Our research centres, institutes, groups, are advancing research and knowledge exchange using expertise and resources from across the University to tackle the United Nations Global Goals.
Research Institutes
- Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Communications and Network Research Institute (AVCN)
- Institute of Thin Films, Sensors and Imaging
- Institute for Sustainable Engineering and Energy (ISEE)
- Institute of Biomedical & Environmental Health Research (IBEHR)
- Sport and Physical Activity Research Institute (SPARI)
Research Centres
- Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED)
- Centre for Culture, Sport and Events (CCSE)
- Protracted Crisis Research Centre (PCRC)
- Creative Media Academy (CMA)
- Digital Connectivity & Innovation Centre (DCIC)
- UWS Nuclear Physics Research Centre
- Centre for Action Against Stalking (CASS)
- Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP)
Research Groups
- Social Change Through Law Research Group
- Social Impact, Leadership and Management Research Group (SLIM)
- Transformative Enterprise Research Group (TERG)
- Applied Psychology Research Group (APRG)
- Crime, Justice & Security Research Group
- Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship and Identity (MDCI)
- Pedagogy, Policy and Place Research Group
- Social, Health and Environmental Inequalities (SHEI)
- Sustainable Policy Analysis Research Centre (SPARC)
Partnerships
Last updated: 06/01/2026