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

• King's Health Partners Clinical Trials Office
  University or research institute · London · khpcto.co.uk
• Kingston College
  University or research institute · London · kingston-college.ac.uk
• Kingston Maurward College
  University or research institute · Dorchester · kmc.ac.uk
• Kingston University
  University or research institute · London · kingston.ac.uk
• Kirklees College
  University or research institute · Huddersfield · kirkleescollege.ac.uk
• Lakes College
  University or research institute · Workington · lcwc.ac.uk
• Lambeth College
  University or research institute · London · lambethcollege.ac.uk
• LAMDA
  University or research institute · London · lamda.ac.uk
• Lancaster and Morecambe College
  University or research institute · Lancaster · lmc.ac.uk
• Lancaster Royal Grammar School
  University or research institute · Lancaster · lrgs.org.uk
• Lancaster University
  University or research institute · Lancaster · lancaster.ac.uk
• Lawn Tennis Association
  University or research institute · London · lta.org.uk
• Leeds Arts University
  University or research institute · Leeds · leeds-art.ac.uk
• Leeds Beckett University
  University or research institute · Leeds · leedsbeckett.ac.uk
• Leeds City College
  University or research institute · Horsforth · leedscitycollege.ac.uk
• Leeds College of Building
  University or research institute · Leeds · lcb.ac.uk
• Leeds College of Music
  University or research institute · Leeds · lcm.ac.uk
• Leeds Trinity University
  University or research institute · Leeds · leedstrinity.ac.uk
• Leicester College
  University or research institute · Leicester · leicestercollege.ac.uk
• Leo Baeck College
  University or research institute · London · lbc.ac.uk
• Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation
  University or research institute · Sheffield · lc3m.org
• Lewisham Southwark College
  University or research institute · London · lesoco.ac.uk
• Life Sciences Research Network Wales
  University or research institute · Cardiff · lsrnw.ac.uk
• Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
  University or research institute · Bushey · lister-institute.org.uk
• Liverpool College
  University or research institute · Liverpool · liverpoolcollege.org.uk
• Liverpool Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
  University or research institute · Liverpool · lctu.org.uk
• Liverpool Hope University
  University or research institute · Liverpool · hope.ac.uk
• Liverpool John Moores University
  University or research institute · Liverpool · ljmu.ac.uk
• Lloyd's Maritime Academy
  University or research institute · London · lloydsmaritimeacademy.com
• London Business School
  University or research institute · London · london.edu
• London Centre for Nanotechnology
  University or research institute · London · london-nano.com
• London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research
  University or research institute · London · londonntd.org
• London Film School
  University or research institute · London · lfs.org.uk
• London Institute for Mathematical Sciences
  University or research institute · London · lims.ac.uk
• London Mathematical Laboratory
  University or research institute · London · lml.org.uk
• London Metropolitan University
  University or research institute · London · londonmet.ac.uk
• London Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
  University or research institute · London · lpmde.ac.uk
• London School of Business and Finance
  University or research institute · London · lsbf.org.uk
• London School of Business and Management
  University or research institute · London · lsbm.ac.uk
• London School of Commerce
  University or research institute · London · lsclondon.co.uk
• London School of Economics and Political Science
  University or research institute · London · lse.ac.uk
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  University or research institute · London · lshtm.ac.uk
• London School of Theology
  University or research institute · London · lstonline.ac.uk
• London Social Science
  University or research institute · London · londonsocialscience.org.uk
• London South Bank University
  University or research institute · London · lsbu.ac.uk
• London Studio Centre
  University or research institute · London · londonstudiocentre.org
• Longley Park Sixth Form College
  University or research institute · Sheffield · longleypark.ac.uk
• Lottolab Studio
  University or research institute · London · lottolab.org
• Loughborough College
  University or research institute · Loughborough · loucoll.ac.uk
• Loughborough University
  University or research institute · Loughborough · lboro.ac.uk
• Macclesfield College
  University or research institute · Macclesfield · macclesfield.ac.uk
• Maison Française d'Oxford
  University or research institute · Oxford · mfo.ac.uk
• Manchester College
  University or research institute · Manchester · themanchestercollege.ac.uk
• Manchester Grammar School
  University or research institute · Manchester · mgs.org
• Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
  University or research institute · Manchester · micra.manchester.ac.uk
• Manchester Metropolitan University
  University or research institute · Manchester · mmu.ac.uk
• Manchester School of Architecture
  University or research institute · Manchester · msa.ac.uk
• Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool
  University or research institute · Liverpool · mcpcil.org.uk
• Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
  University or research institute · Plymouth · mba.ac.uk
• Markfield Institute of Higher Education
  University or research institute · Markfield · mihe.ac.uk
• Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell
  University or research institute · Oxford · har.mrc.ac.uk
• Max Planck-Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology
  University or research institute · Bristol · maxplanck-minimalbiology.bristol.ac.uk
• Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · maxwell.ac.uk
