Universities and research institutes

Leiden University is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange as a Protestant institution, it holds the distinction of being the oldest surviving university…

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a prestigious public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632, it stands as the fourth-oldest academic institution in the country and is currently the…

CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, is Australia's national science agency. Its origins go back to the Advisory Council of Science and Industry of 1916; it took its present name…

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht) is a public research university in Utrecht and one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands, established on 26 March 1636. In 2025 it had an enrolment of…

Monash University was established by an Act of the Victorian Parliament in 1958 and admitted its first students in 1961. It is named after Sir John Monash, the engineer and First World…

The University of Padua (Università degli Studi di Padova) is one of the oldest universities in the world, founded in 1222 by scholars and masters who left Bologna in search of greater…

The University of Tübingen (officially the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen) is a prestigious public research university located in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1477 by Count Eberhard V, it is one…

The University of Sydney was founded in 1850 and is Australia's first university. Its main campus, Camperdown/Darlington, lies on the edge of Sydney's city centre, and it also teaches and researches at…

The University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano), known as La Statale, is a public research university founded in 1924 and the largest university in Lombardy, with around 60,000 students. Its…

The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (commonly known as the University of Oldenburg) is a prominent public research university located in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1973, the university hosts…

Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Medical Center), located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is the largest and most authoritative scientific university medical center in Europe. Formally established in 2002, it serves as the academic hospital…

The University of Salerno (Università degli Studi di Salerno) traces its lineage to the Schola Medica Salernitana, the medieval medical school that flourished in Salerno from the ninth century and is widely…

TUD Dresden University of Technology (German: Technische Universität Dresden) is a highly ranked public research university located in Dresden, Saxony, and is one of the 10 largest universities in Germany. Established in…

The University of Marburg (officially known as Philipps-Universität Marburg) is a public research university located in the historic town of Marburg, Hesse, Germany. Founded in 1527 by Landgrave Philip I, it is…

TNO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek) is the Netherlands' national organisation for applied scientific research. Established by law in 1932, it is an independent, not-for-profit research organisation with its headquarters in The…

The University of Brescia (Università degli Studi di Brescia) is a public university founded in 1982, when faculties previously operating as outposts of other Lombard institutions were brought together into an autonomous…

AMOLF is an academic research institute focused on fundamental physics with strong societal relevance. Its research covers areas such as living matter, designed matter, nanophotonics, and nanophotovoltaics, with applications linked to energy,…

Amsterdam UMC (Amsterdam University Medical Center) is one of the leading international centers in academic medicine and ranks among Europe's top five university medical centers for scientific research output. Formed in June…

Politecnico di Milano is Italy's largest technical university and its oldest, founded in 1863 as the Istituto Tecnico Superiore by a group that included the mathematician Francesco Brioschi. Its alumni include Giulio…

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of the largest and most prestigious public research universities in Germany. Known as "The University in the Helmholtz Association," KIT functions uniquely as both…

he University of Hamburg (Universität Hamburg or UHH) is a prestigious, top-tier public research university located in Hamburg, Germany. Founded on March 28, 1919, it is the largest institution for higher education…

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is an elite public research university in Wageningen, Netherlands, widely regarded as the premier institution globally for life sciences, agriculture, and environmental research. Originally emerging from an…

The University of Queensland was established in 1909, the state's first university, and took its first students in 1911. Its main campus is at St Lucia in Brisbane, with further campuses at…

The University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum — Università di Bologna) was founded in 1088 and is generally regarded as the oldest university in continuous operation in the Western world; the word…

The University of Bayreuth (UBT) is a prominent, research-oriented public university located in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany. Established in 1975, it has built a strong international reputation for its highly collaborative, interdisciplinary approach…

The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie, NIOO-KNAW) is the national research institute for ecology of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). It is one of the…

The Australian National University (ANU) was established by an Act of the federal Parliament in 1946 as the country's national university, with an initial mission of postgraduate research. Its main campus is…

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (commonly known as VU Amsterdam or the VU) is a highly ranked, publicly funded research university located in the vibrant Zuidas business district of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1880…

EMBL is Europe's flagship laboratory for the life sciences, an intergovernmental organisation established in 1974 and supported by more than 30 member states. It runs six sites — Heidelberg, Barcelona, Grenoble, Hamburg,…

