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<div class="general_content"> <p>Search Facilities and Centres: <input id="quickfind" type="text" /> <a class="button" href="#main" id="cleanfilters">Clear Filters </a></p> <table border="0" class="centres-table" id="researchtable" summary="Facilities and Centres"> <thead> <tr class="research-headers"> <th id="research-name" width="16%">Name</th> <th id="research-type" width="16%">Type</th> <th id="research-area" width="16%">Area/Subject</th> <th id="research-summary" width="50%">Summary</th> <th class="offscreen" id="research-keywords">Tags/Keywords</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>A</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/business/research/africa-asia-centre-for-sustainability.php">Africa-Asia Centre for Sustainability (AACS)</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Business</td> <td>The Africa-Asia Centre for Sustainability is established on a commitment to undertaking inter- and trans-disciplinary research in which expertise across disciplines will be integrated in order to forge new understanding and new ways of addressing critical sustainability and global grand challenges within the context of the African and Asian regions. The overriding aim of the centre is to help address grand sustainability challenges across the global south.</td> <td class="offscreen">sustainability, Africa, Asia, sustainable development, global challenge, business development</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/centre-for-applied-dynamics-research-128.php" title="Applied Dynamics Research">Applied Dynamics Research, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>The Centre for Applied Dynamic Research is a multi-disciplinary research group with a strong focus on application theory of dynamical systems to science and engineering.</td> <td class="offscreen">engineering, mathematics, physics, medicine, medical, biology, chemistry</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/" title="Applied Health Sciences">Applied Health Sciences, Institute of</a></td> <td> <p>Institute</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The Institute of Applied Helath Sciences carries out internationally excellent research and teaching in order to improve health and healthcare delivery with over 100 university academic staff who conduct population and clinically-orientated health research co-located on the Foresterhill health campus with clinical services of NHS Grampian.</td> <td class="offscreen">symptoms, diagnosis, clinical, evaluation, healthcare, modelling, clinical trials, musculoskeletal, reproductive, respiratory, disease, urology, eye, renal, cancer, non-clinical</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/applied-dynamics-124.php">Applied Mechanics Research Group</a></td> <td>Research Group</td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>The Applied Mechanics Research Group is focused on modelling and analysis of engineering systems exhibiting non-linear responses, practical applications of dynamics, control and condition monitoring and impact and explosion mechanics.</td> <td class="offscreen">drilling, applied dynamics, dynamics, engineering, oil, gas, petroleum, well, drilling</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://research.abdn.ac.uk/applied-psych-hf/">Applied Psychology and Human Factors Group</a></td> <td>Research Group</td> <td>Psychology</td> <td>The APHF group consists of academic staff and researchers from the School of Psychology whose research is grounded within applied psychology, along with academic and industrial collaborator, and conducts research in three areas: Human Factors, Clinical & Pedagogical</td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/gww-centre-2169.php">Art and Visual Culture, George Washington Wilson Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture </td> <td>The George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture brings together researchers from across the University with an interest in visual culture broadly defined, including film, photography, art history, anthropology, music and sonification and museum studies.    </td> <td class="offscreen">film, photography, anthropology, music, culture, art</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/acamh/" title="Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health">Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health, Aberdeen Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The vision of the Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health<br /> is to facilitate innovative interdisciplinary clinical, research and training activities at the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian in order to improve the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions.</td> <td class="offscreen">rheumatology, pain, trauma, orthopaedy, bone, regeneration, stem cells, stromal cells, pathogenesis, fibromyalgia, spondyloarthritis, rheumatic fatigue, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, FFC-MRI, Fast Field-Cycling MRI</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/centre-for-the-study-of-autism-and-christian-community-1725.php">Autism and Theology, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>The Centre for Autism and Theology hosts interdisciplinary research into the blessings and challenges associated with the presence of persons with autism in the Christian church.</td> <td class="offscreen">divinity, religion</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>B</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sbs/research/index.php" title="Biological Sciences">Biological Sciences, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Biological Sciences</td> <td>The School of Biological Sciences teaches hundreds of students and supports pioneering research in collaboration with institutions from South America to the Far East.</td> <td class="offscreen">ecology, evolution, environment, ecophysiology, biology</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/research/abic/index.php" title="Biomedical Imaging Centre">Biomedical Imaging Centre, Aberdeen</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre is committed to undertaking high quality hypothesis driven research in imaging. Research scientists and clinical academics develop new techniques and evaluate developing technologies in order to better understand disease and improve diagnostic imaging technologies.</td> <td class="offscreen">ABIC, biomarkers, MRI, PET CT, SLO, scanning laser ophthalmoscope, SPECT, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/education/research/the-bounds/index.php">The Bounds Counselling Research Centre</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Education</td> <td>The Bounds is a research centre and counselling service for the Person-Centred Counselling Programme at the University of Aberdeen. The centre provides the local community with a freely available counselling service whilst conducting high quality research to inform practice, policy, theory and education.</td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/business/research/index.php" title="Business School">Business School</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Business</td> <td>Business School research is given distinct themes such as Work, Health and Wellbeing, Energy and Environment, Finance, Organisation and Governance, Theory and Method and Property Market Analysis. These are carried through into the School's centres, projects and programmes of study.</td> <td class="offscreen">accountancy, economics, finance, real estate, labour, public policy, markets, management, asset, risk, pricing, sustainability, development, housing</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>C</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/smmsn/research/cancerabdn-1022.php">Cancer Centre, Aberdeen</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The University of Aberdeen has established a multidisciplinary cancer research programme. At Aberdeen Cancer Centre, key people from across the University and NHS Grampian are involved in all aspects of cancer research, including cell and molecular biology, pathology, surgery, oncology, primary care, health psychology, health data science and public health work collaboratively, delivering patient-centered research to advance understanding, treatment, prevention and care of all cancers.</td> <td class="offscreen">cancer, cancer research, oncology, health data science, cancer prevention, cancer care</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/acdc/" title="Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre">Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, Aberdeen</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>Ths mission of the Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre is to enhance cardiovascular and diabetic patient care through research and education. The research objectives of the Centre are based around the following five impact streams: Reduce risk; Develop new treatments; Improve diagnosis; Better communication; Education.</td> <td class="offscreen">nutrition, physical activity, diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle, prevention</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/materials-chemical-engineering-121.php">Chemical and Materials Engineering</a></td> <td>Research Group</td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>In Chemical and Materials Engineering we work on applications such as carbon capture, energy storage, biofuels, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.</td> <td class="offscreen">chemistry, material, pharmaceutical, oil, gas, petrochemical, dynamics, molecular</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://cisrul.blog/">Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Interdisciplinary</td> <td>The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law (CISRUL) studies the life in the world of political concepts and it examines how political principles function within and beyond the contemporary West. Concepts such as citizenship, civil society, and the rule of law are used as often by policy makers as by scholars. Core to the Centre's mission is informing academic and public debate on how they are used, and to what effect.</td> <td class="offscreen">CISRUL, democracy, human rights, pluralism, history, politics, sociology, divinity, education, early modern studies, ArabTrans, global, security, governance</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/research/centre-for-commercial-law-692.php">Commercial Law, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Law</td> <td>The Centre for Commercial Law promotes multidisciplinary, sustainable and inclusive research and scholarship across the areas of corporate and commercial law, international trade law, intellectual property and technology law, and dispute resolution.</td> <td class="offscreen">Corporate,  Commercial, International Trade, Intellectual Property, Technology, Dispute Resolution</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/icsmb/">Complex Systems and Mathematical Biology, Insitute for</a></td> <td>Institute</td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The Institute for Complex Systems and Mathematical Biology (ICSMB) has as its unifying intellectual theme the study of complex dynamics and its applications. The Institute devotes special effort to facilitate cross-disciplinary contact and interaction in order to speed and facilitate progress between abstract concepts and the scientific disciplines (engineering, medical and social fields).