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Our Research Institutes, Centres, and Groups
Bringing Together Research Expertise
Researchers at the University of Lincoln collaborate through a dynamic range of institutes, centres, and groups, which together form a rich, collegiate environment where research carried out by our academics, students, and partners is supported and nurtured.
Whether exploring major health challenges in rural settings, developing technological advancements in agriculture, addressing growing environmental concerns, or tackling social exclusion and inequality in contemporary society, these groups are hubs for pioneering new studies which bring together expertise from across the University and beyond.
Nationally Recognised Institutes and Centres
Our research institutes provide a wide range of opportunities for research, championing creativity and encouraging ideas that can challenge the status quo, while also promoting inclusion and diversity, and pursuing cross-disciplinary, collaborative research with rigour and integrity.
Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems
Specialising in technologies for perception, learning, decision-making, control, and interaction in autonomous systems.
Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology
Conducting research with a clear focus on improving productivity, efficiency, and sustainability through innovation.
Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health
Addressing the challenging health issues facing rural and coastal communities around the world.
National Centre for Food Manufacturing
Progressing high-impact research designed to advance the food industry at all points in the supply chain.
University Research Centres
Explore our key research centres which are undertaking high-quality studies that
are contributing to our goal of establishing an international reputation for challenge-led, co-created, impactful research and knowledge exchange that addresses global and regional priorities.
Autism Research Innovation Centre
Focusing on strengthening the wider autism community through participatory action research.
Centre for Computational Physics
Undertaking research encompassing computational and theoretical physics as well as applied mathematics.
Centre for Creativity and Culture
Acting as a dynamic force, C4CC is a ‘think and do tank’, researching and leading on cultural programmes and creativity.
Centre for Innovation in Fatherhood and Family Research
Addressing the pressing social issues that directly impact on the lives of families.
Charlotte Scott Centre for Algebra
Examining algebraic theory and aiming to contribute to our growing understanding of this mathematical field.
Community and Health Research Unit
With a mission to enhance people’s health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities.
Lincoln Centre for Crime and Justice
Investigating and improving crime and justice outcomes through research, consultancy, and knowledge exchange.
Lincoln Centre for Ecological Justice
Exploring ecological justice measures to address current environmental emergencies.
Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre
Establishing Lincoln as a recognised centre of excellence for research in parliamentary and legislative studies.
Lincoln Sleep Research Centre
Utilising advanced sleep research facilities and collaborating on studies around the world.
Research Groups A-Z
Explore by subject area our range of innovative research groups at the University of Lincoln, which are conducting high-quality research and working across disciplinary boundaries.
Arts
Arts and Humanities for Health
(Re) Constructing Musics
Collaboration Laboratory (co_Lab) Research Group
Contemporary Theatre Making
Extra Sonic Practice
Intercultural Performance
School Design Research Group
Sustainable Built Environments
Business, Markets, and Economy
Community Organisation Research Group
Lincoln Economics, Accountancy and Finance Research Group
Lincoln Smart Circular Sustainable Chains Lab
Marketing Research Group
Regional Innovation and Enterprise Research Group
Responsible Management Research Group
UNESCO Chair
Visitor Economy Research Group
Cultural Studies
Child-friendly Research Network
Creativity and Cultural Industries
Critical Heritage and Place Consumption
Global and Transregional Studies Research Group
Heritage Archives Network
Law and Society Research Group
Lincolnshire Police Network
Education
Lincolnshire Learning Lab
Primary and Secondary Education Cluster
Tertiary Education Group
Health and Medicine
Cancer and Ageing Research Group
Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Research Group
Diabetes, Metabolism and Inflammation Research Group
Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery Research Group
Healthy Ageing Research Group
Mental Health, Health and Social Care Research Group
Microbiology and Biotechnology Research Group
Performance Research Group
Wellbeing Research Group
History and English
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Research Group
Nineteenth Century Research Group
21st Century Research Group
Natural Sciences
Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare Research Group
