Mimas (data centre)

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Mimas is a nationally designated academic data centre based at The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Its role is to support the advancement of knowledge, powering world-class research and teaching.

Mimas hosts a significant number of the UK's research information assets – and builds applications to help people make the most of this rich resource. The organisation has a longstanding relationship with Jisc, developing services that support teaching, learning and research, and strong connections with research councils, especially the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Mission Statement: Mimas' mission is to power world-class research and teaching

See also

  • Archives Hub
  • Copac (union catalogue for UK and Irish research libraries)
  • ESDS International (for international datasets)
  • IESR (JISC Information Environment Service Registry)
  • Intute
  • UK PubMed Central (Free archive of life sciences journals)
  • Landmap (free web based access to spatial data and learning materials for the UK HE and FE)

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