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

• Fareham College
  University or research institute · Fareham · fareham.ac.uk
• Farr Institute
  University or research institute · London · farrinstitute.org
• Fettes College
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · fettes.com
• Fife College
  University or research institute · Dunfermline · fife.ac.uk
• Folkestone College
  University or research institute · Canterbury · ekcgroup.ac.uk
• Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics
  University or research institute · Glasgow · cap.fraunhofer.co.uk
• Furness College
  University or research institute · Barrow in Furness · furness.ac.uk
• Future Health Biobank
  University or research institute · Nottingham · futurehealthbiobank.com
• Gateshead College
  University or research institute · Gateshead · gateshead.ac.uk
• Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
  University or research institute · London · ucl.ac.uk
• GeoEnergy Research Centre
  University or research institute · Nottingham · gerc.ac.uk
• Glamorgan Archives
  University or research institute · Cardiff · glamarchives.gov.uk
• Glasgow Caledonian University
  University or research institute · Glasgow · gcu.ac.uk
• Glasgow Clyde College
  University or research institute · Glasgow · glasgowclyde.ac.uk
• Glasgow Kelvin College
  University or research institute · Glasgow · glasgowkelvin.ac.uk
• Glasgow School of Art
  University or research institute · Glasgow · gsa.ac.uk
• Glass Technology Services
  University or research institute · Sheffield · glass-ts.com
• Global Banking School
  University or research institute · London · globalbanking.ac.uk
• Goldsmiths University of London
  University or research institute · London · gold.ac.uk
• Goodenough College
  University or research institute · London · goodenough.ac.uk
• Gower College Swansea
  University or research institute · Swansea · gcs.ac.uk
• Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures
  University or research institute · Sheffield · grantham.sheffield.ac.uk
• Grantham College
  University or research institute · Grantham · grantham.ac.uk
• Great Yarmouth College
  University or research institute · Great Yarmouth · gyc.ac.uk
• Greenwich Research and Enterprise, University of Greenwich
  University or research institute · Chatham · enterprise.gre.ac.uk
• Grimsby Institute
  University or research institute · Grimsby · grimsby.ac.uk
• Grwp Llandrillo Menai
  University or research institute · Bangor · gllm.ac.uk
• Guildford College
  University or research institute · Guildford · guildford.ac.uk
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama
  University or research institute · London · gsmd.ac.uk
• GW4
  University or research institute · Bristol · gw4.ac.uk
• GW4 Facility for High-Resolution Electron Cryo-Microscopy
  University or research institute · Bristol · bristol.ac.uk
• Hackney Community College
  University or research institute · London · hackney.ac.uk
• Halesowen College
  University or research institute · Halesowen · halesowen.ac.uk
• Hannah Research Foundation
  University or research institute · Ayr · hannahresearch.org.uk
• Harlow College
  University or research institute · Harlow · harlow-college.ac.uk
• Harper Adams University
  University or research institute · Newport · harper-adams.ac.uk
• Hartlepool College of Further Education
  University or research institute · Hartlepool · hartlepoolfe.ac.uk
• Hartpury University
  University or research institute · Gloucester · hartpury.ac.uk
• Havering College of Further and Higher Education
  University or research institute · London · havering-college.ac.uk
• Haywood Academy
  University or research institute · Stoke-on-Trent · haywoodacademy.coop
• Health Innovation Manchester
  University or research institute · Manchester · healthinnovationmanchester.com
• Health Sciences University
  University or research institute · Bournemouth · hsu.ac.uk
• Heart of Worcestershire College
  University or research institute · Redditch · howcollege.ac.uk
• Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research
  University or research institute · Bristol · heilbronn.ac.uk
• Henley College
  University or research institute · Henley on Thames · henleycol.ac.uk
• Henry Royce Institute
  University or research institute · Manchester · royce.ac.uk
• Heriot-Watt University
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · hw.ac.uk
• Heythrop College, University of London
  University or research institute · London · heythrop.ac.uk
• Highbury College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Portsmouth · highbury.ac.uk
• Higher Education Academy
  University or research institute · York · heacademy.ac.uk
• Holy Cross College
  University or research institute · Bury · holycross.ac.uk
• Homeopathy Research Institute
  University or research institute · London · hri-research.org
• Hospitalfield
  University or research institute · Arbroath · hospitalfield.org.uk
• HR Wallingford
  University or research institute · Wallingford · hrwallingford.com
• HSE Science and Research Centre
  University or research institute · Buxton · hse.gov.uk
• Hugh Baird College
  University or research institute · Bootle · hughbaird.ac.uk
• Hull College
  University or research institute · Hull · hull-college.ac.uk
• Hull York Medical School
  University or research institute · Heslington · hyms.ac.uk
• Hult International Business School
  University or research institute · London · hult.edu
• Hutchison/MRC Research Centre
  University or research institute · Cambridge · hutchison-mrc.cam.ac.uk
• Hymers College
  University or research institute · Hull · hymerscollege.co.uk
• IBM Research - United Kingdom
  University or research institute · Winchester · research.ibm.com
• ICMA Centre
  University or research institute · Reading · icmacentre.ac.uk
