Centres of Applied Research
Anglo-Chinese Business and Management Centre (ACBMC)
Promotes joint research on business and management in China and the UK.
Centre for the Evaluation of Research Performance (CERP)
Focusing on better ways to measure the research that is being carried out.
Centre for Heuristic Optimisation (CHO)
Concentrating on new applied research developments in heuristic search and practical optimisation
Centre for Employment, Competitiveness and Growth (ECG)
Developing world-class research and knowledge transfer activities
Centre for Value Chain Research (VCR)
Facilitating behaviour change, amongst individuals and within organisations.
Centre for Tourism in Islands and Coastal Areas (CENTICA)
Helping the different stakeholders in areas with island or coastal tourism.