Research centres and institutes

Tabaret Hall — Research and innovation

Research centres and institutes

The University of Ottawa is committed to research excellence and innovation. Its research centres and institutes provide valuable platforms for collaboration and the exchange of ideas among researchers, both within and across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

“Building on partnerships and the expertise of our researchers, our research centres and institutes are the foundation of our strategy to advance knowledge and innovation while informing policy.”

Martine Lagacé

— Associate Vice-President, Research Promotion and Development

News and events

More news and events

Alex Trebek Conference - MHRI

4 sitted women sing while holding a music score

Alex Trebek Conference - MHRI

Nov 7

The Impact of Participatory Music on Mental Health

Alex-Trebek Dialogue Forum Conference: IRMS and Royal researchers unveil links between music, brain and mental health

LIFE Research Institute

LIFE Research Institute

Oct 24

WHO KNEW! Understanding your brain through mindfulness

Mindfulness: an effective way to manage your stress response and age well.

CLTS - TechLaw

CLTS - TechLaw

The luxury of circumventing AI (article in French)

Digital divide: do elites enjoy some analog privilege in the face of AI?

ISSP 204-2025

ISSP 204-2025

A Preview of the ISSP’s Research, Teaching and Outreach Activities in 2024-2025

Blog by Professor Monica Gattinger, Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy

ICBH -Black Health

ICBH members , Smita Pakhalé and Jude Mary Cénat, with Senator Mégie, Biba Tinga andEwurabena Simpson

ICBH -Black Health

Sickle cell disease: Researchers and community advocates winning Senate battle

Members of the ICBH are having a major impact on health-care policy related to sickle cell disease.

CIRCEM Citizenship/ Minorities

Podcast episode with the author of the book "Apocalypse cognitive".

Professor Stéphanie Gaudet discusses with Gérald Bronner (Sorbonne Université) the paradox of discourses on science in a democratic context.

Research institutes

A - L

uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute - uOBMRI

Institute of the Environment - IE

Research Institute for Indigenous Studies - RIIS

LIFE Research Institute - LRI

Data Literacy Research Institute - DLRI

M - Z

Music and Health Research Institute - MHRI

Institute for Science, Society and Policy - ISSP

Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology - OISB

Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute (NEXQT)

Research centres

International collaboration research centres

Max Planck – uOttawa Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics

The centre provides a platform for close collaboration and scientific exchange between uOttawa and the Max Planck Society.

Group of people during the inauguration of the Joint Research Center on Systems and Personalized Pharmacology (JRSPP)

Joint Research Center on Systems and Personalized Pharmacology (JRCSPP)

The JRCSPP is a research and scientific collaboration platform established between uOttawa and the Shanghai Materia Medica Institute (SIMM).

Affiliated hospital research institutes

The University of Ottawa has close ties to research institutes at hospitals in the National Capital Region, including:

Affiliated think-tanks

The University of Ottawa hosts think-tanks that have ties with government, business and community groups, including:

Networks of Centres of Excellence

The Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program fosters powerful partnerships between university, government and industry. The University of Ottawa is a member of numerous networks of centres of excellence including: