All Centres of Research Excellence

  • Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies (CATS)
    CATS is a centre for research, practice and training on issues of trauma and abuse. The multidisciplinary Centre provides a hub for researchers in the areas of psychology, criminology, social work, policing and law.

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  • Centre for Earth and Environmental Sciences Research (CEESR)
    The Centre covers three research areas - geodynamics and crustal processes; environmental change; and agriculture, people and place.

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  • Centre for Fire and Explosion Studies (CFES)
    CFES is recognised internationally for its work in the development and application of advanced computational fluid dynamics models for fire and explosion studies.

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  • Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP)
    The Centre has in international reputation for research and publication in the field of post-Kantian European philosophy, characterised by an emphasis on broad cultural and intellectual contexts and a distinctive sense of social and political engagement.

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  • Contemporary Art Research Centre (CARC)
    The Centre provides an intellectual and creative milleu for innovation in contemporary fine art.

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  • Digital Imaging Research Centre (DIRC)
    DIRC is one of the largest computer vision groups in the UK, with internationally-recognised expertise in visual surveillance, medical imaging and intelligent environments.

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  • Helen Bamber Centre for the Study of Rights, Conflict and Mass Violence
    The Centre provides a focus for research and teaching in two related areas - human rights and international conflict.

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  • Materials Research Centre (MATRC)
    MATRC houses research groups working on theoretical and applied mechanics, molecular electronics and photonics, and constructional materials and sustainable technology.

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  • Mobile Information and Network Technologies Research Centre (MINT)
    MINT conducts research on the application of mobile technologies to healthcare systems by addressing bio-information systems, network security, quality of service and location-based services.

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  • Modern Interiors Research Centre (MIRC)
    The Centre's work focuses on the design and meaning of interiors from 1870 to the present.

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  • Real Estate Research Centre (RERC)
    The Centre brings together researchers working in the field of real estate and the sustainability agenda as it applies to property.

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  • Small Business Research Centre (SBRC)
    SBRC is one of the UK's longest established research groups in the field of small business and entrepreneurship.

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  • Sustainable Technology Research Centre (STRC)
    STRC is a multidisciplinary centre researching sustainable and cost-effective construction techniques; environmentally-friendly sustainable construction materials; and the recycling of waste materials for reuse.

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  • Visual and Material Culture Research Centre (VMCRC)
    The Centre provides a focus for interdisciplinary research in visual and material culture and the histories of art, design and architecture.

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Centres of Research Excellence

These are our established research groupings – our pillars of research strength. Our Centres provide a stimulating and supportive environment that nurtures the highest quality research. Each Centre acts as a hub for researchers, from students to professors, ensuring a dynamic, sustainable research base and active knowledge sharing.