The Rijksoverheid is the central government of the Netherlands. It consists of ministries, executive agencies, inspectorates, advisory bodies, and other national public institutions responsible for preparing, implementing, and enforcing national policy and…

Technische Universität München (TUM) is one of Europe’s leading research universities, consistently ranked as the top university in Germany and among the best globally. Founded in 1868 by King Ludwig II, it…

The University of Milano-Bicocca (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca) is a public research university in Milan, founded in 1998 when the science, economics and sociology faculties of the University of Milan were…

The University of Turin (Università degli Studi di Torino) was founded in 1404 by Prince Ludovico di Savoia and is one of the largest universities in Italy, with around 80,000 students. Erasmus…

Helmholtz Munich (Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt) is a research centre in Neuherberg near Munich and a member of the Helmholtz Association. Its research focuses on environmental health…

Macquarie University was founded in 1964 and is named after Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. Its campus is in Macquarie Park in Sydney's north-west, at the…

The University of Western Australia was established in 1911 and is the oldest university in the state. Its main campus is at Crawley, on the Swan River near Perth's city centre, with…

Tilburg University is a specialized, public research institution located in Tilburg, Netherlands, internationally renowned for its elite programs in business, economics, and social sciences. Established in 1927, the university hosts over 19,000…

The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of Germany's largest and oldest universities. Established in 1388 and re-established as a "Neue Universität" in 1919 by the citizens of Cologne, it…

The University of Palermo (Università degli Studi di Palermo) has its origins in the Accademia dei Regi Studi established in 1806, with teaching in the city documented from the fifteenth century. It…

University of Twente (UT) is a premier public research university located in Enschede, Netherlands, celebrated for its cutting-edge engineering, technology, and social sciences fusion. Founded in 1961, the institution stands out as…

Curtin University opened in 1966 as the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) and became a university in 1987, Western Australia's third university and Australia's first university of technology. It is named…

The University of Groningen is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen, Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is the second oldest in the country.

The University of Siena (Università degli Studi di Siena) is one of the oldest universities in Europe, founded in 1240 as the Studium Senense and granted imperial and papal recognition in the…

Griffith University was established in 1971 and took its first students in 1975. It is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, a premier of Queensland and the first Chief Justice of the High…

The University of Pisa (Università di Pisa) was formally established in 1343 by a bull of Pope Clement VI, although teaching in the city is documented from the eleventh century. Galileo Galilei…

Amphia is a top-clinical (STZ) teaching hospital in Breda and Oosterhout, serving West-Brabant. Alongside patient care it trains medical specialists and runs applied clinical research through the Amphia Academy, with recognised strengths…

Flinders University was founded in 1966 and is named after the navigator Matthew Flinders. Its main campus is at Bedford Park in southern Adelaide, alongside Flinders Medical Centre, with further sites at…

The National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, INFN) is the Italian public research body for subnuclear, nuclear and astroparticle physics, founded in 1951 by the groups that had…

Maastricht University is a public research university in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 1976, it is the second youngest of the fourteen Dutch universities. In 2023, 22,976 students studied at Maastricht University, 59%…

The University Medical Center Freiburg (Universitätsklinikum Freiburg), located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, is one of the largest and most prestigious medical institutions in Europe. Rooted in a rich history dating back…

The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia) traces its origins to the Studium of Modena founded in 1175, re-established as a ducal university in…

UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales) was established in 1949 as the New South Wales University of Technology. Its main campus is in Kensington, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, with further…

Erasmus University Rotterdam is a highly prestigious, public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, renowned globally for its exceptional expertise in business, economics, and social sciences. Established in 1913, the university hosts…

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research was founded in 1963 by the Sisters of Charity and is located in Darlinghurst, Sydney, beside St Vincent's Hospital. It is affiliated with UNSW Sydney. Garvan's…

The National Institute for Astrophysics (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, INAF) is the Italian national research body for astronomy and astrophysics, established in 1999 and supervised by the Ministry of University and Research.…

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, founded in 1765, is the world's oldest university of mining and metallurgy and today a technical university in Saxony. Its research and teaching are organised around the resource cycle:…

The University of Cagliari (Università degli Studi di Cagliari) was founded in 1606 by the Spanish crown, on the model of the Castilian universities, and is the older of Sardinia's two universities.…

