Nexxus Scotland

Research Institutes

Beatson Institute for Cancer Research

The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research pursues excellent research into the mechanisms that cause cancer or fight it. The Beatson Institute provides cutting edge facilities for outstanding scientists in the field of cancer research. Research ranges from basic molecular cancer research to the development of cancer drugs and diagnostics, both in the laboratory and the clinic.

HealthQWest

HealthQWest is an innovative research consortium for the West of Scotland established in 2005 includes the research activity of, and research applicable to, the practice of Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied Health Professions (NMAHPs) - 15 professional groups.

HealthQWest is a federal structure comprising the National Health Service (NHS) Scotland and five Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) [Glasgow Caledonian University (lead), and the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Stirling and The West of Scotland]. Our HealthQWest Graduate School allows individuals to develop skills in research, research leadership and mentoring.

Moredun Research Institute

The Moredun Research Institute was established in 1920 by the Animal Diseases Research Association, now the Moredun Foundation, a charity dedicated to the improvement of animal health and wellbeing through research. The Institute is now a charitable company separate from but subsidiary to the Foundation.

MRI receives funding from the Research Programmes commissioned by The Scottish Government Environment and Rural Affairs Directorate. MRI receives additional funding from competitive awards from national and international agencies and the EU. Commercially sponsored research is channelled through the Institute’s affiliated company Moredun Scientific Ltd.

Since 1998, MRI has been located in a purpose-built International Research Centre at the hub of Pentlands Science Park, a bioscience centre developed by the Moredun Foundation. This site enables the Institute to strengthen its links with industry and commerce.

The Scottish Association for Marine Science

The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is a Scottish charity (est. 1884) committed to promoting, delivering and supporting high-quality independent research and education in marine science. SAMS is a Collaborative Centre of the Natural Environment Research Council, and hosts the National Facility for Scientific Diving and the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa. It is further an academic partner in UHI Millennium Institute under whose auspices SAMS delivers the BSc (Hons) Marine Science, and trains ca 25 PhD students.

As the owner and operator of the Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory - three miles north of Oban - SAMS is an internationally renowned marine research establishment. Our research activities encompass the entire breadth of marine science. SAMS focuses much of its research activities on multidisciplinary research questions from Scottish coastal waters to the Arctic Ocean. Our core science programme investigates past and present changes in Northern Seas.

SAMS operates SAMS Research Services Ltd, which delivers SAMS' commercial activities including the European Centre for Marine Biotechnology and SEAS@SAMS.