Research units, institutes and centres

The University Policy on Units, Centres and Institutes provides for three formal categories of research centres, be this called a unit, centre or institute:
1) Departmental/School unit or centre
2) Faculty centre, and
3) University centre or institute

All centres have research as their main focus, and consist of a group of academic and research staff drawn from one or more departments, schools and/or faculties. A centre implies commitment to develop a programme in broader fashion than a single research project. In addition, The University of Auckland is host to four of the national Centres of Research Excellence (CoRES).
 

Departmental/School units and centres

The University has more than a dozen research units ranging from our world renowned Yacht Research Unit to the Energy and Fuels Research Unit and the Research Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience.

University Centres and Institutes

The University has eight multi-disciplinary University centres and institutes that are focused on pioneering research.

Faculty Centres

Cancer research, environmental law and software innovation are just some of the topics covered by more than 20 research centres based at the University.

Centres of Research Excellence (CoRES)

Four of eight New Zealand CoREs - government-funded centres to promote academic inquiry into areas considered of national and international importance - are based at the University.

Education Centres

The University also recognises that some centres may have a primary focus other than research; i.e. education centres that provide research infrastructure and are thus essential for research.

Facility Centres

The University also recognises that some centres may have a primary focus other than research; i.e. facility centres that provide research infrastructure and are thus essential for research.




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