</td> <td class="offscreen">ICSMB, dynamical systems, physics, engineering, medical sciences, complex networks, relativistic quantum chaos, molecular biology, networks</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/research/centre-for-constitutional-and-public-international-law-666.php">Constitutional and Public International Law, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Law</td> <td>The Centre for Constitutional and Public Law (CCCPIL) brings constitutional and public international lawyers and legal theorists together; the central aim of the Centre being to promote research and scholarship in the aforementioned legal disciplines in all their aspects –normative, theoretical and practical. The Centre aspires to promote quality research and scholarship on UK, regional and global issues of good governance and the rule of law.</td> <td class="offscreen">Law, Legal, Jurisprudence, Scots, English, European, international</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/research/word-centre-for-creative-writing-597.php">Creative Writing, WORD Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture</td> <td>The WORD Centre for Creative Writing exists to facilitate and promote creative projects in fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and collaborative mixed-media in all the languages of North-East Scotland (from Doric and English to Gaelic and Polish).</td> <td class="offscreen">Fiction, Poetry, Media, Literature, Novel, Language, English, Doric</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>D</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/" title="Dentistry">Dentistry, Institute of</a></td> <td> <p>Institute</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The Institute of Dentistry is carrying out research projects aimed at further understanding of the etiopathogenesis of oral diseases and to develop innovative preventive and therapeutic strategies.</td> <td class="offscreen">health, morbidity, caries, periodontal, tooth, teeth, aphtous stomatitis, aetiology, oral, ulcer, cancer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/research/index.php" title="Divinity History and Philosophy">Divinity History and Philosophy, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>The school maintains a tradition of teaching and learning which dates back to the university's foundation over 500 years ago.</td> <td class="offscreen">religion, historiography, thinking, humanities</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>E</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/cems/" title="Early Modern Studies">Early Modern Studies, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>The Centre for Early Modern Studies brings together the University of Aberdeen's early modern scholars, both established and emergent, and fosters collaborative research.</td> <td class="offscreen">history, divinity, Renaissance</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iehms/">Education in Healthcare and Medical Sciences, Institute of</a></td> <td>Institute</td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The Institute of Education in Healthcare and Medical Sciences leads the teaching of Medical Education at Aberdeen.</td> <td class="offscreen">medicine, medical, education, sciences</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/education/research/index.php" title="Education">Education, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Education</td> <td>Visit the School of Education website.</td> <td class="offscreen">teaching, mindfulness, counselling</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/power-systems-communications-optics-123.php" title="Electrical & Electronic Engineering">Electrical & Electronic Engineering Research Group</a></td> <td> <p>Research Group</p> </td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>The Electrical and Electronic Engineering Research Group seeks to advance fundamental knowledge and promote applications across the whole spectrum of activities in topics relating to electrical and electronics.</td> <td class="offscreen">internet. laser, electronics, power, satellite, communications</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone" title="Elphinstone Institute">Elphinstone Institute</a></td> <td> <p>Institute</p> </td> <td>Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture</td> <td>Established in 1995 in celebration of the quincentenary of the university's founding, the Institute researches and promotes the culture of the North and North-East of Scotland in context.</td> <td class="offscreen">folk, folklore, music, poetry, culture, north-east, northeast, north east, doric, Scottish, Gaelic, ethnology, ethnomusicology, ethnography</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/business/research/acreef/index.php" title="Energy Economics and Finance">Energy Economics and Finance, Aberdeen Centre for Research in</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Business</td> <td>The Centre aims to provide a focus for the identification and implementation of high quality research in the areas of energy economics and finance in the UK and worldwide.</td> <td class="offscreen">ACREEF, policy, petroleum, oil, exploration, development, taxation, licensing, decommissioning, security, supply, storage, infrastructure, renewable, CO2 capture, environment, resources, public policy, emissions</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/research/centre-for-energy-law/" title="Energy Law">Energy Law, Aberdeen University Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Law</td> <td>Based in Europe’s Energy Capital, the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law (AUCEL) comprises one of the largest and most able teams of energy faculty in any European law school.