Based in Chicago with locations in Beijing, Hong Kong, India, London, Luxor, Paris and Singapore, the University of Chicago is a destination for inquiry, research and education. It is home to 140 research centres and institutes, including the Energy Policy Institute, Urban Laboratories and the Urban Education Institute, which strives to improve education on Chicago's South side and nationwide. Eighty-nine Nobel laureates are associated with the university, including five current faculty members; one former senior lecturer is a former president of the United States.