Our research
Research is of central importance in everything we do. It informs our teaching and helps us to make a difference to business, industry and society as a whole.
We strive for excellent research in all areas of our work. Combining our academic expertise with our distinctive model of partnership working, we deliver impact at pace for business, industry, government and the third sector.
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
Strathclyde has delivered a strong performance in the latest independent assessment of the UK’s higher education research profile. REF 2021 gave us an opportunity to showcase some of the excellent research conducted at Strathclyde.
Almost 90% of research produced by the University of Strathclyde has been rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’ in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
You can read more about our research strengths in each of our strategic research themes below, or by exploring our subject areas.
PhD study: research benefits
In the video below, some of our students explain the research benefits of PhD study:
Strategic themes
Staff
Find a research paper
View our publications as part of our open access programme
Research centres
Our research centres are dedicated to finding solutions to global challenges.
Technology & Innovation Centre
We're transforming the way academics, business, industry and the public sector collaborate.
Centre for Sustainable Development
We will co-create solutions with our global partners across academia, civil society, and the public and private sectors, to tackle the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Advanced Forming Research Centre
Our world-class research centre pioneers forming and forging techniques to support manufacturing for the aerospace, energy, marine and automobile industries.
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland
A place where industry, academia and the public sector work together on ground-breaking manufacturing research.
Continuous Manufacturing & Crystallisation
CMAC accelerate the adoption of continuous manufacturing and crystallisation processes, systems and plants for the production of high-value chemical products.
Advanced Materials Research Laboratory
The Advanced Materials Research Laboratory (AMRL) is a world leading research laboratory and testing centre. It offers a wide range of services from consultancy to full component testing.
Strathclyde-GSK
Strathclyde and world leading pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have established a novel collaborative MPhil/PhD Programme.
Advanced Nuclear Research Centre
The Advanced Nuclear Research Centre focuses on infrastructure and management of nuclear installations.
Maritime Safety Research Centre
We're an industry-University partnership involving Strathclyde, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and DNV GL Classification Society.
Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance
Our research strives to identify and shape emerging areas of legal research in environmental governance and has a strong development focus.
Weir Advanced Research Centre
We're working closely with the Weir Group on a range of projects, including the design of new and improved products for global markets.