</td> <td class="offscreen">law, oil, gas, energy, North Sea, renewable, petroleum</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/energy/">Energy Transition, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Interdisciplinary</td> <td>The Centre is the central point of contact at the University for accessing all energy related teaching, research and training and is a distinctive solution that will help address current and future energy challenges.</td> <td class="offscreen">oil, gas, innovation, industry, technology, policy, natural, environmental, technical, economics, law, social</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/index.php" title="Engineering">Engineering, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>The University of Aberdeen's School of Engineering provides a modern and attractive environment for teaching and research.</td> <td class="offscreen">chemical, material, electrical, electronic, mechanical, mechanics, petroleum, oil, gas, fluid, dynamics</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>F</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/environmental-industrial-fluid-mechanics-122.php">Fluid Mechanics Research Group</a></td> <td> <p>Research Group</p> </td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>The Fluid Mechanics Research Group primarily focuses on hydrodynamics of free-surface flows; mechanics of fluid-sediment interactions and transport; and thermophysical properties of fluids and metrology.</td> <td class="offscreen">liquid, dynamics, pressure, oil, gas</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>G</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/research/national-centre-for-gaelic-translation-1605.php">Gaelic Translation (Ionad Eòghainn MhicLachlainn), National Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre </td> <td>Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture</td> <td>The National Centre for Gaelic Translation (Ionad Eòghainn MhicLachlainn) has as its purpose the promotion and enhancement of translation out of and (most especially) into Gaelic. The main activities focus on publishing support, translator training, and consolidation of expertise relating to translation. Although there is cross-over relevance with the translation of functional materials, the Centre concentrates primarily on supporting the translation of fiction.  </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/genomics/" title="Genome-Enabled Biology and Medicine (CGEBM)">Genome-Enabled Biology and Medicine, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Biological Sciences</td> <td>The Centre for Genome-Enabled Biology and Medicine (CGEBM) aims to accelerate discovery in genome-enabled research across the University of Aberdeen.</td> <td class="offscreen">bioinformatics, biocomputing, genetics, DNA, RNA</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/research/index.php" title="Geosciences">Geosciences, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Geosciences</td> <td>The School of Geosciences is a home for teaching and research in Archaeology, Palaeoecology, Earth Science and Human Geography.</td> <td class="offscreen">geography, archaeology, earth science, palaeoecology, ecology, environment, geology</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/cgd/">Global Development, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Interdisciplinary</td> <td>The Centre for Global Development (CGD) is a centre of excellence committed to inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary working for equity, social justice and sustainable futures. The centre is a space at the University for staff, students, practitioners and the public to develop collaborative teaching and research.</td> <td class="offscreen">social justice, sustainability, education, teaching, research</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/global-security/" title="Global Security and Governance">Global Security and Governance, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Social Science and Politics</td> <td>The Centre for Global Security and Governance brings together academic experts, policy makers, and students to define, analyse, and propose remedies to the most pressing security and governance challenges the world faces in the 21st century.</td> <td class="offscreen">radicalisation, conflict, security, democracy, stability, development, sustainability, geopolitics, energy, oil, terrorism, transition, economy, growth, infrastructure,</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>H</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/aberdeen-hvdc-research-centre-472.php" title="Aberdeen HDVC Research Centre">HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) Research Centre, Aberdeen</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>Aberdeen HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) Research Centre provides a platform for research activity spread over the areas of power systems, power electronics and control engineering.</td> <td class="offscreen">power systems, power, electronics, control, engineering, electrical, electric</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/achds/index.php" title="Health Data Science">Health Data Science, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The Centre for Health Data Science brings together the University’s existing centres of excellence for health research, with their internationally unique data streams, and locally based state of the art data science methodologies.</td> <td class="offscreen">Health Informatics, Biomedical Imaging, Genome Enabled Biology, Computing</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/heru/">Health Economics Research Unit</a></td> <td>Research Unit</td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>HERU are a leading health economics research centre, with a reputation for delivering applied and methodological work of the highest quality. We work collaboratively across the Institute of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Aberdeen on our shared research objectives of evaluating healthcare interventions, improving research practice, and designing better healthcare.