Research centres and institutes

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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

Japan's ambassador, Kanji Yamanouchi, speaking at a podium to an audience.

Japanese Ambassador sees Canada as a key research partner

The Japanese Ambassador highlights Canada's importance as a key research partner.

uOttawa leads first pan-Canadian Black women's health initiative

Professor Josephine Etowa leads uOttawa's 10-year initiative to improve Black women's health in Canada.

A roadmap for protecting our democracies in the age of AI

The University of Ottawa AI + Society and IVADO release a global policy brief led by Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau and Prof. Catherine Régis.

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: