Research centers + institutes
More than 15 major research centers and institutes on KU's Lawrence campus are leading the way in research that aligns with local, national and global needs and benefits people in Kansas and beyond.
Achievement & Assessment Institute
AAI and its centers partner with agencies to improve the lives of children and adults through academics, employment, career advancement and building healthy environments.
Biodiversity Institute
The KU Biodiversity Institute is an internationally recognized center for research and graduate education in systematics, evolutionary biology, paleontology and archaeology.
Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis
Researchers at KU's Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis are developing cost-competitive chemical manufacturing processes that prevent waste and conserve natural resources.
Center for Genomics
The Center for Genomics coalesces KU researchers working in genomics into a collaborative group and supports and promotes genomics researchers through strategic initiatives.
Center for Molecular Analysis of Disease Pathways COBRE
The CMADP conducts multidisciplinary research to develop and implement cutting-edge technologies for elucidating the genetic, chemical, and physical mechanisms of biological processes involved in disease.
Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated Systems
Major research directions include the development and field deployment of radar remote sensing technologies for measurements of ice sheets and sea ice.
Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease COBRE
The CBID Center is focused on improving our understanding of infectious diseases and developing potential therapeutic approaches to substantially improve health outcomes. A priority of the CBID is to strengthen and support the diverse biomedical scientific community at KU and KUMC that focuses on infectious diseases.
Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub
EARTH is a multi-institution, multi-disciplinary NSF Engineering Research Center creating a “sustainable refrigerant lifecycle” to address technical, environmental and societal challenges facing the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration industry.
Hall Center for the Humanities
The Hall Center for the Humanities supports, creates, and disseminates research in the humanities; provides an intellectual hub for scholars and students; and fosters interdisciplinary conversation across the university.
Institute for Information Sciences
I2S advances knowledge and creates innovative technologies in telecommunications, information systems, bioinformatics and radar.
Institute for Bioengineering Research
IBER provides a research, teaching, and scholarly environment that promotes creativity while catalyzing collaborations that will solve problems impacting societal health and well-being.
Institute for Policy & Social Research
The Institute for Policy & Social Research is a faculty-driven research center supporting social scientists who focus on social problems and policy-relevant questions.
Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research
The Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research is a KU designated research center focused on ecosystems research and remote sensing/GIS programs.
Kansas Geological Survey
The Kansas Geological Survey is a research and service division that investigates and provides information about the state's geologic and groundwater resources.
Kansas NSF EPSCoR
The Kansas National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research enhances the scientific research capacity in Kansas while developing a diverse STEM workforce and fulfilling an NSF mandate to promote scientific progress.
Leveraging Big Data to Improve Women's Health COBRE
By funding research projects, supporting faculty, improving lab facilities and boosting collaboration across scholarly fields, the center harnesses complex datasets to tackle biomedical issues vital to women.