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Interdisciplinary centres and networks
Many of the institutes and centres associated with GESA offer opportunities for postgraduate research at MSc and PhD level.
Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation
Drawing on the disciplines of neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, computational science, mathematics and statistics.
The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Promoting interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences.
Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Researching topics from the cell to the stratosphere.
Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage, Technology and Innovation
The largest carbon storage grouping in the UK.
Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage, Technology and Innovation
Institute for Energy Systems
Bringing together colleagues in Energy Systems and Wave Power.
Centre for the Study of Environmental Change and Sustainability (CECS)
Linking the application of science to policy formulation and implementation.
UK Energy Research Centre
Interdisciplinary, whole systems research informs UK policy development and research strategy.
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC)
A collaborative facility operated by the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, providing world-class analytical facilities.
The Europa Institute
Occupying a central, strategic position in both national and international networks of scholars working on the EU.
Institute of Geography
Closely integrating research with teaching, providing a wide range of stimulating courses led by researchers at the forefront of their fields.
Global Change Research Group
Understanding and predicting Global Environmental Change.
Institute for Infrastructure and Environment
Also forming the discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ten separate degrees are taught within this field.
Centre for Law and Society
Recognised internationally as an exchange forum between scholars in philosophy of law, sociological and anthropological approaches to law, criminology and penology.
Institute for Materials and Processes
Carrying out world-class research on the design, synthesis, processing, properties and applications of materials.
The Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI)
Formed to bring together the interdisciplinary network of researchers working in these fields.
This article was published on Jun 9, 2011