Mimas (data centre)

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Mimas was a nationally designated academic data centre based at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Its mission was to support the advancement of knowledge, research, and teaching.{{Cite web |title=Mimas, powering world-class research and teaching |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027151210/http://mimas.ac.uk/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 27, 2009 |website=mimas.ac.uk}} It hosted a number of the UK's research information assets – and built applications to help people access this resource.{{Cite web |title=MIMAS: Manchester Information and Associated Services |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010118202300/http://www.mimas.ac.uk/ |access-date=January 18, 2001 |website=mimas.ac.uk}} The organisation had a long-standing relationship with Jisc, and strong connections with research councils, especially the Economic and Social Research Council. Mimas was transferred to Jisc in {{start date and age|2014|08|p=y}}.