| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ÖAI | Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut (www.oeai.at) | In German | → Archeology → Austria |
| OECI | Organization of European Cancer Institutes (http://https://oeci.eu/) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Oncology → Europe |
| ÖFAI | Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Artificial Intelligence (www.ofai.at) | In German | → Artificial intelligence → Austria |
| ÖFG | Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft (www.oefg.at) | In German | → Research policy → Austria |
| OFI | Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Chemie und Technik (www.ofi.co.at) | In German | → Chemistry → Chemical technology → Austria |
| Ofta | Observatoire Français des Techniques Avancées | In French | → Engineering, technology |
| ÖGI | Österreichisches Gießerei-Institut (www.ogi.at) | In German | → Metallurgy → Austria |
| ÖGI | Österreichisches Getränke-Institut (www.oegi.at) | In German | → Beverage industry → Austria |
| ÖIAT | Österreichisches Institut für angewandte Telekommunikation (www.oiat.at) | In German | → Telecommunications → Austria |
| ÖIIP | Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik (www.oiip.at) | In German | → International relations → Austria |
| ÖIJ | Österreichisches Institut für Jugendforschung (www.oeij.at) | In German | → Social sciences → Austria |
| ÖIN | Österreichisches Institut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung | In German | → Austria |
| OML | Oddział Metali Lekkich | In Polish | → Metallurgy |
| ONERA | Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales (www.onera.fr) | In French | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics → France |
| OPGC | Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand (wwwobs.univ-bpclermont.fr) | In French | → Geophysics → France |
| OPIPA | Organisatie voor Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek | In Dutch | → Research policy → Indonesia |
| ORFEUS | Observatories and Research Facilities for EUropean Seismology (http://orfeus.knmi.nl) | In English | → Seismology, earthquakes → Netherlands |
| ORI | Ocean Research Institute (www.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp) | In English | → Marine research, oceanography → Japan |
| ORRCA | Ontario Research Centre for Computer Algebra (www.orcca.on.ca) | In English | → Algebra → Computer science → Canada |
| ÖSFK | Österreichisches Studienzentrum für Frieden und Konfliktlösung (www.aspr.ac.at) | In German | → Polemology → Austria |
| OSI | Österreichisches Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut (www.osi.ac.at) | In German | → Area studies → Austria |
| ÖTI | Österreichisches Textil-Forschungsinstitut (www.oeti.at) | In German | → Textile industry → Austria |
| OTL | Ordnance Test Laboratory | In English | |
| PARC | Palo Alto Research Center (www.parc.com) | In English | → Computer science |
| PAVE | Profession Architecture, Ville et Environnement | In French | → Regional planning → Architecture |
| PCA | Polskie Centrum Aluminium (http://pca.org.pl) | In Polish | → Metallurgy → Poland |
| PDL | Product Development Laboratory | In English | |
| PFL | Propulsion Field Laboratory | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| PLSL | Propellants and Life Support Laboratory | In English | → Astronautics |
| PMEL | Precision Measurements Equipment Laboratory | In English | |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (www.pmel.noaa.gov) | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| PPPL | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (www.pppl.gov) | In English | → Plasma physics |
| PRC | Pharmacotherapy Research Center | In English | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| ProTon | Public Research Organisations Transfer Office Network | In English | → Organizations and associations → Research policy → Industry, industrial policy |
| PSCL | Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSI | Perception, Système et Information | In French | → Computer science |
| QRSL | Quick-Reaction Space Laboratory | In English | → Astronautics |
| RAL | Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory | In English | |
| RDUES | Research and Development Unit for English Studies | In English | → Language, linguistics, literature |
| RERC | Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center | In English | → Pathology |
| RFD | Research Facilities Design | In English | |
| RIA | Research Institute on Addictions (www.ria.buffalo.edu) | In English | → Pathology → Psychology → United States |
| RIAM | Research Institute for Applied Mechanics | In English | → Mechanics → Mechanical engineering |
| RIAP | Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific | In English | → Area studies |
| RICAM | Johann Radon-Institut für computerorientierte und angewandte Mathematik | In German | → Computer science → Mathematics |
| RIFIAS | Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies | In English | → Area studies |
| RIHN | Research Institute for Humanity and Nature | In English | |
| RIIC | Research Institute for Integrated Circuits | In English | → Electronics |
| RILEM | Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires pour l'Essai des Matériaux | In French | → Organizations and associations → Materials science |
| RIMAS | Rotterdam Institute of Modern Asian Studies | In English | → Area studies → Netherlands |
| RIMS | Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences | In English | → Mathematics |
| RISC | Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at) | In English | → Mathematics → Austria |
| RISH | Research Institute of Sustainable Humanosphere (www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp) | In English | → Ecology → Earth sciences → Japan |
| RISHI | Remen Institute for the Study of Health and Illness | In English | → Pathology |
| RITE | Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (www.rite.or.jp) | In English | → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management → Japan |
| ROIS | Research Organization of Information and Systems (www.rois.ac.jp) | In English | → Computer science → Japan |
| RPCI | Roswell Park Cancer Institute (https://www.roswellpark.org/) | In English | → Oncology → United States |
| RPL | Rocket Propulsion Laboratory | In English | → Astronautics |
| RSEL | Remote Sensing and Ecology Lab | In English | → 505 |
| RUCTA | Research Unit on Cultures and Technologies in Asia | In English | |
| SAIL | Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| SAL | Shuttle Avionics Laboratory | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| SAL | Supersonic Aerophysics Laboratory | In English | → 5335 → Aeronautics, aircraft → United States |
| SBER | Stream Biofilm and Ecosystem Research Laboratory (http://https://sber.epfl.ch/) | In English | → Microbiology → Ecology → Switzerland |
| SDL | Software Development Laboratory | In English | → Software |
| SEAL | Software Engineering and Ada Lab(oratory) | In English | → Software |
| SEERC | South East European Research Centre | In English | |
| SEL | Systems Electronics Laboratory | In English | → Electronics |
| SEL | Systems Engineering Laboratories | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| SERC | Solar Energy Research Center | In English | → Energy economics |
| SERL | Software Engineering Research Laboratory (http://serl.cs.colorado.edu) | In English | → Computer science |
| SEROS | SEnter for Risikostyring Og Samfunnssikkerhet | In Norwegian | → Accidents, risks, safety → Insurance → Norway |
| SESL | Space Environment(al) Simulation Laboratory | In English | → Astronautics |
| SFC | Société Française de Céramique (www.ceramique.fr) | In French | → 666 → France |
| SIDC | Space Innovation and Development Center | In English | → Astronomy → Astronautics |
| SIJLAB | Sino-Italian Joint Laboratory of Archimede's Bridge | In German | → Civil engineering |
| SIL | System Integration Laboratory | In English | |
| SIO | Scripps Institution of Oceanography (www-sio.ucsd.edu) | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| SIPRI | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (www.sipri.org) | In English | → International relations → Sweden |
| SL | Space Laboratory | In English | → Astronautics |
| SLAI | Specjalistyczne Laboratorium Analiz Instrumentalnych | In Polish | |
| SLM | Space Laboratory Module | In English | → Astronautics |
| SMHI | Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (www.smhi.se) = SMHI | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute | In English |
In Swedish | → Meteorology, climatology → Hydrology → Sweden |
| SMHI | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (www.smhi.se) = (look above) |
In English | → Meteorology, climatology → Hydrology → Sweden |
| SP | Sveriges Provnings- och Forskningsinstitut | In Swedish | → Sweden |
| SPRL | Space Physics Research Laboratory (www.sprl.umich.edu) | In English | → Astronomy → United States |
| SRL | Single-Rack Laboratory | In English | |
| SRL | Space Radar Laboratory | In English | → Astronomy → Astronautics |
| SSFL | Santa Susana Field Laboratory | In English | → Astronautics |
| SSI | Statens Serum Institut | In Danish | → Biological sciences → Immunology and allergy → Denmark |
| STIL | Software Test and Integration Laboratory | In English | → Software |
| STL | Speech Transmission Laboratory | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Linguistics |
| STL | Space Technology Laboratories | In English | → Astronautics |
| STL | System Test Laboratory | In English | |
| STRI | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (www.stri.org) | In English | → United States |
| STRI | Sports Turf Research Institute | In English | → Sport, physical exercises |
| STRI | Science and Technology Research Institute | In English | → Research policy |
| SVA | Schiffbautechnische Versuchsanstalt (www.sva.at) | In German | → 6295 → Austria |
| SWC | Space Warfare Center | In English | → Astronautics → Military engineering |
| SWL | Signals Warfare Lab | In English | → Military engineering |
| TASC | Tecnologie Avanzate e nanoSCienza | In Italian | → Materials science → 6203 → Italia |