</td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/">Health Services Research Unit</a></td> <td>Research Unit</td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>Health Services Research Unit (HSRU) has established an internationally recognised portfolio of health services research focusing on two main programmes; Health Care Assesment and Improving Experiences of Care.</td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/cheri/" title="Healthcare Education Research and Innovation">Healthcare Education Research and Innovation, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The Centre for Healthcare Education Research and Innovation (CHERI) carries out teaching and research in medical education, improving medical training and education for the doctors and nurses of tomorrow.</td> <td class="offscreen">Clinical, Medical, Training, Medicine, Health, Practitioner</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/what-we-do/trials-unit/index.php">Healthcare Randomised Trials, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT) is a UK Clinical Research Collaboration registered clinical trials unit. CHaRT's goal is to collaborate in high quality Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), providing access to the core competencies of experienced trialists, trial management, data processing and management, statistics, and health economics. </td> <td class="offscreen">clinical trial, trial management, data processing and management, statistics, and health economics</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/chpstm/" title="History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine">History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>The Centre for History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine is the focus for research, teaching and engagement in the history, philosophy and ethics, literature and museology of science, technology and medicine.</td> <td class="offscreen">literature, scientific, exploration</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>I</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/facilities/index.php" title="IMS Facilities Centre">IMS Facilities Centre</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Interdisciplinary</td> <td>The IMS Facilities Centre represents the core research facilities of the Institute of Medical Sciences.</td> <td class="offscreen">facilities, research, medical, medicine, biomedical, apparatus, equipment</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/centre-for-innovative-building-materials-and-technologies-314.php" title="Innovative Building Materials and Technologies">Innovative Building Materials and Technologies, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>The Centre for Innovative Building Materials and Technologies has as its primary focus the reduction of conventional energy use and carbon emissions in buildings</td> <td class="offscreen">carbon, climate change, construction, efficiency, concrete</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/research/explore/index.php">Interdisciplinary Institute</a></td> <td>Institute</td> <td>Interdisciplinary</td> <td>The Interdisciplinary Institute oversees the University's cross-disciplinary research, in the overarching subject areas of Data and AI, Energy Transition, Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity, Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing and Environment and Biodiversity.</td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/">Irish and Scottish Studies, Research Institute of</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td> <p>Interdisciplinary</p> </td> <td>The Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies focuses on Irish and Scottish language, literature, culture and history.</td> <td class="offscreen">Gaelic, Ireland, Scotland, Celtic, anthropology</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>K</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/centre-for-knowledge-and-society-1771.php">Knowledge and Society, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>The Centre for Knowledge and Society (CEKAS) aims to address problems of this type by applying philosophical tools and notions drawn from all the sub-disciplines of theoretical and practical philosophy in collaboration with specialists from other disciplines.</td> <td class="offscreen">CEKAS, philosophy, divinity, collaboration</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>L</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/business/research/celmr-82.php" title="European Labour Market Research">Labour Market Research, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Business</td> <td>The Centre has established a reputation for high quality and policy relevant research in labour market economics since its' inception in January 2000.</td> <td class="offscreen">education, skills, mobility, immigration, wage, pay, unemployment, employment, discrimination, health, union, private sector, public sector, CELMR</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/" title="Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture">Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture</td> <td>The School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture is one of six in the Arts and Social Sciences. It brings together a broad range of arts and humanities disciplines, including Celtic and Anglo-Saxon studies, English Studies, Modern Languages, Language and Linguistics, and Film and Visual Culture.