• Medawar Building for Pathogen Research
  University or research institute · Oxford · medawar.ox.ac.uk
• Medway School of Pharmacy
  University or research institute · Chatham · msp.ac.uk
• Meningitis Research Foundation
  University or research institute · Bristol · meningitis.org
• Mid Cheshire College
  University or research institute · Northwich · midchesh.ac.uk
• Middlesbrough College
  University or research institute · Middlesbrough · mbro.ac.uk
• Middlesex University
  University or research institute · London · mdx.ac.uk
• MidKent College
  University or research institute · Gillingham · midkent.ac.uk
• Missenden Centre
  University or research institute · London · missendencentre.co.uk
• MK:U
  University or research institute · Milton Keynes · mku.ac.uk
• Molecular Immunity Unit
  University or research institute · Cambridge · mrclmb.ac.uk
• Moredun Research Institute
  University or research institute · Penicuik · moredun.org.uk
• Moulton College
  University or research institute · Northampton · moulton.ac.uk
• Mountview Theatre School
  University or research institute · London · mountview.org.uk
• MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit
  University or research institute · Closed · Oxford · mrcanu.pharm.ox.ac.uk
• MRC Biostatistics Unit
  University or research institute · Cambridge · mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk
• MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit
  University or research institute · Oxford · mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk
• MRC Cancer Unit
  University or research institute · Cambridge · mrc-cu.cam.ac.uk
• MRC Centre for Environment and Health
  University or research institute · London · environment-health.ac.uk
• MRC Centre for Medical Mycology
  University or research institute · Exeter · exeter.ac.uk
• MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  University or research institute · London · devneuro.org
• MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · crm.ed.ac.uk
• MRC Centre for Reproductive Health
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · crh.ed.ac.uk
• MRC Clinical Sciences Centre
  University or research institute · Closed · London · csc.mrc.ac.uk
• MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
  University or research institute · London · mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk
• MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
  University or research institute · Cambridge · mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
• MRC Epidemiology Unit
  University or research institute · Cambridge · mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
• MRC Human Genetics Unit
  University or research institute · Edinburgh · ed.ac.uk
• MRC Human Immunology Unit
  University or research institute · Oxford · imm.ox.ac.uk
• MRC Institute of Hearing Research
  University or research institute · Nottingham · nottingham.ac.uk
• MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit
  University or research institute · Bristol · bristol.ac.uk
• MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology
  University or research institute · London · ucl.ac.uk
• MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
  University or research institute · Cambridge · mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
• MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit
  University or research institute · Southampton · mrc.soton.ac.uk
• MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences
  University or research institute · London · lms.mrc.ac.uk
• MRC Medical Sociology Unit
  University or research institute · Closed · Glasgow · gla.ac.uk
• MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit
  University or research institute · Cambridge · mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk
• MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
  University or research institute · Cambridge · mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk
• MRC Molecular Haematology Unit
  University or research institute · Oxford · imm.ox.ac.uk
• MRC Population Health Research Unit
  University or research institute · Oxford · mrc-phru.ox.ac.uk
• MRC Prion Unit
  University or research institute · London · prion.ucl.ac.uk
• MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit
  University or research institute · Dundee · ppu.mrc.ac.uk
• MRC Toxicology Unit
  University or research institute · Cambridge · mrc-tox.cam.ac.uk
• MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing
  University or research institute · London · ucl.ac.uk
• MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
  University or research institute · Oxford · imm.ox.ac.uk
• MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
  University or research institute · Glasgow · sphsu.mrc.ac.uk
• Myerscough College
  University or research institute · Lancaster · myerscough.ac.uk
• Nafici Environmental Research
  University or research institute · Horsham · nafici-research.com
• Nanolayers
  University or research institute · Sheffield · nanolayers.com
• National Cancer Research Institute
  University or research institute · London · ncri.org.uk
• National Centre for Earth Observation
  University or research institute · Leicester · nceo.ac.uk
• National Centre for Energy Systems Integration
  University or research institute · Newcastle upon Tyne · ncl.ac.uk
• National Centre for Product Design and Development Research
  University or research institute · Cardiff · pdronline.co.uk
• National Centre for Resilience
  University or research institute · Dumfries · gla.ac.uk
• National Consortium for Zoonosis Research
  University or research institute · Neston · zoonosis.ac.uk
• National Film and Television School
  University or research institute · Beaconsfield · nfts.co.uk
• National Foundation for Educational Research
  University or research institute · Slough · nfer.ac.uk
• National Gear Metrology Laboratory
  University or research institute · Newcastle upon Tyne · ncl.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