The Quantum Technology Centre, based in Lancaster University’s Physics Department, establish a significant technology presence in the Northwest. Our world class facilities include a class 100 and two class 1000 clean rooms housing state-of-the-art nanofabrication equipment. The facilities provide the possibility to run multi-step nanofabrication processes to build electronic, photonic and nanomechanical devices and structures with a feature size as small as 10 nm. It allows processing of metals...

Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) (https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/) is a public private partnership established by the Medical Research Council (MRC) for translational dementia research. DPUK comprises a Data Portal, Trials Delivery Framework, and Experimental Medicine Incubator. Our mission is to provide an integrated research environment for dementia translation.

The Experimental Medicine Incubator (EMI) accelerates and de-risks early-phase clinical trials (https://www.dementiasplatform.uk...

The Cambridge Immunology Network is a  community for immunologists working in and around Cambridge. It builds on a rich tradition of immunological research in Cambridge, and brings together groups whose work ranges from discovery of the basic molecular mechanisms underpinning the immune response through to applications relevant to the clinic, to industry and to global health. Working across disciplines, schools, institutes and departments we can tackle bigger problems and answer more fundamental...

The National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF) provides world–leading integrated analytical capability to support the UK NERC science communities. The facility provides: (i) unparalleled analytical capacity and data quality to serve internationally competitive research projects and programmes, (ii) a diverse range of specialist expertise and instrumentation, not available locally in most HEIs, (iii) a national platform for innovation that supports training, development and the international...

ADR UK is made up of three national partnerships (ADR Scotland, ADR Wales, and ADR NI), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which ensures data provided by UK Government bodies is accessed by researchers in a safe and secure form with minimal risk to data holders or the public.

Data access services are provided by the data centres in ADR Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and by the Secure Research Service of the Office for National Statistics.

Data acquisition is led by ONS...

What it does: the Archaeological Archives team maintains, compiles and transfers for curation, the records and materials generated from Historic England excavation projects. It develops and promotes standards in the treatment, care, compilation and dissemination of archaeological archives. The team is involved in the creation of international standards in archive practice and has particular skills and expertise in the archiving of digital data. There are three archive stores at Fort Cumberland...

The Physical Sciences Data-science Service is a National Research Facility which brings together tools and resources for UK researchers in physical sciences, including chemistry, crystallography, materials and related fields. It provides access to web-based data services are which are freely accessible for academic users from the UK.

The Software Sustainability Institute is a national facility for building better software, founded in 2010. It provides guidance, training, tools, services and other resources to advance good practices for developing research software. These include a software evaluation service; guides for researchers, developers and managers; and data and analysis on research software. The SSI runs workshops and initiatives to support the development of communities of practice, including the SSI Fellowship...

The Whipple Museum forms part of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. The Museum plays an important part in the Department's teaching and research. It was founded in 1944 when Robert Stewart Whipple presented his collection of scientific instruments to the University of Cambridge. The Museum's collection is Designated for its international importance and includes scientific instruments, apparatus, models, pictures, prints, photographs, books and...

The National Archives (TNA) is the official archive of the UK government and for England and Wales, making available to the public a vast collection of historical records dating back over 1,000 years and including the UK Government Web Archive and legislation.gov.uk. Our goal is to be an archive for everyone, and we are taking an entrepreneurial, disruptive, and inclusive approach to reaching this aim. One important sector we serve is research, and as a UKRI Independent Research Organisation, we...