Global Research
In partnership with policy-makers, industry, healthcare and education, Durham's inter-disciplinary and cross-cultural research shapes local, national and international agendas. The links below will provide an insight into the University’s global research.
University Research Centres
- 17th-Century Studies, Centre for
- Advanced Instrumentation, Centre for
- Automotive Research, Centre for
- Behavioural Economics & Finance, Centre for
- Catholic Studies, Centre for
- Coevolution of Biology and Culture, Centre for the
- Communications Systems, Centre for
- Contemporary China Studies, Centre for
- Contemporary Performing Arts, Centre for
- Criminal Law & Justice, Centre for
- Crop Improvement Technology, Centre for
- Death and Life Studies, Centre for
- Durham CELLS (Centre for Ethics, Law and the Life Sciences)
- Durham Centre for Advanced Photography Studies
- Durham Centre for Bioimaging Technology (DCBT)
- Durham European Law Institute
- Durham University Neuroimaging Centre
- Economic Growth & Policy, Centre for
- Electronic Systems, Centre for
- Ethical Philosophy, Centre for
- Ethics of Cultural Heritage, Centre for the
- History of Medicine and Disease, Centre for the
- History of Political Thought, Centre for the
- Human Rights Centre
- Institute for Commercial & Corporate Law
- Integrated Health Care Research, Centre for (CIHCR)
- Intercultural Mediation, Centre for
- International Boundaries Research Unit
- International Landslides Centre
- Iranian Cultural Studies, Centre for
- JQC-DU/NE (Joint Quantum Centre - Durham/Newcastle)
- Leadership & Followership, Centre for
- Local Governance, Institute for
- Materials Physics, Centre for
- Medical Education, Centre for
- Medical Humanities, Centre for
- Molecular and Nanoscale Electronics, Centre for
- Northern Centre for Isotopic and Elemental Tracing (NCIET)
- Northern Centre for the History of Medicine
- Organisational Dynamics & Ecological Studies, Centre for
- Particle Theory, Centre for
- Photonics Materials, Centre for
- Polymer & Soft Matter Research, Centre for
- Public Policy & Health, Centre for
- Research into Earth Energy Systems, Centre for
- Roman Cultural Studies, Centre for
- Sex, Gender & Sexualities, Centre for
- Sleep Lab
- Social Justice & Community Action, Centre for
- Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East, Centre for the
- Study of the Classical Tradition, Centre for the
- Sustainable Chemical Processes, Centre in
- Vision and Visual Cognition, Centre for
- XRDur (Durham X-ray Centre)
