Institutes and Centres

The Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences explores fundamental physiological mechanisms and pathways, from single genes to complex behaviour. 

One of the largest centres worldwide for human genetics and human medicine, the Institute of Genetics and Cancer has over 500 research and support scientists.

Our strength lies in the depth and diversity of plant topics we cover. We have a strong track record in ground-breaking discoveries that have transformed our understanding of how plants grow and interact with their environment.

Our scientists and clinicians study tissue regeneration and repair to advance human health and reproductive outcomes.The Institute incorporates the Centre for Regenerative Medicine (CRM), Centre for Inflammation Research (CIR) and the Centre for Reproductive Health (CRH).

The Roslin Institute offers unique expertise and infrastructure to conduct pioneering animal biosciences. Our aim is to achieve sustainable agriculture, control diseases and enhance health.

The Centre has a mission to discover the fundamental molecular mechanisms that determine cell function in health and disease.

A world class clinical research facility, the Queen’s Medical Research Institute (QMRI) is currently home to the Centre for Cardiovascular Science

Our research is concerned with the complex interactions of many-body systems. All the recognisable states of Nature - such as solids, liquids, living things, turbulence, or shock waves - emerge from these complex interactions. Albeit shaped by underlying physics of quantum mechanics and electromagnetism, such systems can only be understood by finding additional physical principles

ESRIC provides an openly accessible resource with the tools to address fundamental questions in human biology and disease. ESRIC houses state-of-the-art imaging technologies alongside molecular biology and cell culturing facilities, which are open to researchers from any field anywhere in the world

We produce world-class research to advance engineering applications of materials and processes, and to provide a high-quality and creative research environment. We develop and integrate experimental, computational and theoretical methods to shed light on the underlying science and to engineer solutions for these challenges.

Our research approaches encompass the structural and functional analysis of individual macromolecules, quantitative modelling of cellular pathways and processes, and the manipulation of biological systems for practical applications.