The University of Cork, formerly Queen's College, founded in 1845, is one of the oldest universities in Ireland and a member of the prestigious Irish National University Federation. The University of Cork is a research-intensive, comprehensive university that receives the most annual research funding of any Irish university. The University of Cork has a high reputation for teaching and research in basic science and engineering disciplines, particularly in the areas of biotechnology, biomedicine, computing and information technology, food science, photonics and nanotechnology. It has gathered many international research institutions, such as the National Research Center for Microelectronics, the National Research Center for Food and Biotechnology, the Institute of Biological Sciences, the Institute of Environmental Studies, the Institute of Photonics, and the Research Center for Informatics.