk
• Brooklands College
  University or research institute · Ashford · brooklands.ac.uk
• Brunel University of London
  University or research institute · London · brunel.ac.uk
• BT Research
  University or research institute · Ipswich · bt.com
• Buckinghamshire New University
  University or research institute · High Wycombe · bucks.ac.uk
• Building Research Establishment
  University or research institute · Watford · bre.co.uk
• Burnley College
  University or research institute · Burnley · burnley.ac.uk
• Bury College
  University or research institute · Bury · burycollege.ac.uk
• Calderdale College
  University or research institute · Halifax · calderdale.ac.uk
• California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative
  University or research institute · Stanford in the Vale · cpqcc.org
• Cambridge Advanced Imaging Centre
  University or research institute · Cambridge · caic.bio.cam.ac.uk
• Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine
  University or research institute · Cambridge · ccaim.uk
• Cambridge Muslim College
  University or research institute · Cambridge · cambridgemuslimcollege.org
• Cambridge Regional College
  University or research institute · Cambridge · camre.ac.uk
• Cambridge University Health Partners
  University or research institute · Cambridge · cuhp.org.uk
• Cambridge–MIT Institute
  University or research institute · Cambridge · cmi.cam.ac.uk
• Campbell College
  University or research institute · Belfast · campbellcollege.co.uk
• Cancer Imaging Centre
  University or research institute · Cambridge · cruk.cam.ac.uk
• Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center
  University or research institute · Cambridge · crukcambridgecentre.org.uk
• Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
  University or research institute · Closed · Cambridge · cambridgecancer.org.uk
• Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit
  University or research institute · Birmingham · birmingham.ac.uk
• Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre
  University or research institute · Greater Manchester · crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk
• Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
  University or research institute · Manchester · cruk.manchester.ac.uk

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in London 234
• Universities and research institutes in Edinburgh 39
• Universities and research institutes in Cambridge 38
• Universities and research institutes in Oxford 32
• Universities and research institutes in Glasgow 27
• Universities and research institutes in Manchester 18
• Universities and research institutes in Birmingham 17
• Universities and research institutes in Bristol 17
• Universities and research institutes in Cardiff 17
• Universities and research institutes in Nottingham 16
• Universities and research institutes in Liverpool 14
• Universities and research institutes in Canterbury 12
• Universities and research institutes in Sheffield 12
• Universities and research institutes in Leeds 11
• Universities and research institutes in Norwich 11
• Universities and research institutes in Leicester 10
• Universities and research institutes in Southampton 10
• Universities and research institutes in York 10
• Universities and research institutes in Brighton 9
• Universities and research institutes in Belfast 8
• Universities and research institutes in Dundee 8
• Universities and research institutes in Reading 8
• Universities and research institutes in Bath 7
• Universities and research institutes in Newcastle upon Tyne 7
• Universities and research institutes in Swansea 7
• Universities and research institutes in Exeter 6
• Universities and research institutes in Plymouth 6
• Universities and research institutes in Colchester 5
• Universities and research institutes in Coventry 5
• Universities and research institutes in Didcot 5
• Universities and research institutes in Ipswich 5
• Universities and research institutes in Portsmouth 5
• Universities and research institutes in Aberdeen 4
• Universities and research institutes in Abingdon 4
• Universities and research institutes in Bedford 4
• Universities and research institutes in Bradford 4
• Universities and research institutes in Daresbury 4
• Universities and research institutes in Durham 4
• Universities and research institutes in Guildford 4
• Universities and research institutes in Lancaster 4
• Universities and research institutes in Bangor 3
• Universities and research institutes in Bolton 3
• Universities and research institutes in Chatham 3
• Universities and research institutes in Chichester 3
• Universities and research institutes in Cranfield 3
• Universities and research institutes in Gloucester 3
• Universities and research institutes in Greater Manchester 3
• Universities and research institutes in Huddersfield 3
• Universities and research institutes in Hull 3
• Universities and research institutes in Melton Mowbray 3
• Universities and research institutes in Newcastle-under-Lyme 3
• Universities and research institutes in Northampton 3
• Universities and research institutes in Poole 3
• Universities and research institutes in Salford 3
• Universities and research institutes in Stevenage 3
• Universities and research institutes in Stoke-on-Trent 3
• Universities and research institutes in Winchester 3