</td> <td class="offscreen">French, German, Spanish, Celtic, Gaelic, Germanic, Hispanic, Latin American, Francophone, Ethnology, Folklore</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/research/index.php" title="Law">Law, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Law</td> <td>The School of Law brings together research and teaching in Law at the University of Aberdeen.</td> <td class="offscreen">Law, Legal, Jurisprudence, Scots, English, European, Copyright, Criminal, Property, Real Estate</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>M</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ncs/departments/chemistry/marine-biodiscovery-1280.php" title="Marine Biodiversity Centre">Marine Biodiscovery Centre</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Biological Sciences</td> <td>The main research themes of the Marine Biodiscovery Centre are the functions and applications of natural products, particularly those from marine organisms. This encompasses two broad areas, the use of bioactive marine natural products as potential pharmaceuticals and tools for biomedical research and the interactions of these metabolites with transition metals.</td> <td class="offscreen">biomedicine, chemical, biodiscovery, compound, supplement, personal car, nutrition, biomedical, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, biology, chemistry, chromatography, spectroscopy, organic, pharmaceuticals</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/" title="Medical Sciences">Medical Sciences, Institute of</a></td> <td> <p>Institute</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>Human health is the focus of research at the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), beginning with analysis of the essential structure of the cell and the molecules that make it up. Current research areas include: arthritis and musculoskeletal medicine; cell developmental and cancer biology; immunity, infection and inflammation; metabolic and cardiovascular health; microbiology and translational neuroscience.</td> <td class="offscreen">genes, biomedical, human, body, molecular, physiology, IMS</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/smmsn/index.php" title="Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition">Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The researchers at the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition conduct a wide range of fundamental and applied research in the fields of biological sciences, clinical medicine, public health, health services and primary care. This research has impact on many aspects of the modern life and translates their expertise into many spheres to advance science, inform policy, shape industry and help individuals.</td> <td class="offscreen">policy, clinical, population, health services, biomedical, imaging, data, science</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/ceminacs-micro-and-nanomechanics-129.php" title="Micro- and Nanomechanics">Micro- and Nanomechanics, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>The Centre for Micro- and Nanomechanics aims to bring together researchers interested in various aspects of micro- and nanomechanics, including solid mechanics , mechanical engineering, and material sciences.</td> <td class="offscreen">CEMINACS, composite, nanomaterials, structural, nanofabrication, nanotechnology, engineering</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/centreministrystudies.php" title="Ministry Studies">Ministry Studies, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>The Centre for Ministry Studies at Aberdeen University (CMS) endeavours to be a centre of excellence that seeks to facilitate world class education and training for people involved in Christian ministry.</td> <td class="offscreen">parish, chaplaincy, mission, spiritual formation, peacemaking</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/research/centre-for-modern-language-research-1586.php">Modern Languages Research, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture</td> <td>The Centre for Modern Languages Research at the University of Aberdeen (CMLR) promotes and disseminates research carried out in Modern Languages (including Francophone Studies, German Studies and Spanish and Latin American Studies).</td> <td class="offscreen">Francophone Studies, German Studies, Spanish Studies, Latin American Studies</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/modernthought/" title="Modern Thought">Modern Thought, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Interdisciplinary</td> <td>The Centre for Modern Thought is a forum for rethinking the key intellectual movements of modernity in the context of the most urgent questions of our time.</td> <td class="offscreen">literary thought, literature, philosophy, politics, culture</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>N</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.ukndc.com/" title="National Decommissioning Centre">National Decommissioning Centre</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Interdisciplinary</td> <td>The National Decommissioning Centre is a partnership between the Net Zero Technology Centre and the University of Aberdeen. Our ambition is to be the global leader in research and development that transforms decommissioning and mature field management.</td> <td class="offscreen">oil, gas, research and development, decommissioning, mature field management, offshore, engineering, project management, business, law, health and safety, environment, energy, power, technology</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ncs/research/index.php" title="Natural and Computing Sciences">Natural and Computing Sciences, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Natural and Computing Sciences</td> <td>The School of Natural and Computing Sciences brings together Biology, Chemistry, Computing and Physics teaching and research at the University of Aberdeen.