The University of L'Aquila (Università degli Studi dell'Aquila) was founded in 1952 and rebuilt its academic life after the earthquake of 6 April 2009, which destroyed much of the city centre and…

The University of Tasmania was established in 1890 and is Australia's fourth-oldest university. It is the state's only university, with campuses in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie (Cradle Coast), and teaching sites in…

The German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg is Germany's largest biomedical research institute and a member of the Helmholtz Association. More than 3,000 staff investigate how cancer develops, identify…

The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is a research foundation established by Italian law in 2003 and opened in Genoa in 2006, funded directly by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. It…

OLVG is a large top-clinical (STZ) teaching hospital in Amsterdam with two main locations, OLVG Oost and OLVG West, and a member of the Santeon group. It trains medical specialists and nurses…

Radboud University is a prestigious, public research university located in Nijmegen, Netherlands, that stands among the top 1% of universities globally. Established in 1923, it caters to more than 24,000 students across…

The University of Melbourne was founded in 1853. It is the second-oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is in Parkville, on the northern edge of Melbourne's…

University Medical Center Groningen is a university medical center focused on patient care, medical research, education, and training. Its research and healthcare activities are strongly connected to the theme of healthy and…

The University of Genoa (Università degli Studi di Genova) traces its origins to the colleges of law, theology, medicine and arts that operated in the republic from the thirteenth century, formally constituted…

The University of Verona (Università degli Studi di Verona) became an autonomous institution in 1982, having grown from teaching outposts established in the city by the University of Padua from 1959. Its…

The University of Ferrara (Università degli Studi di Ferrara) was founded in 1391 by a bull of Pope Boniface IX at the request of Marquis Alberto V d'Este, making it one of…

The University of Naples Federico II (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) was founded in 1224 by the Emperor Frederick II and is the oldest public, state-chartered university in the world,…

The University of Wollongong began in 1951 as a division of what is now UNSW and became an independent university in 1975. Its main campus is in Wollongong, south of Sydney, with…

The Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography is a research institute focused on the fundamental physics and materials science behind nanolithography. Its research supports key technologies used in the semiconductor industry and helps…

Catharina Ziekenhuis is a large teaching hospital in Eindhoven and one of the Netherlands' designated top-clinical (STZ) hospitals, meaning it combines patient care with medical training and applied research. It is best…

Charles Sturt University was established in 1989 and is named after the explorer Charles Sturt. It is a multi-campus regional university with campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Port Macquarie and Wagga…

Humanitas Research Hospital (Istituto Clinico Humanitas) is a teaching and research hospital at Rozzano, on the southern edge of Milan, opened in 1996 and recognised by the Italian Ministry of Health as…

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) is the university hospital affiliated with Leiden University, of which it forms the Faculty of Medicine. It is one of the seven university medical centres in the…

The University of Bari Aldo Moro (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro) was founded in 1925 and is the principal university of Apulia, based in Bari with further teaching sites at…

Adelaide University was created by merging the University of Adelaide (founded 1874, Australia's third-oldest university) and the University of South Australia. It opened in January 2026, and both predecessor universities were formally…

HAN University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, with campuses in Arnhem and Nijmegen in the province of Gelderland. It offers bachelor's and…

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) is a prominent, non-profit German scientific research laboratory located on the northeastern outskirts of Dresden, Germany. Founded on January 1, 1992, it officially became a member of the…

The National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, OGS) is a public research body based in Trieste, whose lineage runs back to the Imperial…

The University of Konstanz is a research university on Lake Constance, founded in 1966 as a reform university and one of Germany's Universities of Excellence. It is known for interdisciplinary work across…

The University of Pavia (Università degli Studi di Pavia) dates its foundation to 1361, when Emperor Charles IV granted it a charter, though schools of law and rhetoric existed in the city…

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) became a university in 1988, building on the New South Wales Institute of Technology. Its campus sits on Broadway in Ultimo, at the southern edge of…

Western Sydney University was established in 1989. It serves Greater Western Sydney from campuses including Parramatta, Penrith, Campbelltown, Bankstown, Hawkesbury and Liverpool. Its research institutes include the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment,…

The CMCC Foundation — Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici) — is a non-profit research foundation established in 2005 and headquartered in Lecce, with divisions in Bologna, Venice,…

