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.
[1] It hosted a number of the UK's research information assets – and built applications to help people access this resource.
[2] 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 August 2014 (10 years ago) (2014-08).