• ICON College of Technology and Management
  University or research institute · London · iconcollege.ac.uk
• Imperial College London
  University or research institute · London · imperial.ac.uk
• Infectious Diseases Data Observatory
  University or research institute · Oxford · iddo.org
• Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems
  University or research institute · Glasgow · censis.org.uk
• Insight
  University or research institute · Closed · London · insight.mrc.ac.uk
• Insigneo
  University or research institute · Sheffield · insigneo.org
• Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
  University or research institute · London · actuaries.org.uk
• Institute For Cancer Vaccine & Immunotherapy
  University or research institute · London · icvi.org.uk
• Institute for Employment Studies
  University or research institute · London · employment-studies.co.uk
• Institute for Environmental Futures
  University or research institute · Leicester · le.ac.uk
• Institute for Fiscal Studies
  University or research institute · London · ifs.org.uk
• Institute for Jewish Policy Research
  University or research institute · London · jpr.org.uk
• Institute for Research in Schools
  University or research institute · London · researchinschools.org
• Institute for Social and Economic Research
  University or research institute · Colchester · iser.essex.ac.uk
• Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
  University or research institute · London · ials.sas.ac.uk
• Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology
  University or research institute · Bristol · biosensingtech.co.uk
• Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
  University or research institute · Aberystwyth · aber.ac.uk
• Institute of Cancer Research
  University or research institute · London · icr.ac.uk
• Institute of Classical Studies
  University or research institute · London · ics.sas.ac.uk
• Institute of Coding
  University or research institute · Bath · instituteofcoding.org
• Institute of Commonwealth Studies
  University or research institute · London · commonwealth.sas.ac.uk
• Institute of English Studies
  University or research institute · London · ies.sas.ac.uk
• Institute of Family Therapy
  University or research institute · London · ift.org.uk
• Institute of Genetics and Cancer
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · institute-genetics-cancer.ed.ac.uk
• Institute of Group Analysis
  University or research institute · London · groupanalysis.org
• Institute of Historical Research
  University or research institute · London · history.ac.uk
• Institute of Ismaili Studies
  University or research institute · London · iis.ac.uk
• Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies
  University or research institute · London · ilcs.sas.ac.uk
• Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology
  University or research institute · London · imarest.org
• Institute of Materials Finishing
  University or research institute · Birmingham · materialsfinishing.org
• Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
  University or research institute · London · iom3.org
• Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
  University or research institute · Southend-on-Sea · ima.org.uk
• Institute of Philosophy
  University or research institute · London · philosophy.sas.ac.uk
• Institute of Physics
  University or research institute · London · iop.org
• Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology
  University or research institute · London · ismb.lon.ac.uk
• Institution of Engineering Designers
  University or research institute · Westbury · institution-engineering-designers.org.uk
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Storage, Transformation and Upgrading of Thermal Energy
  University or research institute · Coventry · i-stute.org
• International Centre for Mathematical Sciences
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · icms.org.uk
• International Centre for Tax and Development
  University or research institute · Brighton · ictd.ac
• International Growth Centre
  University or research institute · London · theigc.org
• International Institute for Strategic Studies
  University or research institute · London · iiss.org
• Irish Baptist College
  University or research institute · Moira · irishbaptistcollege.net
• Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
  University or research institute · Cambridge · newton.ac.uk
• ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
  University or research institute · Didcot · isis.stfc.ac.uk
• Istituto Marangoni London
  University or research institute · London · istitutomarangoni.com
• iXscient
  University or research institute · London · ixscient.com
• J P French Associates
  University or research institute · York · jpfrench.com
• Jenner Institute
  University or research institute · Oxford · jenner.ac.uk
• John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science
  University or research institute · London · adams-institute.ac.uk
• John Innes Centre
  University or research institute · Norwich · jic.ac.uk
• Joint European Torus
  University or research institute · Oxford · euro-fusion.org
• Keele University
  University or research institute · Newcastle-under-Lyme · keele.ac.uk
• Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology
  University or research institute · Oxford · kennedy.ox.ac.uk
• Kensington College of Business
  University or research institute · London · kensingtoncoll.ac.uk
• Kent and Medway Medical School
  University or research institute · Canterbury · kmms.ac.uk
• King's College London
  University or research institute · London · kcl.ac.uk
• King's College School
  University or research institute · London · kcs.org.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