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a world-class public research university specializing in engineering, science, and technology, located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Founded in 1956, it is nestled in the heart of the…

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's intergovernmental space organisation, founded in 1975 and today counting more than twenty member states. Its largest site, the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC),…

The Luca Marenzio Conservatory of Brescia (Conservatorio di Musica Luca Marenzio) is a state conservatory of music, part of the Italian AFAM system of higher education in art, music and dance, in…

The Netherlands Cancer Institute is a leading comprehensive cancer center that combines fundamental, translational, and clinical cancer research with specialized patient care. Its main mission is to improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, and…

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a premier, privately funded German business school widely recognized as one of the elite management institutions in Europe. Founded in 1984 by the Koblenz…

The Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna) is a public graduate school and university institute in Pisa, established in its present form in 1987 from the older Collegio Medico-Giuridico. It…

The Kids Research Institute Australia was founded in 1990 as the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and was later known as Telethon Kids Institute; it took its present name in 2024.…

The University of Canberra began in 1967 as the Canberra College of Advanced Education and became a university in 1990. Its campus is in Bruce, in the Australian Capital Territory, and includes…

The University of Perugia (Università degli Studi di Perugia) was founded in 1308 by a bull of Pope Clement V, one of the earliest Italian universities to receive papal recognition. It is…

The University of Trieste (Università degli Studi di Trieste) was founded in 1924, developing from the Royal Higher School of Commerce established in 1877 when the city was part of Austria-Hungary. Its…

The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool van Amsterdam, HvA) is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam. It offers bachelor's programmes, associate degrees and…

ANSTO, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, was established in 1987 as the successor to the Australian Atomic Energy Commission. It is headquartered at Lucas Heights in southern Sydney and also…

Australian Catholic University (ACU) began operating on 1 January 1991, formed from several Catholic teacher-education and nursing colleges. It is a publicly funded university with campuses in Sydney (North Sydney, Strathfield and…

The CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security is a German national "Big Science" institution and one of the world's premier research centers dedicated exclusively to cybersecurity, privacy, and trustworthy artificial intelligence.

Deakin University was established in 1974 and is named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister. It has campuses in Geelong (Waurn Ponds and Waterfront), Melbourne (Burwood) and Warrnambool, and a large…

Fontys University of Applied Sciences (Fontys Hogescholen) is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, located in the south of the country with its three largest campuses in…

Geoscience Australia is the Commonwealth's public geoscience agency, with origins in the Bureau of Mineral Resources founded in 1946. It is based in Symonston, Canberra. It provides geological, geophysical and geospatial information…

Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro (Università degli Studi "Magna Graecia" di Catanzaro) was founded in 1998, having developed from a medical faculty of the University of Calabria established in Catanzaro in the…

NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee), is the national oceanographic institute and centre of expertise of the Netherlands for the ocean, sea and coast.…

Radboud University Medical Center is a university medical center for patient care, research, and education. It works on shaping the future of health and healthcare by combining clinical care, biomedical research, medical…

The University of Newcastle became an independent university in 1965. Its main campus is at Callaghan in Newcastle, New South Wales, with further campuses in Newcastle city, at Ourimbah on the Central…

The University of Basilicata (Università degli Studi della Basilicata) was created in 1982 as part of the post-earthquake reconstruction of the region following the Irpinia earthquake of 1980. It has its main…

The University of Bergamo (Università degli Studi di Bergamo) was founded in 1968 as a school of foreign languages and literature and became a full state university in 1991. Its buildings are…

The University of Foggia (Università degli Studi di Foggia) was established as an autonomous institution in 1999, having developed from faculties of the University of Bari present in the city since the…

The University of Insubria (Università degli Studi dell'Insubria) was founded in 1998 from faculties previously belonging to the universities of Milan and Pavia, and takes its name from the historic region of…

The University of Mannheim, housed in Mannheim Baroque Palace, is a research university with a recognised concentration in business administration, economics and the social sciences, alongside law, humanities and computer science. Its…

The University of Rome Tor Vergata (Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata") was founded in 1982 to relieve pressure on Sapienza, and occupies a six-hundred-hectare campus in the south-eastern outskirts of…

The University of Udine (Università degli Studi di Udine) was founded in 1978 following a popular petition signed by more than 125,000 people after the Friuli earthquake of 1976, which asked for…

The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute was established in 1926 through a bequest from Thomas Baker and his family. It is located in the Alfred Hospital precinct in Melbourne. Its research addresses…

CSL is a global biotechnology company headquartered in Melbourne. It was founded in 1916 as the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories and was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1994. It operates through…

The Giuseppe Martucci Conservatory of Salerno (Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Martucci) is a state conservatory within the Italian AFAM system of higher education in art, music and dance, whose degrees are…

Hanze University of Applied Sciences (Hanzehogeschool Groningen) is the largest university of applied sciences in the northern Netherlands, located in Groningen. Its roots go back to 1798, when six citizens of Groningen…

The National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS) is the technical and scientific body of the Italian National Health Service, founded in 1934 in Rome with support from the Rockefeller…

Iuav University of Venice (Università Iuav di Venezia) is one of the few universities in Europe dedicated entirely to the design of the built environment. It was founded in 1926 as the…

Luiss — Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli — is a private university in Rome, created in 1974 when the earlier Pro Deo university was reorganised under the sponsorship of…

Maastricht University Medical Center+ is a university medical center that combines patient care, scientific research, education, and health innovation. In addition to hospital care, it focuses on prevention, public health, and translating…

Naturalis Biodiversity Center is the Dutch national research institute for biodiversity and a major natural history museum. Its work focuses on describing, understanding, and preserving biodiversity through scientific research, collections, public education,…

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre was founded in 1949 and is a public hospital dedicated entirely to cancer. It is located in the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre building in Parkville, Melbourne, and…

The Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (Prinses Máxima Centrum voor kinderoncologie) is the national centre for children with cancer in the Netherlands, where care and research come together for all children…

RIVM, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu), is the Dutch government's research and advisory institute for public health, nutrition, the environment and safety. Founded…

The University of Calabria (Università della Calabria) was founded in 1972 at Arcavacata di Rende, near Cosenza, and was designed from the outset as a residential campus on the Anglo-American model —…

The University of Catania (Università degli Studi di Catania) is the oldest university in Sicily, founded in 1434 by King Alfonso V of Aragon and known historically as the Siciliae Studium Generale.…

The University of Urbino Carlo Bo (Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo) was founded in 1506 and is named after Carlo Bo, the literary critic and Hispanist who served as its…

WEHI, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, was founded in 1915 and is Australia's oldest medical research institute. It is based in Parkville, Melbourne, and is affiliated with the…

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (Zuyd Hogeschool) is a university of applied sciences with campuses in Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht in the south-east of the Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. Zuyd…

Bond University was established in 1987 and opened in 1989 as Australia's first private not-for-profit university. Its campus is at Robina on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Bond teaches in three semesters a…

The Bruno Kessler Foundation (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, FBK) is a research foundation in Trento, established in 1962 as the Istituto Trentino di Cultura and reorganised under its present name in 2007. It…

Deltares is the Dutch independent institute for applied research in the field of water and the subsurface. It was formed in 2008 by merging WL | Delft Hydraulics, GeoDelft and parts of…

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is the decentralised agency of the European Union responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision and safety monitoring of medicines for human and veterinary use. Established in 1995…

Inholland University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Inholland) is a large university of applied sciences with locations in eight cities of the Randstad, the central-western region of the Netherlands and the country's economic,…

La Trobe University was founded in 1964 and is named after Charles La Trobe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria. Its main campus is at Bundoora in Melbourne's north, with regional campuses in…

Marche Polytechnic University (Università Politecnica delle Marche) is a public university in Ancona, founded in 1969 as the University of Ancona and renamed in 2003 to reflect its concentration on applied and…

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) was founded in 1986 and is based on the campus of The Royal Children's Hospital in Parkville, Melbourne, where it works with the hospital and the University…

Máxima Medisch Centrum is a top-clinical (STZ) teaching hospital with sites in Veldhoven and Eindhoven. It is the region's referral centre for mother and child care, running a neonatal intensive care unit,…

QIMR Berghofer was established in 1945 as the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and is based at Herston in Brisbane. It took its present name in 2013 in recognition of a donation…

The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) is an independent research institute established in 2009. Its building on North Terrace in Adelaide opened in 2013 and sits within the city's…

Saxion University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Saxion) is a Dutch university of applied sciences with three campuses in the east of the Netherlands, in Enschede, Deventer and Apeldoorn. With more than 27,000…

The Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa was founded in 1810 by Napoleonic decree as a branch of the École normale supérieure of Paris, and re-established as an Italian institution after unification. It…

The University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale) was established in 1979 and took its present name in 2011 to reflect a remit covering…

The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) was established on 1 July 1994 and opened in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College. Its first and main campus is at Sippy Downs…

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele) is a private university in Milan founded in 1996 and built around the San Raffaele Hospital, one of the largest research hospitals in Italy.…

Aeres University of Applied Sciences (Aeres Hogeschool) is the higher-education branch of Aeres, the Dutch "green" knowledge institution that combines education, practice-oriented research and knowledge-intensive commercial services at all levels, from secondary…

ASTRON is the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. Its main office is in Dwingeloo, in the Dwingelderveld National Park in the province of Drenthe, and it is one of the national research…

CECAD, the Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research at the University of Cologne, investigates the causes that underlie aging and trigger age-associated diseases. Its mission is to provide fundamental knowledge of the…

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. Founded in 1946 and located at Amsterdam Science Park, it is part of the…

DIFFER, the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, is the national research institute for fundamental energy research in the Netherlands and one of the institutes of NWO-I, the institutes organisation of the…

Federation University Australia was formed in 2014 by the merger of the University of Ballarat with Monash University's Gippsland campus; its origins go back to the School of Mines Ballarat, founded in…

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) is a large public university of applied sciences based at the Utrecht Science Park, with a second location in Amersfoort. It offers full-time bachelor's…

HZ University of Applied Sciences is the university of applied sciences of the province of Zeeland, with campuses in Vlissingen and Middelburg on the Dutch coast. It describes itself as the hogeschool…

IFOM ETS, the AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, is a cancer research institute in Milan founded in 1998 and funded principally by AIRC, the Italian Association for Cancer Research. It occupies a…

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world. Based in Delft, it has provided graduate education to more than 23,000 water professionals from…

The IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca) is a public graduate school and research institute founded in 2005, housed in the restored San Francesco complex — a…

The National Institute of Metrological Research (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, INRiM) is the Italian national metrology institute, formed in 2006 from the merger of the Galileo Ferraris National Electrotechnical Institute, founded…

James Cook University was established in 1970 in Townsville and is named after the navigator James Cook. Its main campuses are in Townsville and Cairns in tropical north Queensland, and it also…

Mater Research is the medical research arm of Mater, the Brisbane health, education and research group. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1998 and in 2013 formed the Mater…

Murdoch University was established in 1973 and is named after Sir Walter Murdoch, a founding professor of the University of Western Australia. Its main campus is in the Perth suburb of Murdoch,…

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam that carries out fundamental neuroscience research, with special emphasis on…

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent academy that promotes scientific excellence and the exchange of knowledge between science and society. It advises the Dutch government, supports academic…

The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (Koninklijk Nederlands Lucht- en Ruimtevaartcentrum, NLR) is the national applied research organisation for aviation and space in the Netherlands. Founded in 1919 as the Rijksstudiedienst voor de…

Sapienza University of Rome (Sapienza Università di Roma) was founded in 1303 by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII and is the largest university in Europe by enrolment, with more than 110,000…

The School for Advanced Studies of Naples (Scuola Superiore Meridionale) is a public school of advanced graduate study established in 2019 as an autonomous institution within the University of Naples Federico II,…

The University of Chieti-Pescara (Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara) was founded as a free university in 1960 and became a state institution in 1982. It is named after the poet Gabriele…

The University of Eastern Piedmont (Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro") was established in 1998 from faculties of the University of Turin located in the eastern part of the region. It is…

The University of Florence (Università degli Studi di Firenze) traces its origins to the Studium Generale founded by the Florentine Republic in 1321 and re-established as a modern university in 1924. Its…

The University of Macerata (Università degli Studi di Macerata) was founded in 1290 as a school of law and is one of the oldest universities in Italy. It is unusual among Italian…

The Academy of Fine Arts of Catania (Accademia di Belle Arti di Catania) is a state academy within the Italian AFAM system of higher education in art, music and dance, whose degrees…

Avans University of Applied Sciences (Avans Hogeschool) is a highly ranked Dutch university of applied sciences located in three cities in the province of North Brabant: Breda, 's-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg. It has…

The Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) was established in 1996 by Laureate Professor Hugh Taylor. It is an independent medical research institute in East Melbourne, affiliated with the University of Melbourne…

Cochlear is an Australian medical device company founded in 1981 to commercialise the multi-channel cochlear implant developed by Professor Graeme Clark's research at the University of Melbourne. It is headquartered on the…

The Giulio Briccialdi State Conservatory of Music (Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giulio Briccialdi) in Terni is part of the Italian AFAM system of higher education in art, music and dance, in which…

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is the national research funding organisation of the Netherlands, allocating around one and a half billion euros a year across all disciplines. Its central office in The…

The European University Institute (EUI) is an international postgraduate and postdoctoral research institution established in 1972 by the six founding member states of the European Communities, under a convention that now includes…

Google Research Australia is Google's research hub in Australia, based in Sydney. It was launched in 2021 as part of Google's A$1 billion Digital Future Initiative, to apply and advance artificial intelligence…

Hotelschool The Hague is a single-sector university of applied sciences for hospitality management, founded and funded by the hospitality industry in 1929. It has campuses in The Hague and Amsterdam and presents…

The Hubrecht Institute is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) for developmental biology and stem cell research, situated on the Utrecht Science Park. Research at…

The Huygens Institute (Huygens Instituut) is the leading research institute in the field of Dutch history and culture. It is an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)…

The International Institute of Social History (Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis, IISH or IISG) in Amsterdam is one of the largest archives of labour and social history in the world. It was…

The IUSS School for Advanced Studies Pavia (Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia) is a public school of advanced study founded in 1997, which together with the Scuola Normale Superiore, the Sant'Anna School…

KITLV, the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde), is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)…

Leiden University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Leiden) is a university of applied sciences in Leiden, in the western Netherlands, located next to the Leiden Bio Science Park and Leiden Central Station. It…

Link Campus University is a private university in Rome, established in 1999 as an Italian branch of the University of Malta and recognised as an autonomous Italian university in 2011. It is…

Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) is a Bavarian initiative that promotes quantum science and quantum technologies, with the goal of developing and operating competitive quantum computers in Bavaria. It is a joint undertaking…

Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) began in 1990 as the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute and is based in the Randwick Health and Innovation Precinct in Sydney, affiliated with UNSW Sydney. Its…

The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI) was founded in 2014 and is based in the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, Melbourne. It is…

The Polytechnic University of Bari (Politecnico di Bari) was established in 1990, when the engineering and architecture faculties of the University of Bari were constituted as an independent technical university. It is…

Sanquin is the not-for-profit organisation that provides the blood supply in the Netherlands. Alongside collecting, processing and issuing blood products, Sanquin carries out research and education in the field of blood, helping…

SRON, the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Space Research Organisation Netherlands), is the Dutch national institute for scientific space research. It is one of the institutes of NWO-I, the institutes organisation of…

Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, CBS) is the national statistical office of the Netherlands. Founded in 1899, it has been an independent public body since 2004, a legal status that…

St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research (SVI) began in 1951 with a bequest from Jack Holt. It is located in Fitzroy, Melbourne, on the campus of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, and is…

The George Institute for Global Health was founded in Sydney in 1999 and has since established offices in China, India and the United Kingdom. In Australia it is affiliated with UNSW Sydney.…

UMC Utrecht is a university medical center that combines healthcare, medical research, education, and innovation. In addition to providing patient care, it trains future healthcare professionals and conducts scientific research aimed at…

The University of Humanistic Studies is a Dutch university inspired by humanism and focused on questions of meaning, social justice, sustainability, and human values in society. It combines social sciences and humanities…

The University of Naples L'Orientale (Università degli Studi di Napoli L'Orientale) is the oldest school of Sinology and Oriental studies in Europe, founded in 1732 as the Collegio dei Cinesi by Matteo…

The University of Stuttgart is a highly ranked public research institution in Germany, world-renowned for its engineering, technology, and natural sciences programs. Founded in 1829, it is a member of the prestigious…

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute was established in 1994 and is named after the cardiac surgeon Victor Chang. It is based in Darlinghurst, Sydney, and is affiliated with UNSW Sydney and…

The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) is an independent medical research institute in the Westmead health precinct in western Sydney. It works closely with Westmead Hospital, where many of its research…