National Research Council

National Research Council may refer to:

  • National Research Council (Canada), Canada's leading organization for scientific research and development
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council, an Argentine government agency which directs and co-ordinates most of the scientific and technical research done in public universities and institutes
  • United States National Research Council, the working arm of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the United States National Academy of Engineering
  • Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy's National Research Council

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