Centres and Institutes
Over 65 research centres and institutes directly contribute to Simon Fraser University's position among Canada’s top universities in research impact. SFU's Research Centres and Institutes support collaborative research to confront key scientific and global challenges, foster creative interaction and stimulate engagement with students and visiting scholars.
Research Institutes
Research Institutes are formally designated non-departmental units that facilitate extensive multi-faculty collaborative research. This research is often enhanced by research relationships with other universities, stakeholders (e.g., government, community or private sector affiliates) or shared resources and infrastructure. The activities of Research Institutes support the strategic research mission of the university.
The following Institutes which have university-wide mandate or a multi-university consortium were established under SFU Policy R40.01 and are under the direct authority of the Vice-President, Research.
- Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute
- Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing
- Centre for Education Research and Policy
- Centre for Imaginative Education
- Centre for Operations Research and Decision Sciences
- Centre for Studies in Print and Media Cultures
- Chronic Pain Research Institute
- Indigenous Research Institute
- Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies
- Institute for Diaspora Research and Engagement (IDRE)
- Institute for Environmental Learning
- Institute for Performance Studies (IPS)
- Institute for Transpacific Cultural Research (ITCR)
- Institute for the Reduction of Youth Violence
- International Centre for Criminal Law Reform & Criminal Justice Policy
- International Centre of Art for Social Change
- International Cybercrime Research Centre (ICRC)
- Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)
- Science and Technology for Aging Research Institute
- TRIUMF
- Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics (VIVA)
- Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society (Bamfield)
- Business Administration Research Initiatives
- Metropolis British Columbia, Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Diversity
- Educational Neuroscience Laboratory (Engrammetron)
- FREDA Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children
- Imaginative Education Research Group
- Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines
- Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
- Social Attention Research Group (SARG)
- BC SUPPORT Unit Fraser Centre
Research Centres
Research Centres are formally designated, non-departmental units facilitating collaborative research mainly within a single faculty. They may include in their membership SFU researchers from outside of the home faculty. The activities of a Research Centre support the research mission of its home faculty and require the support of its home faculty dean.
The following centres were established under SFU Policy R40.01 and are under the direct authority of the faculty dean:
- Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies
- Centre d'etudes francophones Québec-Pacifique
- Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies
- Centre for Forensic Research
- Centre for Global Political Economy
- Centre for Public Policy Research
- Centre for Restorative Justice
- Centre for Scottish Studies
- Centre for the Study of Public Opinion and Political Representation
- David Lam Centre for International Communication
- First Nations Language Centre
- Gerontology Research Centre
- Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy
- Institute for the Humanities
- Institute of Governance Studies
- Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies
- The SFU Morgan Centre for Labour Research
- Centre for Education, Law and Society
- Centre for Research on Early Child Health and Education (CRECHE)
- Centre for Research on International Education
- Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
- David Wheeler Institute for Research in Mathematics Education
- Institute for Studies in Teacher Education