Centres and institutes
We drive research for economic and societal benefit through a number of interdisciplinary research centres and institutes. The creation of teams around identified themes including energy, the environment and manufacturing, maximises the potential to achieve positive impact across traditional boundaries.
The Lyell Centre is our most recent research centre, opened in 2016. The purpose-built, £21m facilities enable the British Geological Survey (BGS) and Heriot-Watt to join forces to build on their expertise in land and marine conservation, geology and geoscience, to catalyse and lead integrated and innovative research directions.
Read more about our centres and institutes:
- Accounting Research Centre
- Centre for Energy, Resource and Environmental Studies
- Centre for Finance & Investment
- Centre for Gas Hydrate Research
- Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Laser-based Production Processes
- Centre for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology
- Centre for Research on Work and Wellbeing
- Centre for Sustainable Road Freight
- Centre for Translating and Interpreting Studies in Scotland
- Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction
- Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
- Energy Academy
- Genetics and Insurance Research Centre
- Intercultural Research Centre
- International Centre for Brewing and Distilling
- International Centre for Carbonate Reservoirs
- International Centre for Island Technology
- Logistics Research Centre
- Ocean Systems Laboratory
- Reseach Centre for Carbon Solutions
- Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research
- Spatial Economics and Econometrics Centre
- The Lyell Centre
- Water Academy