"Research facilities" refers to places, like buildings or laboratories, where scientific studies and investigations are conducted to gather new knowledge or develop new ideas. Full definition
By taking advantage of the different research facilities in a foreign country, you'll develop an understanding of how science operates globally. (newscientist.com)
And although the government plans to invest heavily in air, road, and rail transport infrastructure, it has cut a program designed to support big national research facilities at universities. (sciencemag.org)
The first game was many's first taste of actually being a character (and begin the destruction of research facility, but that's something else) instead of controlling one. (thatvideogameblog.com)