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Research Centres

Spanning all academic Schools, our Research Centres support diverse collaboration and bring together experts to undertake life-changing research that is helping to shape our future.

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School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment

A nationally renowned stage for talent in making and design, the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment has a worldwide reputation for teaching and research.

Centre for Sustainable Design and the Built Environment

The Centre brings together five specialist groups to drive innovation in low-carbon futures, digital transformation and community-focused development.

School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences

The School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences is committed to the education, research and innovation needed to build a sustainable future.

Centre for Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences Research

Research in this area explores environmental issues, the exploitation of natural resources, sustainable agriculture, climate change, animal sciences, and waste management.

School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences is recognised across the globe for its theoretically informed and applied research.

Centre for Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE)

COPE contributes to the understanding of victimisation risk and crime harm, the transformation agenda for change in the Criminal Justice System, and community engagement with crime prevention.

Centre for Public and Psychosocial Health

This Research Centre brings together a wide range of research excellence in Social Science, including in Public and Population Health, Health and Wellbeing and Employment and Wellbeing.

Centre for Research in Language, Education and Developmental Inequalities (CLEDI)

The Research Centre is an interdisciplinary research centre which aims to understand different perspectives of language and education (at child, family, school, and community levels).

Centre for Policy, Citizenship and Society

The Centre for Policy, Citizenship and Society (CPCS) conducts research that seeks to understand the ways in which society operates, especially in relation to policy, theory and practice in social contexts.

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Social Interaction

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Social Interaction (CROS) is an interdisciplinary grouping of researchers from across NTU interested in the phenomenon of social interaction.

Centre for Research in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience (CRACN)

Researchers from this centre use behavioural and neuroimaging techniques to further fundamental theoretical knowledge of cognitive and neural processes and apply this to understanding performance in everyday tasks.

Centre for Research in History, Heritage and Memory Studies

The Centre connects NTU researchers and projects in policy, religion, conflict, race, gender, memory & welfare through varied methodologies & knowledge exchange

Centre for Research in Literature Linguistics and Culture

The Centre for Research in Literature, Linguistics and Culture is a multi- and interdisciplinary hub that promotes research innovation across Literary Studies, Linguistics, and Media, Film and TV Studies.

Other research centres

John van Geest Cancer Research Centre

The John van Geest Cancer Research Centre is a unique purpose-built scientific facility in the East Midlands with an aim to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Eastern Africa Centre (EAC)

The Eastern Africa Centre (EAC) is a strategic University-wide research centre established to support the development of sustainable and equitable research collaborations with our partners.

Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Parkinson’s (ADP) Research Team

The Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Parkinson’s (ADP) research team is developing innovative approaches to improve the treatment, analysis and understanding of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.