Francis Crick Institute

biomedical research centre in London
Organization research_institute Q326044
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The Francis Crick Institute is a charitable organization[1]. As of 2019, it employed 1.4k people.

Francis Crick Institute

Summary

Francis Crick Institute is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Francis Crick Institute's field of work was medical research[3].
  • Francis Crick Institute was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • Francis Crick Institute was a member of Q141500562[5].
  • Francis Crick Institute is located in London Borough of Camden[6].
  • Francis Crick Institute is in the country of United Kingdom[7].
  • Francis Crick Institute's instance of is recorded as research institute[8].
  • Francis Crick Institute's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[9].
  • Francis Crick is named after Francis Crick Institute[10].
  • Francis Crick Institute's headquarters location is recorded as London Borough of Camden[11].
  • Francis Crick Institute's headquarters location is recorded as London[12].
  • Francis Crick Institute's Commons category is recorded as Francis Crick Institute[13].
  • Francis Crick Institute's industry is recorded as research[14].
  • Francis Crick Institute's chairperson is recorded as David Cooksey[15].
  • 2010 marks the founding of Francis Crick Institute[16].
  • Francis Crick Institute's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.53158333, 'lon': -0.12888889}[17].
  • Francis Crick Institute's located on street is recorded as Ossulston Street[18].
  • Francis Crick Institute's located on street is recorded as Midland Road[19].
  • Francis Crick Institute's official website is recorded as http://www.crick.ac.uk/[20].
  • Francis Crick Institute's sponsor is recorded as Wellcome Trust[21].
  • Francis Crick Institute's sponsor is recorded as University College London[22].
  • Francis Crick Institute's sponsor is recorded as Imperial College London[23].
  • Francis Crick Institute's sponsor is recorded as Cancer Research UK[24].
  • Francis Crick Institute's sponsor is recorded as King's College London[25].
  • Francis Crick Institute's sponsor is recorded as Medical Research Council[26].
  • Francis Crick Institute's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Francis Crick Institute[27].

Body

Founding

2010 marks the founding of Francis Crick Institute[16].

Leadership

Francis Crick Institute's chairperson is recorded as David Cooksey[15]. Directors / managers include Paul Nurse[28], James Cuthbert Smith[29], Richard Treisman[30], Steven Gamblin[31], Malcolm Irving[32], and Geraint Rees[33].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London Borough of Camden[11], a London borough[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1965[36], headquartered in Camden Town Hall[37] and London[12], a metropolis[38], in Roman Empire[39], founded in 0047[40].

Industry

Francis Crick Institute's industry is recorded as research[14]. Its field of work was medical research[3].

Why It Matters

Francis Crick Institute ranks in the top 2% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . openjournalscollective.org. Retrieved . openjournalscollective.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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