List of UK government scientific research institutes
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This article contains a list of scientific research institutes in the United Kingdom that are owned by the government.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council[edit]
- Babraham Institute
- Pirbright Institute
- Institute of Food Research
- Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research
- John Innes Centre
- Earlham Institute
- Roslin Institute
- Rothamsted Research
- Silsoe Research Institute (ceased operations in 2006[1])
Science and Technology Facilities Council[edit]
- Chilbolton Observatory
- Daresbury Laboratory
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
- Diamond Light Source (86% stake, with the other 14% owned by the Wellcome Trust)
- UK Astronomy Technology Centre
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs[edit]
- Central Science Laboratory (defunct)
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Department of Health[edit]
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills[edit]
Ministry of Defence[edit]
- Atomic Weapons Establishment
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Alverstoke
- Bedford
- Farnborough
- Fort Halstead
- Malvern
- Pershore
- Porton Down
- Portsdown West
- Winfrith
Medical Research Council[edit]
- Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology
- Clinical Sciences Centre
- Francis Crick Institute
- National Institute for Medical Research (now defunct)
- Sorby Research Institute (now defunct)
Natural Environment Research Council[edit]
- British Antarctic Survey
- British Geological Survey
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
- National Oceanography Centre
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- National Centre for Atmospheric Science
References[edit]
- ^ "Silsoe Research Institute", University of Reading, retrieved and archived 24 October 2015,