Research Centres and Groups
We cover a diverse range of themes, providing both depth and range in research excellenceLondon South Bank University has 15 Research Centres and 37 Research Groups, delivering world-class research in the heart of the world’s most dynamic and diverse city.
The results of LSBU's 2016 Annual University Research Audit (AURA) has helped shape the Centres and Groups to create an environment that maximises the impact and reach of our leading-edge research.
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Research Centres
Our Research Centres are externally facing beacons of innovative, timely research, with an international reputation for achievement and innovation. A key role is to catalyse and support collaborations and work with the Research Groups to enable academics to learn from their peers and support the development of early career researchers.
- Sport and Exercise Science Research Centre
- Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research
- Centre for the Study of the Networked Image
- Centre for Research in Digital Storymaking
- Centre for Civil and Buildings Services Engineering (CCiBSE)
- Centre for Construction Management, Economics and Integrated Delivery (CMEID)
- London Centre for Business and Entrepreneurship Research
- Centre for Energy and Environment Research
- Centre for Advanced Materials
- Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Communications (BIMEC)
- Centre for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Research
- Centre for Robotics
- Centre for Applied Research in Improvement and Innovation (CApRII) in Health and Social Care
- Centre for Social Justice and Global Responsibility
- Nathu Puri Institute for Engineering and Enterprise
- Evaluation and Trials Unit
- London South Bank Innovation Centre (LSBIC)
- Polymeric Materials Engineering, Research & Innovation Centre (PolyMERIC)
- Advanced Resin and Coating Technologies Innovation Centre (ARCTIC)
Research Groups
Our Groups are organised according to the University's academic Schools and enable researchers to cohere around emerging research themes to catalyse new projects and develop new research strengths. They help us to provide a research environment that is both inclusive and dynamic.
Learn more about the School's Research Groups: