GRID release 2015-09-22 in CSV

The first public release of the GRID database. Please note, the csv download only includes IDs, names & locations. See the JSON download for all metadata including types & relationships Please see here for a descriotion of the database format: https://www.grid.ac/format Release notes: - Database seeded from research institutes in grant data from over 65 global funders. - GeoNames IDs added to all institutes. - NUTS codes added to all European institutes. - Metadata added for the top 3000 Universities, majority of Germany and Australia and many more. - Parent / Child relationships added for 65 super institute members (e.g. Max Planck, Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc.) External identification systems: - HESA institution codes (Higher Education Statistics Agency UK) - UCAS institution codes (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, UK) - UKPRN institution codes (UK Provider Reference Number, UK) - 4373 Fundref codes