This page contains a list of some of the scientific research institutes in the UK that are owned by the government.

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils

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

Ministry of Defence

Medical Research Council

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

Natural Environmental Research Council

Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

  • UK Astronomy Technology Centre