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

CLTS -Law Tech and Society

Professor Florian Martin- Bariteau - Director of the CLTS

CLTS -Law Tech and Society

Florian Martin-Bariteau recognized as Early Researcher of the Year

The Centre's Director receives the University of Ottawa’s Early Career Research Award for his impactful and innovative research track-record.

DLRI - Data Literacy

Silhouette of woman standing behind a colored data glass wall

DLRI - Data Literacy

New research institute positioned to become a global leader in data literacy

Launching the Data Literacy Research Institute: an interdisciplinary research and training hub to strengthen and promote data literacy skills.

CRCCF - Anniversary Exhibition

Poster of the 65th anniversary of the CRCCF

CRCCF - Anniversary Exhibition

CRCCF celebrates its 65th anniversary !

The Francophone Research Centre marks its 65 years with an exhibition and a retrospective roundtable panel discussion.

ICBH - CISN

Poster of Conference on Vaccine Health Equity & Racialzed Communities

ICBH - CISN

Mar 28

Symposium on COVID-19 vaccine and health equity in racialized communities.

Taking stock of the state of vaccine hesitancy, trust building and health equity within black, ethnic and indigenous communities.

CIPS - Global Politics

CIPS - Global Politics

Mar 27

A Talk by Michael Ignatieff: What if Democracy’s Greatest Enemy is Democracy ?

A CIPS, GSPIA & Forum for Dialogue Alex Trebek joint event to address what the rise of authoritarian middle powers means for global politics.

CIRCEM Citizenship/Minorities

Mar 1 to Mar 31

Podcasts by CIRCEM on Francophone immigration

Part 3/4 : Challenges and realities facing international students (in French)

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:

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Affiliated think-tanks

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

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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: