Research & Funding

State Research & Development Sector

The state R&D sector consists of research institutes of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) and state sector R&D organisations established by central state administration bodies. The SAS is a self‑governing scientific organisation of the Slovak Republic, which focuses on the development of science, education, culture and economy. The SAS conducts its research activity by means of research institutes established based on either full or partial public funding. State sector R&D organisations are established by the relevant central administrative bodies.

SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
OTHER STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTES
OTHER STATE NON-DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS

SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

www.sav.sk

Physical, Space, Earth and Engineering Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences
Astronomical Institute, Tatranská Lomnica www.astro.sk
Earth Science Institute, Bratislava www.geo.sav.sk
Institute of Geography, Bratislava www.geography.sav.sk
Institute of Hydrology, Bratislava www.uh.sav.sk

Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Centre for Advanced Material Application, Bratislava  
Institute of Experimental Physics, Košice www.uef.saske.sk
Institute of Physics, Bratislava www.fu.sav.sk
Mathematical Institute, Bratislava www.mat.savba.sk

Engineering Sciences
Institute of Construction and Architecture, Bratislava www.ustarch.sav.sk
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Bratislava www.elu.sav.sk
Institute of Geotechnics, Košice http://ugt.saske.sk
Institute of Informatics, Bratislava www.ui.sav.sk
Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics, Bratislava www.umms.sav.sk
Institute of Materials Research, Košice www.imr.saske.sk
Institute of Measurement Science, Bratislava www.um.sav.sk

Life, Chemical, Medical and Environmental Sciences

Medical Sciences
Biomedical Research Centre, Bratislava www.biomedcentrum.sav.sk
Centre of Experimental Medicine, Bratislava www.cem.sav.sk
Institute of Neuroimmunology, Bratislava www.niu.sav.sk

Biological and Chemical Sciences

  
Centre of Biosciences, Bratislava www.cbv.sav.sk
Institute of Chemistry, Bratislava http://chem.sk
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Bratislava www.uach.sav.sk
Institute of Molecular Biology, Bratislava www.imb.savba.sk
Institute of Zoology, Bratislava www.zoo.sav.sk
Polymer Institute, Bratislava www.polymer.sav.sk

Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Institute of Forest Ecology, Zvolen www.ife.sk
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Bratislava www.uke.sav.sk
Institute of Parasitology, Košice https://pau.saske.sk
Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Nitra http://cbrb.sav.sk

Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts and Culture

Historical Sciences
Institute of Archaeology, Nitra www.archeol.sav.sk
Institute of Ethnology, Bratislava www.uet.sav.sk
Institute of History, Bratislava www.history.sav.sk

Humanities and Social Sciences
Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Bratislava www.cspv.sav.sk
Institute for Research in Social Communication, Bratislava www.kvsbk.sav.sk
Institute for Sociology, Bratislava www.sociologia.sav.sk
Institute of Economic Research, Bratislava www.ekonom.sav.sk
Institute of Philosophy, Bratislava www.klemens.sav.sk/fiusav
Institute of Political Sciences, Bratislava www.upv.sav.sk
Institute of State and Law, Bratislava www.usap.sav.sk

Arts and Culture
Art Research Centre, Bratislava  
Institute of Musicology, Bratislava www.uhv.sav.sk
Institute of Oriental Studies, Bratislava www.orient.sav.sk
Institute of Slovak Literature, Bratislava www.uslit.sav.sk, in Slovak only
Institute of World Literature, Bratislava www.usvl.sav.sk
Ján Stanislav Institute of Slavistics, Bratislava www.slavu.sav.sk
Ľudovít Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Bratislava www.juls.savba.sk

 

OTHER STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTES

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
of the Slovak Republic

www.mpsr.sk
National Agricultural and Food Centre, Lužianky www.nppc.sk
National Forest Centre, Zvolen www.nlcsk.org
State Forests of the Tatra National Park, Tatranská Lomnica www.lesytanap.sk, in Slovak only
State Veterinary and Food Institute, Bratislava* www.svuba.sk, in Slovak only

Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic

www.culture.gov.sk
Central Slovakia Museum, Banská Bystrica* www.ssmuzeum.sk
East Slovakia Museum, Košice* www.vsmuzeum.sk, in Slovak only
Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava* www.pamiatky.sk
Museum of the Slovak National Uprising, Banská Bystrica* www.muzeumsnp.sk, in Slovak only
Museum of the Spiš Teritory, Spišská Nová Ves* www.muzeumspisa.com
Observatory and Planetarium of Prešov, Prešov* www.astropresov.sk
Slovak Central Observatory, Hurbanovo* www.suh.sk
Slovak Design Centre, Bratislava* www.sdc.sk
Slovak Film Institute, Bratislava* www.sfu.sk
Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava* www.sng.sk
Slovak National Library, Martin* www.snk.sk
Slovak National Museum, Bratislava www.snm.sk
Slovak Technical Museum, Košice* www.stm‑ke.sk
State Scientific Library, Banská Bystrica* www.svkbb.eu, in Slovak only
State Scientific Library, Košice* www.svkk.sk
State Scientific Library, Prešov* www.svkpo.sk
Theatre Institute, Bratislava* www.theatre.sk
University Library, Bratislava* www.ulib.sk
Vihorlat Observatory, Humenné* www.astrokolonica.sk

Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic

www.mosr.sk
Central Military Hospital, Ružomberok www.mosr.sk
Institute of Military History, Bratislava www.vhu.sk
Training Centre, Lešť* www.lest.mil.sk

Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic

www.mhsr.sk
Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency, Bratislava* www.siea.sk

Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport
of the Slovak Republic

www.minedu.sk
International Laser Centre, Bratislava www.ilc.sk
IUVENTA – Slovak Youth Institute, Bratislava* www.iuventa.sk
Methodology and Pedagogy Centre, Bratislava* www.mpc‑edu.sk
National Institute for Education, Bratislava www.statpedu.sk
Observatory and Planetarium of Maximillián Hell, Žiar nad Hronom* www.planetarium.sk
Research Agency, Bratislava www.vyskumnaagentura.sk
Research Institute for Children Psychology and Pathopsychology, Bratislava www.vudpap.sk
Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information, Bratislava* www.cvtisr.sk
Slovak Library of Pedagogy, Bratislava www.spgk.sk
Slovak Research and Development Agency, Bratislava* www.apvv.sk
State Institute of Professional Education, Bratislava www.siov.sk, in Slovak only

Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic

www.minzp.sk
National Nature Protection of the Slovak Republic, Banská Bystrica* www.sopsr.sk, in Slovak only
State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr, Bratislava www.geology.sk
Slovak Environment Agency, Banská Bystrica* www.sazp.sk
Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Bratislava* www.shmu.sk
Slovak Museum of Nature Protection and Speleology, Liptovský Mikuláš* www.smopaj.sk
Slovak Water Management Enterprise, Banská Štiavnica www.svp.sk
Water Research Institute, Bratislava www.vuvh.sk
Water Management Construction, Bratislava* www.vvb.sk, in Slovak only

Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic

www.finance.gov.sk
Mint Kremnica, Kremnica www.mint.sk

Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic

www.health.gov.sk
Centre for Drug Addiction Treatment, Bratislava* www.cpldz.sk, in Slovak only
East Slovak Cancer Institute, Košice* www.vou.sk, in Slovak only
Children’s University Hospital, Banská Bystrica* www.detskanemocnica.sk
Children’s University Hospital, Bratislava* www.dfnsp.sk, in Slovak only
Children’s University Hospital, Košice* www.dfnkosice.sk, in Slovak only
Faculty Hospital, Trenčn* www.fntn.sk, in Slovak only
Faculty Hospital, Žilina* www.fnspza.sk, in Slovak only
Faculty Hospital of F. D. Roosevelt, Banská Bystrica* www.fnspbb.sk
Faculty Hospital of J. A. Reiman, Prešov www.fnsppresov.sk, in Slovak only
National Cancer Institute, Bratislava* www.nou.sk, in Slovak only
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Bratislava* www.nusch.sk
National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Piešťany* www.nurch.sk, in Slovak only
National Transplant Organisation, Bratislava* www.nto.sk
Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava* www.uvzsr.sk
Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica* www.vzbb.sk
University Hospital, Bratislava* www.unb.sk, in Slovak only
University Hospital, Martin* www.unm.sk, in Slovak only
University Hospital of L. Pasteur, Košice* www.unlp.sk, in Slovak only

Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic

www.minv.sk
Hospital of St. Michael, Bratislava* www.nsmas.sk, in Slovak only
Institute of Criminalistics and Forensic Expertise of the Police Force, Bratislava* www.minv.sk/?keupz, in Slovak only
Slovak National Archive, Bratislava* www.minv.sk/?slovensky‑narodny‑archiv‑1, in Slovak only
Institute of Fire Technology and Expertise, Bratislava* www.minv.sk/?home_PTEU, in Slovak only
Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic www.justice.gov.sk
Judicial Academy of the Slovak Republic, Pezinok* www.ja‑sr.sk
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic www.employment.gov.sk
Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Bratislava* www.upsvar.sk
Institute for Labour and Family Research, Bratislava www.ceit.sk/IVPR
Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic www.telecom.gov.sk
Research and Development Institute of Railways, Žilina www.zsr.sk, in Slovak only

*primary activity other than R&D

 

OTHER STATE NON_DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS

Matica slovenská, Martin (Slovak Foundation), basic research, ethnography, literature, linguistics, Slovak history www.matica.sk, in Slovak only
Nation’s Memory Institute, Bratislava, collects and process all kinds of information related to the period of oppression in the years 1939 – 1989 www.upn.sk
Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava* www.uvzsr.sk

Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Authority of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava

www.skgeodesy.sk

in Slovak only
Research Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, Bratislava www.vugk.sk

Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing, Bratislava

www.unms.sk
Slovak Institute of Metrology, Bratislava www.smu.sk, in Slovak only
Technical Testing Institute, Piešťany www.tsu.sk

Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

https://slovak.statistics.sk
INFOSTAT – Institute of Informatics and Statistics, Bratislava www.infostat.sk

*primary activity other than R&D