Catchments and Coasts Research Group
Chem Bio-Interface
Evolution and Ecology Research Group
Psychology
Development and Behaviour Research Group
Forensic and Clinical Research Group
Perception, Action and Cognition Research Group
Psychological Health and Wellbeing Research Group
Social Psychology Research Group
Science and Engineering
High Performance computing for Science, Technology and Environmental Research (HiPSTER)
Industrial Digitalisation and System Intelligence Research Group
Interactive Technologies Laboratory (intLab) Research Group
Laboratory of Vision Engineering (LoVE)
Lincoln Climate Research Group
Lincoln Soils Research Group
Machine Learning Group (Mlearn)
Novel Analytical Methodologies
Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Group
Social Sciences
Conflict and Disaster Research Group (CONDIS)
Defence and Security Research Network
Development, Inequality, Resilience and Environments (DIRE) Research Group
Migration, Citizenship and Communities Research Group
Violence in Society Research Group
Discover More
Here at Lincoln, we are proud of our supportive research environment and collaborative culture, which is helping our staff and students to produce high-quality research that is transforming lives and tackling some of the major challenges we are facing in the world today.
Research Environment
We understand the importance of providing the best possible environment for pursuing research that can support our communities, improve lives, and change the world.
Our Environment
Research Repository
You can find theses, journal articles, book chapters, and papers from our academics, many of whom are working across our research institutes, centres, and groups.
Search the Repository
Staff Search
Find out more about our academics and their research specialisms by searching our staff directory.
Search the Directory
College of Health and Science
Researchers in the College of Health and Science are advancing knowledge in areas such as healthcare, biomedical sciences, psychology, and sports science, generating impactful discoveries that are making a tangible difference to our communities.
Visit the College
College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Research in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities covers a broad range of topics and utilises a wide variety of methodologies and approaches that foster regional, national, and international collaborations and partnerships.
Visit the College
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Our Research Institutes, Centres, and Groups
Bringing Together Research Expertise
Researchers at the University of Lincoln collaborate through a dynamic range of institutes, centres, and groups, which together form a rich, collegiate environment where research carried out by our academics, students, and partners is supported and nurtured.
Whether exploring major health challenges in rural settings, developing technological advancements in agriculture, addressing growing environmental concerns, or tackling social exclusion and inequality in contemporary society, these groups are hubs for pioneering new studies which bring together expertise from across the University and beyond.
Nationally Recognised Institutes and Centres
Our research institutes provide a wide range of opportunities for research, championing creativity and encouraging ideas that can challenge the status quo, while also promoting inclusion and diversity, and pursuing cross-disciplinary, collaborative research with rigour and integrity.
Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems
Specialising in technologies for perception, learning, decision-making, control, and interaction in autonomous systems.
Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology
Conducting research with a clear focus on improving productivity, efficiency, and sustainability through innovation.
Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health
Addressing the challenging health issues facing rural and coastal communities around the world.
National Centre for Food Manufacturing
Progressing high-impact research designed to advance the food industry at all points in the supply chain.
University Research Centres
Explore our key research centres which are undertaking high-quality studies that
are contributing to our goal of establishing an international reputation for challenge-led, co-created, impactful research and knowledge exchange that addresses global and regional priorities.
Autism Research Innovation Centre
Focusing on strengthening the wider autism community through participatory action research.
Centre for Computational Physics
Undertaking research encompassing computational and theoretical physics as well as applied mathematics.
Centre for Creativity and Culture
Acting as a dynamic force, C4CC is a ‘think and do tank’, researching and leading on cultural programmes and creativity.
Centre for Innovation in Fatherhood and Family Research
Addressing the pressing social issues that directly impact on the lives of families.
Charlotte Scott Centre for Algebra
Examining algebraic theory and aiming to contribute to our growing understanding of this mathematical field.
