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Centres & institutes

School research institutes

Two schools organise and manage research via Research Institutes:

School of Built Environment:

  • Building & Urban Design
  • Housing, Urban & Real Estate Research
  • Infrastructure & Environment

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences:

  • Biological Chemistry, Biophysics & Bioengineering
  • Chemical Sciences
  • Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering
  • Photonics and Quantum Sciences
  • Sensors, Signals and Systems

Multi-disciplinary research centres

We facilitate inter-disciplinary research via a number of research centres addressing research for economic and societal benefit.

  • Energy Academy
  • Water Acacdemy
  • Centre for Advanced Energy Storage and Recovery
  • Centre for Finance & Investment
  • Genetics and Insurance Research Centre
  • George Davis Centre for Retail Excellence
  • Centre for Gas Hydrate Research
  • International Centre for Brewing and Distilling
  • International Centre for Carbonate Reservoirs
  • International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT)
  • James Watt Institute for High Value Manufacturing
  • Logistics Research Centre
  • Centre for Marine Biology and Biotechnology
  • Ocean Systems Laboratory
  • Centre for Research on Work and Wellbeing
  • Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research
  • Studies in European and International Cultures and Societies
  • Centre for Translating and Interpreting Studies in Scotland
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