| TAUCHI | Tampere Unit for Computer-Human Interaction (http://https://research.uta.fi/tauchi/) | In English | → Human-computer interaction → Finland |
| TIL | Technology Insertion Laboratory | In English | |
| TLL | Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory | In English | → Biological sciences → Biotechnology → Medicine |
| TNO | (Nederlandse Organisatie voor) Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (https://www.tno.nl/) | In Dutch | → Research policy → Netherlands |
| TNSC | Tanegashima Space Center | In English | → Astronautics |
| TRL | Transport Research Laboratory | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| TRPRC | Tulane Regional Primate Research Center (www.tnprc.tulane.edu) | In English | → Primates |
| TZI | Technologie-Zentrum Informatik (www.tzi.de) | In German | → Computer science |
| TZW | Technologiezentrum Wasser (www.tzw.de) | In German | → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management → Germany |
| UAR | Upper Austrian Research (https://www.uar.at/) | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology → Austria |
| UMMISCO | Unité de Modélisation Mathématique et Informatique de Systèmes COmplexes (www.ummisco.ird.fr) | In French | → Mathematics → Computer science |
| UNICRI | United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (www.unicri.it) | In English | → United Nations → Law, jurisprudence → Criminology → Italia |
| UNRISD | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development | In English | → United Nations → Social sciences → Trade |
| UNSC | Unité de Nutrition et Signalisation Cellulaire | In French | → Nutrition → Physiology → Biotechnology |
| URCSE | Unité de Recherche Conception des Systèmes Électroniques | In French | → Electronics |
| URPI | Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire sur l‘Interculturalité | In French | → Civilization, culture, progress |
| USAMRIID | United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases | In English | → Infectious diseases → Military affairs → United States |
| USML | United States Microgravity Laboratory | In English | → Physics → United States |
| UZF | Universitätszentrum für Friedensforschung (http://frieden.univie.ac.at) | In German | → International relations → Austria |
| VACTL | Vertical Assembly Component Test Laboratory | In English | → Mechanical engineering |
| VBI | Vessels and Blood Institute (www.ivs-vbi.org) = IVS | Institut des Vaisseaux et du Sang | In French |
In English | → Blood and circulatory system |
| VFG | Versuchsanstalt für Getreideverarbeitung (www.vfg.or.at) | In German | → Agricultural sciences → Food technology → Austria |
| VFH | Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt der Hafner Österreichs | In German | → Austria |
| VGRF | Variable-Gravity Research Facility | In English | → Astronomy → Astronautics |
| VITO | Vlaams Instituut voor Technologisch Onderzoek (www.vito.be) | In Dutch | → Engineering, technology → Belgium |
| WCSAR | Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics (http://wcsar.engr.wisc.edu) | In English | → Mechanical engineering → Electronics → Astronautics → United States |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (www.whoi.edu) | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| WIBR | Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research | In English | → Biological sciences → Medicine |
| WIFO | Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut (www.wifo.ac.at) | In German | → Economics → Austria |
| WIT | Waterford Institute of Technology | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| WL | Waterloopkundig Laboratorium | In Dutch | |
| WPI | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| WRAIR | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research | In English | → Military affairs |
| WRI | Water Research Institute | In English | → Hydrology → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| WRPRC | Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center (www.primate.wisc.edu) | In English | → Primates → United States |
| WTCCMR | Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research | In English | → Cytology → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| WVRI | World Vexillological Research Institute | In English | → Flags, banners |
| XRCE | Xerox Research Center Europe (www.xrce.xerox.com) | In English | → Computer science → Europe |
| YES | Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences | In English | → Earth sciences |
| ZGDV | Zentrum für Graphische Datenverarbeitung (www.zgdv.de) | In German | → Data processing → Graphical processing → Germany |
| ZMBT | Zentrum für Biomedizinische Technologie | In German | → Biotechnology → Medicine |
| ZTG | Zentrum Technik und Gesellschaft (www.ztg.tu-berlin.de) | In German | → Social sciences → Applied sciences, technology → Germany |
| ИКИ | Института космических исследований (http://arc.iki.rssi.ru) | In Russian | → Astronomy → Astronautics → Russia |
| ИПОИ | Институт по паралелна обработка на информацията | In Bulgarian | → Computer science |