List of UK government scientific research institutes

List of UK government scientific research institutes

This page contains a list of scientific research institutes in the United Kingdom that are owned by the government. __NOTOC__

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

*Babraham Institute
*Institute of Animal Health
*Institute of Food Research
*Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research
*John Innes Centre
*Roslin Institute
*Rothamsted Research
*Silsoe Research Institute

Science and Technology Facilities Council

*Chilbolton Observatory
*Daresbury Laboratory
*Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
**HM Nautical Almanac Office
*Diamond Light Source (70% stake, with the other 30% owned by the Wellcome Trust)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

*Central Science Laboratory
*Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
*Veterinary Laboratories Agency

Department of Health

*National Radiological Protection Board

Department of Trade and Industry

*National Physical Laboratory


=Ministry of Defence=

*Atomic Weapons Establishment
*Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
**Alverstoke
**Bedford
**Farnborough
**Fort Halstead
**Malvern
**Pershore
**Porton Down
**Portsdown West
**Winfrith
*Meteorological Office

Medical Research Council

*Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
*Laboratory of Molecular Biology
*National Institute for Medical Research

Natural Environmental Research Council

*British Antarctic Survey
*British Geological Survey
*Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
*Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory

Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

*UK Astronomy Technology Centre

External links

* [http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/uk.map.html UK Research Sites sensitive map] (includes some non-gonvernmental and excludes universities)


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