Outstanding research facilities
We're home to a large number of world-renowned research institutes, centres and facilities which promote specialist and interdisciplinary research across departments.
Here are some examples of our major research centres:
- The Humanities Research Centre is at the heart of our investment in the arts and humanities, providing a spectacular environment for dynamic and imaginative research
- Our Research Centre for Social Sciences provides a hub for research collaborations and postgraduate life, drawing together researchers from across our social science departments and research centres
- Digital Creativity Labs provides a centre of excellence in which top researchers explore the rich space where games and interactive media converge
Postgraduate students working inside the Humanities Research Centre (Berrick Saul Building)
York Global Initiative for Safe Autonomy
- The Assuring Autonomy International Programme addresses the challenge of assurance and regulation of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS)
- The Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre works across and beyond the University to create sustainable change that directly benefits communities in developing countries around the world
- The Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity brings together world-leading researchers to improve our understanding of the relationship between humanity and the world's biodiversity
- The York Biomedical Research Institute is a new cross-departmental initiative set up to expand and consolidate York's international expertise in biomedical research.
York Plasma Institute
A new way to achieve your doctorate
Centres for Doctoral Training
Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) provide an increasingly popular route to postgraduate study. They provide fully-funded opportunities designed to equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to tackle today’s evolving issues and future challenges.