page_title: National Graphene Institute
section_title: Institute
hierarchical_section_title: National Graphene Institute / Institute
caption_attribution_description: English: National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
context_page_description: The National Graphene Institute is a research institute and building at the University of Manchester that is focused on the research of graphene. Construction of the building to house the institute started in 2013 and finished in 2015.
context_section_description: The creation of the institute, including the construction of the building, cost £61 million. Funded by the UK Government (£38m) and the European Union's European Regional Development Fund (£23m), the building is the national centre for graphene research in the UK. It provides facilities for industry and university academics to collaborate on graphene applications and the commercialisation of graphene. The building was opened on 20 March 2015 by George Osborne.
caption: The building in 2016
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