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Research institute
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<p>A research institute, research centre, or research organization is an establishment founded for doing <a href="/facts/Research/mo8joeTL">research</a>. Research institutes may specialize in <a href="/facts/Basic_research/QvrBkrRb">basic research</a> or may be oriented to <a href="/facts/Applied_research/13h5uYCH">applied research</a>. Although the term often implies <a href="/facts/Natural_science/8hg81Q2p">natural science</a> research, there are also many research institutes in the <a href="/facts/Social_science/hAbm1xtD">social science</a> as well, especially for <a href="/facts/Sociology/d2Fd0N87">sociological</a> and <a href="/facts/History/bSKgXaCA">historical</a> research purposes. </p>