• Digital Creativity Labs provides a centre of excellence in which top researchers explore the rich space where games and interactive media converge.

• 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.

• The York Biomedical Research Institute is a new cross-departmental initiative set up to expand and consolidate York's international expertise in biomedical research.  
• The York Neuroimaging Centre houses two of the most powerful brain scanners in the UK, allowing detailed study of a huge range of brain functions and conditions.

• 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 Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre works across and beyond the University to create sustainable change that directly benefits communities in developing countries around the world.

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