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
- National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
University or research institute · Potters Bar · nibsc.org - National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia
University or research institute · London · niaa.org.uk - National Institute of Agricultural Botany
University or research institute · Cambridge · niab.com - National Institute of Airborne Acoustic Metrology
University or research institute · Salford · acoustictesting.salford.ac.uk - National Nuclear Laboratory
University or research institute · Seascale · nnl.co.uk - National Oceanography Centre
University or research institute · Southampton · noc.ac.uk - National Phenotypic Screening Centre
University or research institute · Dundee · npsc.ac.uk - National Physical Laboratory
University or research institute · London · npl.co.uk - National Renewable Energy Centre
University or research institute · Blyth · narec.co.uk - National Subsea Research Initiative
University or research institute · Aberdeen · nsri.co.uk - National Telford Institute
University or research institute · Dundee · nationaltelfordinstitute.org.uk - Natural Resources Wales
University or research institute · Cardiff · naturalresources.wales - Neath Port Talbot College
University or research institute · Neath · nptcgroup.ac.uk - Nelson College London
University or research institute · Redbridge · nelsoncollege.ac.uk - NERC Environmental Omics Facility
University or research institute · Sheffield · neof.org.uk - New City College
University or research institute · London · ncclondon.ac.uk - New College
University or research institute · Swindon · newcollege.ac.uk - New College Durham
University or research institute · Durham · newcollegedurham.ac.uk - New College Lanarkshire
University or research institute · Cumbernauld · nclanarkshire.ac.uk - New College Nottingham
University or research institute · Closed · Nottingham · ncn.ac.uk - New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering
University or research institute · Hereford · nmite.ac.uk - New Wave Innovation
University or research institute · Leicester · newwaveinnovation.com - Newbattle Abbey College
University or research institute · Dalkeith · newbattleabbeycollege.ac.uk - Newbold College of Higher Education
University or research institute · Binfield · newbold.ac.uk - Newcastle College
University or research institute · Newcastle upon Tyne · ncl-coll.ac.uk - Newcastle University
University or research institute · Newcastle upon Tyne · ncl.ac.uk - Newcastle-under-Lyme College
University or research institute · Newcastle-under-Lyme · nulc.ac.uk - Newham College
University or research institute · London · newham.ac.uk - Newman University
University or research institute · Birmingham · newman.ac.uk - NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester
University or research institute · Greater Manchester · arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South West Peninsula
University or research institute · Exeter · arc-swp.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West
University or research institute · Bristol · arc-w.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at The Royal Marsden and the ICR
University or research institute · London · cancerbrc.org - NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · Birmingham · birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · Cambridge · cambridgebrc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care North West Coast
University or research institute · Liverpool · arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South London
University or research institute · London · clahrc-southlondon.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Yorkshire and Humber
University or research institute · Bradford · arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility
University or research institute · Exeter · exeter.crf.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · London · gosh.nhs.uk - NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre
University or research institute · Greater Manchester · psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · London · imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative
University or research institute · Leeds · leedsmic.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · Leicester · leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility
University or research institute · Leicester · leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · Manchester · manchesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR MindTech MedTech Co-operative
University or research institute · Nottingham · mindtech.org.uk - NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · London · moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · Newcastle upon Tyne · ageingresearch.org - NIHR School for Primary Care Research
University or research institute · Newcastle-under-Lyme · spcr.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR School for Social Care Research
University or research institute · London · sscr.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · Sheffield · sheffieldbrc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Sheffield Clinical Research Facility
University or research institute · Sheffield · sheffield.crf.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · Southampton · southamptonbrc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre
University or research institute · Birmingham · srmrc.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Trauma Management MedTech Co-operative
University or research institute · Birmingham · traumamic.nihr.ac.uk - NIHR Wellcome Trust Southampton Clinical Research Facility
University or research institute · Southampton · uhs.nhs.uk - NIHR WoundTec Healthcare Technology Co-operative
University or research institute · Bradford · woundtec.htc.nihr.ac.uk - North Central London Research Consortium
University or research institute · London · noclor.nhs.uk - North East Surrey College of Technology
University or research institute · Epsom · nescot.ac.uk - North Hertfordshire College
University or research institute · Stevenage · nhc.ac.uk - North Kent College
University or research institute · Dartford · northkent.ac.uk - North London College
University or research institute · London · northlondoncollege.co.uk - North Shropshire College
University or research institute · Oswestry · nsc.ac.uk - North Warwickshire and Hinckley College
University or research institute · Nuneaton · nwhc.ac.uk - North West Regional College
University or research institute · Londonderry County Borough · nwrc.ac.uk - Northampton College
University or research institute · Northampton · northamptoncollege.ac.uk - Northeastern University London
University or research institute · London · nulondon.ac.uk - Northern College
University or research institute · Barnsley · northern.ac.uk - Northern Regional College
University or research institute · Ballymena · nrc.ac.uk - Northumbria University
University or research institute · Newcastle upon Tyne · northumbria.ac.uk - Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research
University or research institute · London · npimr.org - Norwich BioScience Institutes
University or research institute · Norwich · nbi.ac.uk - Norwich University of the Arts
University or research institute · Norwich · norwichuni.ac.uk - Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre
University or research institute · Nottingham · nottinghambrc.nihr.ac.uk - Nottingham College
University or research institute · Nottingham · nottinghamcollege.ac.uk - Nottingham Trent University
University or research institute · Nottingham · ntu.ac.uk - Nottingham University Samworth Academy
University or research institute · Nottingham · nusa.org.uk - Nova Laboratories
University or research institute · Leicester · novalabs.co.uk - Oak Field School and Sports College
University or research institute · Nottingham · oakfieldsportscollege.org.uk - Oaklands College
University or research institute · Hertford · oaklands.ac.uk - Oakwater Laboratories
University or research institute · Exeter · oakwaterlaboratories.co.uk - Olberon (United Kingdom)
University or research institute · Nottingham · olberon.com - Oldham College
University or research institute · Oldham · oldham.ac.uk - Open Targets
University or research institute · Cambridge · opentargets.org - Organic Research Centre
University or research institute · Newbury · organicresearchcentre.com - Orthopaedic Research
University or research institute · London · oruk.org - Ossett Academy
University or research institute · Wakefield · ossettacademy.co.uk - Oxford Brookes University
University or research institute · Oxford · brookes.ac.uk - Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
University or research institute · Oxford · ocdem.ox.ac.uk - Oxford Centre for Drug Delivery Devices
University or research institute · Oxford · drugdelivery.org - Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
University or research institute · Oxford · oxfordenergy.org - Oxford Spires Academy
University or research institute · Oxford · oxfordspiresacademy.org - Oxford University Innovation
University or research institute · Botley · innovation.ox.ac.uk - Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom & Ireland
University or research institute · Brighton · peruki.org - Park Vale Academy
University or research institute · Nottingham · parkvaleacademy.org.uk - Paul Watkiss Associates
University or research institute · Oxford · paulwatkiss.co.uk - Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
University or research institute · Dormant · Plymouth · pcmd.ac.uk - Peterborough Regional College
University or research institute · Peterborough · peterborough.ac.uk - Plymouth Marine Laboratory
University or research institute · Plymouth · pml.ac.uk - Plymouth Marjon University
University or research institute · Plymouth · marjon.ac.uk - Polar Scientific
University or research institute · Buckingham · polarscientific.com - Polish University Abroad
University or research institute · London · puno.edu.pl - Pontus Research
University or research institute · Aberdare · pontusresearch.com - Portobello High School
University or research institute · Edinburgh · portobellohighschool.org.uk - Portsmouth College
University or research institute · Dormant · Portsmouth · portsmouth-college.ac.uk - Preston's College
University or research institute · Preston · preston.ac.uk - Protexin
University or research institute · South Petherton · protexin.com - Public Policy Institute for Wales
University or research institute · Dormant · Cardiff · ppiw.org.uk - Quadram Institute
University or research institute · Norwich · quadram.ac.uk - QuantIC
University or research institute · Glasgow · quantic.ac.uk - Queen Elizabeth’s Academy
University or research institute · Mansfield · queenelizabeths-ac.org.uk - Queen Margaret University
University or research institute · Edinburgh · qmu.ac.uk - Queen Margaret's
University or research institute · York · queenmargarets.com - Queen Mary University of London
University or research institute · London · qmul.ac.uk - Queen Square Radiosurgery Centre
University or research institute · London · queensquaregammaknife.co.uk - Queen's University Belfast
University or research institute · Belfast · qub.ac.uk - Ravensbourne University London
University or research institute · London · ravensbourne.ac.uk - Reaseheath College
University or research institute · Nantwich · reaseheath.ac.uk - Redcar & Cleveland College
University or research institute · Redcar · cleveland.ac.uk
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