Research centres

• Leader:
• Professor Steven Griggs

Bringing together internationally-recognised academics with a commitment to applied impactful research that engages with policy and practice. Analysing inequalities, employment and welfare; innovation and leadership; and regional economic development, regeneration and foundational economies.

• More about the Centre for Business, Innovation and the Regions

• Leader:
• Dr Kieran Hicks

The Centre for Research in the Digital Entertainment and Media Industries (DEMI) was developed to provide a rigorous research base for the study of screen-based industries including games, film, television, animation, AR/VR/XR, simulations and virtual production.

• More about the Centre for Research in the Digital Entertainment and Media Industries

• Leaders:
• Professor Carola Boehm
• Professor Neil Brownsword
• Professor Ian Brown
• Dr Jackie Reynolds

Researchers, innovators, artists and creative thinkers passionate about co-creating with their surrounding communities and sectors.

• More about The C3 Centre: Creative Industries and Creative Communities

• Leader:
• Dr Claire Gwinnett

The Centre leads on ground-breaking research, innovations and enterprise initiatives that are committed to human rights, global security and justice for all.

• More about the Centre for Crime, Justice and Security

• Leader:
• Dr Kieran Hicks

The Centre for Research in the Digital Entertainment and Media Industries (DEMI) was developed to provide a rigorous research base for the study of screen-based industries including games, film, television, animation, AR/VR/XR, simulations and virtual production.

• More about the Centre for Research in the Digital Entertainment and Media Industries

• Leaders:
• Professor Carola Boehm
• Professor Neil Brownsword
• Professor Ian Brown
• Dr Jackie Reynolds

Researchers, innovators, artists and creative thinkers passionate about co-creating with their surrounding communities and sectors.

• More about The C3 Centre: Creative Industries and Creative Communities

• Leader:
• Professor Steven Griggs

Bringing together internationally-recognised academics with a commitment to applied impactful research that engages with policy and practice. Analysing inequalities, employment and welfare; innovation and leadership; and regional economic development, regeneration and foundational economies.

• More about the Centre for Business, Innovation and the Regions

• Leader:
• Professor Elhadj Benkhelifa

SSAICS is a multidisciplinary research centre with a specific focus on smart systems, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity and their applications.

• More about the Centre for Smart Systems, AI and Cybersecurity (SSAICS)

• Leader:
• Professor Hamidreza Gohari Darabkhani

Our vision is to carry out world-leading theoretical and applied research and knowledge exchange to address complex real-world engineering challenges to improve peoples’ lives and the environment they live in, improving life satisfaction, productivity, and sustainability.

• More about Staffordshire Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Engineering

• Leader:
• Professor Steven Griggs

Bringing together internationally-recognised academics with a commitment to applied impactful research that engages with policy and practice. Analysing inequalities, employment and welfare; innovation and leadership; and regional economic development, regeneration and foundational economies.

• More about the Centre for Business, Innovation and the Regions

• Leader:
• Dr Naomi Ellis

We are an inter-disciplinary, university-wide centre focused on the science and application of health and health equity research. Our purpose is to undertake translational, applied research to improve the health and wellbeing of our local population and help reduce social and health inequalities.

• More about the Centre for Health and Development (CHAD)

• Leaders:
• Dr Al Ross
• Ms Hazel Smith

We are an inter-disciplinary, university-wide centre focused on the science and application of health and health equity research. Our purpose is to undertake translational, applied research to improve the health and wellbeing of our local population and help reduce social and health inequalities.

• More about Research Centre for Health Innovation (R-CHI)