</td> <td class="offscreen">chemistry, physics, mathematics, biomolecular, materials, intelligent systems, geometry, algebra, topology, computing, network, computer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/research/neuroscience-2085.php" title="Neuroscience">Neuroscience, Aberdeen</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Interdisciplinary</td> <td>Aberdeen Neuroscience promotes interaction between neuroscientists in the Aberdeen area through regular meetings and sharing of resources.</td> <td class="offscreen">neuropharmacology, brain, neural, cerebral</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/the-north/">The North Theme</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Interdisciplinary</td> <td>Northern research that uniquely affords a truly circumpolar perspective in fields such as: Geosciences, Environmental Biology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Scandinavian studies</td> <td class="offscreen">arctic, polar</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/departments/geography-environment/northern-rivers-institute-902.php" title="Northern Rivers Institute">Northern Rivers Institute</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Geosciences</td> <td>The Northern Rivers Institute is a centre of research excellence in environmental hydrology which delivers internationally leading catchment science to help underpin sustainable water management.</td> <td class="offscreen">geology, ecology, geography, geomorphology</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/research/centre-for-the-novel-215.php">The Novel, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture</td> <td>Bringing together staff from English, Modern Languages and Creative Writing, the Centre for the Novel organises events at which readers can hear writers discuss their own work, it showcases new scholarship in the field, and develops new research projects.</td> <td class="offscreen">fiction, literature, literary criticism</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>P</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/centre-for-polishlithuanian-studies-2040.php">Polish-Lithuanian Studies, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>Inspired by the legacy of Jerzy Giedroyć, to whose memory it is dedicated, and who sought to reconcile the nations once part of the Polish-Lithuanian union, The Centre for Polish-Lithuanian Studies aims to restore consideration of Poland-Lithuania and its legacy to the mainstream of European history and culture. </td> <td class="offscreen">Poland-Lithuania, Eastern Europe, history, language, culture, art</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/research/centre-for-private-international-law-70.php" title="Private International Law">Private International Law, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Law</td> <td>The Centre for Private International Law seeks to promote the development of private international law, and to provide platforms for the discussion of current issues in the subject, as well as advance the study of private international law through top quality research and publication and carry out major research projects in the field.</td> <td class="offscreen">foreign, civil, family, commercial, jurisdiction, globalisation, legal, reform</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/aberdeen-centre-for-protestant-theology-1097.php" title="Protestant Theology">Protestant Theology, Aberdeen Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>Aberdeen Centre for Protestant Theology (ACPT) is tasked with investigating the viability, integrity and fruitfulness of distinctively Protestant orientations, emphases, and trajectories in Christian dogmatics as part of a vibrant research programme in the wider field of theological sciences.</td> <td class="offscreen">scripture, reformation, dogmatics, ecclesial, biblical study</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/psychology/research/index.php" title="Psychology">Psychology, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Psychology</td> <td>The research at this School is broadly organised around the following 3 research themes: Cognition, Perception and Attention, Social Cognition. In addition, the Applied Psychology and Human Factors Group investigates the application of psychology in the fields of human factors, clinical psychology and pedagogical research.</td> <td class="offscreen">memory, attention, language, emotion, aging, perception, connection, neural, cognitive, social life</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ncs/research/institute-of-pure-and-applied-mathematics-ipam-401.php">Pure and Applied Mathematics, Institute of</a></td> <td>Institute</td> <td>Natural and Computing Sciences</td> <td>The Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) is one of the leading mathematical research establishments in the UK and brings together two of the leading research groups with the primary aim of coordinating research in mathematics across the University.</td> <td class="offscreen">Representation Theory, Topology, Theory of Dynamical Systems, Mathematical Modelling, Complex Systems, Mathematical Biology, IPAM</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>R</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/business/research/crer.php">Real Estate Research, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Business</td> <td>The Centre for Real Estate Research (CRER) acts as a focus for interdisciplinary research in the area of real estate investment and property market analysis. Since inception in 1995, CRER has matured into an established and internationally recognised research grouping.