Community and Health Research Unit
With a mission to enhance people’s health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities.
Lincoln Centre for Crime and Justice
Investigating and improving crime and justice outcomes through research, consultancy, and knowledge exchange.
Lincoln Centre for Ecological Justice
Exploring ecological justice measures to address current environmental emergencies.
Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre
Establishing Lincoln as a recognised centre of excellence for research in parliamentary and legislative studies.
Lincoln Sleep Research Centre
Utilising advanced sleep research facilities and collaborating on studies around the world.
Research Groups A-Z
Explore by subject area our range of innovative research groups at the University of Lincoln, which are conducting high-quality research and working across disciplinary boundaries.
Arts
Arts and Humanities for Health
(Re) Constructing Musics
Collaboration Laboratory (co_Lab) Research Group
Contemporary Theatre Making
Extra Sonic Practice
Intercultural Performance
School Design Research Group
Sustainable Built Environments
Business, Markets, and Economy
Community Organisation Research Group
Lincoln Economics, Accountancy and Finance Research Group
Lincoln Smart Circular Sustainable Chains Lab
Marketing Research Group
Regional Innovation and Enterprise Research Group
Responsible Management Research Group
UNESCO Chair
Visitor Economy Research Group
Cultural Studies
Child-friendly Research Network
Creativity and Cultural Industries
Critical Heritage and Place Consumption
Global and Transregional Studies Research Group
Heritage Archives Network
Law and Society Research Group
Lincolnshire Police Network
Education
Lincolnshire Learning Lab
Primary and Secondary Education Cluster
Tertiary Education Group
Health and Medicine
Cancer and Ageing Research Group
Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Research Group
Diabetes, Metabolism and Inflammation Research Group
Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery Research Group
Healthy Ageing Research Group
Mental Health, Health and Social Care Research Group
Microbiology and Biotechnology Research Group
Performance Research Group
Wellbeing Research Group
History and English
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Research Group
Nineteenth Century Research Group
21st Century Research Group
Natural Sciences
Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare Research Group
Catchments and Coasts Research Group
Chem Bio-Interface
Evolution and Ecology Research Group
Psychology
Development and Behaviour Research Group
Forensic and Clinical Research Group
Perception, Action and Cognition Research Group
Psychological Health and Wellbeing Research Group
Social Psychology Research Group
Science and Engineering
High Performance computing for Science, Technology and Environmental Research (HiPSTER)
Industrial Digitalisation and System Intelligence Research Group
Interactive Technologies Laboratory (intLab) Research Group
Laboratory of Vision Engineering (LoVE)
Lincoln Climate Research Group
Lincoln Soils Research Group
Machine Learning Group (Mlearn)
Novel Analytical Methodologies
Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Group
Social Sciences
Conflict and Disaster Research Group (CONDIS)
Defence and Security Research Network
Development, Inequality, Resilience and Environments (DIRE) Research Group
Migration, Citizenship and Communities Research Group
Violence in Society Research Group
Discover More
Here at Lincoln, we are proud of our supportive research environment and collaborative culture, which is helping our staff and students to produce high-quality research that is transforming lives and tackling some of the major challenges we are facing in the world today.
Research Environment
We understand the importance of providing the best possible environment for pursuing research that can support our communities, improve lives, and change the world.
Our Environment
Research Repository
You can find theses, journal articles, book chapters, and papers from our academics, many of whom are working across our research institutes, centres, and groups.
Search the Repository
Staff Search
Find out more about our academics and their research specialisms by searching our staff directory.
Search the Directory
College of Health and Science
Researchers in the College of Health and Science are advancing knowledge in areas such as healthcare, biomedical sciences, psychology, and sports science, generating impactful discoveries that are making a tangible difference to our communities.
Visit the College
College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Research in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities covers a broad range of topics and utilises a wide variety of methodologies and approaches that foster regional, national, and international collaborations and partnerships.
Visit the College