The Italian research groups on liquid crystals operate in several universities and research istitutions of the country:

• Polytechnic University of Ancona
• “Alma mater studiorum” University of Bologna
• University of Calabria: Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry
• University of Catania
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Institute of Microelectronics and Microsystems, Rome section
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Institute for Chemical Physical Processes, Liquid Crystal Laboratory, Rende (CS)
• State University of Milan
•  “Federico II” University of Naples
• University of Pavia
• University of Pisa
• Sapienza University of Rome
• Tor Vergata University of Rome
• Roma TRE  University of Rome