</td> <td class="offscreen">finance, housing, land, economy, rent, building, CRER</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/rowett/" title="Rowett Institute">Rowett Institute</a></td> <td> <p>Institute</p> </td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>The Rowett Institute plays a major role in the UK research capability in nutrition and human health. The Institute has made a significant impact on animal health and human nutrition. Much of the current research aims to address issues such as food inequality, food security and obesity, as well as the sustainable development of Scotland's food industry.</td> <td class="offscreen">malnutrition, agriculture, diet, wellbeing, gut, metabolic, obesity, life-course, population</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>S</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/lrf-safetyeng-127.php" title="Safety and Reliability Engineering">Safety and Reliability Engineering, LRF Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>The aim of the LRF Centre for Safety and Reliability Engineering is “to establish and maintain a centre of excellence in the study of practical and theoretical problems related to the safety and reliability of engineering systems”.</td> <td class="offscreen">KTP, OSHA, health, safety, security, accident</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/centre-for-scandinavian-studies-235.php" title="Scandinavian Studies">Scandinavian Studies, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td>Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>The Centre for Scandinavian Studies specialises in the literature, history, language and culture of Viking Age and Medieval Scandinavia (including Iceland and other parts of the ‘viking world’).</td> <td class="offscreen">Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Viking, norse, language, literature, culture</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/research/centre-for-scots-law/">Scots Law, Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Law</td> <td>The Centre for Scots Law was established by legal academics based at Aberdeen University in November 2018. The purpose of the Centre is to support the study of Scots law, past, present and future, both as an academic discipline and also as a practical, functioning reality.</td> <td class="offscreen">Classical, Roman, modern, civil, mixed, legal, Scots</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/business/research/scottish-experimental-economics-laboratory-seel-277.php" title="Scottish Experimental Economics Laboratory">Scottish Experimental Economics Laboratory</a></td> <td> <p>Laboratory</p> </td> <td>Business</td> <td>This experimental laboratory is used to enhance understanding of how markets work and how individuals make decisions.</td> <td class="offscreen">theory, development, behaviour, mechanism, SEEL</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sfirc/">Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Biological Sciences</td> <td>The Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre was opened in June 2003 and aims to strengthen collaborative research in fish health in Scotland. It brings together expertise from the University of Aberdeen, University of Stirling and Marine Scotland Science, to address fundamental and applied issues relating to fish health.</td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/index.php" title="Social Science">Social Science, School of</a></td> <td> <p>School</p> </td> <td>Social Science and Politics</td> <td>The School covers research in the fields of Sociology, Politics and International Relations and Anthropology.</td> <td class="offscreen">Global Conflict, Peace Studies, Religion, Secularisation, Political Economy, Identities, Well-Being, Political Organisation, Participation, security, comparative Politics, International Relations Theory, Anthropology of the North, Environment, perception, Creativity, Knowledge, Museums, Histories of Science, Anthropology, Art and Craft</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/centre-for-spirituality-health-and-disability-182.php" title="Spirituality, Health and Disability">Spirituality, Health and Disability, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td style="width:110px">Divinity, History and Philosophy</td> <td>The Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability focuses on the relationship between spirituality, health and healing and the significance of the spiritual dimension for contemporary healthcare practices and the theology of disability.</td> <td class="offscreen">healing, healthcare, pastoral care</td> </tr> <tr class="azHeading"> <td>T</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/research/sir-herbert-grierson-centre-for-textual-criticism-and-comparative-literary-history-376.php">Textual Criticism and Comparative Literary History, Sir Herbert Grierson Centre for</a></td> <td>Centre</td> <td>Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture</td> <td>The Sir Herbert Grierson Centre for Textual Criticism and Comparative Literary History seeks to bringing together researchers and postgraduate students across the School of Language and Literature with an interest in one or more of the following areas: Literary study: poetics, literary history and comparative approaches to literature; The relations between literature and intellectual history; the historical circulation of knowledge and cultural tradition; canonicity; Textual editing and criticism; manuscript studies; critical archive studies; the history of the book; material texts; Translation; the migrations of cultural production; The intersection of the textual and the visual; Biography, lifewriting and correspondence.</td> <td class="offscreen"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/ctr/index.php" title="Transport Research">Transport Research, Centre for</a></td> <td> <p>Centre</p> </td> <td style="width:110px">Geosciences</td> <td>The Centre for Transport Research (CTR) is a research centre of the School of Engineering 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