The University of Notre Dame’s rigorous academic pursuits are aided by centers and institutes that provide venues for collaborative research and support for faculty and students.
- Guidelines for University Centers and Institutes (PDF, 114k)
- Procedures for University Centers and Institutes (PDF, 89k)
- FORM: Proposal to the Academic Council for Approval as a University Institute
- FORM: Proposal to the Academic Council for Approval as a University Center
University Institutes
- Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion
- Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health
- Center for Social Concerns
- Eck Institute for Global Health
- Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate
- Institute for Advanced Study
- Institute for Educational Initiatives
- Kellogg Institute for International Studies
- Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies
- Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights
- Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
- Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies
- Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society
- McGrath Institute for Church Life
- Nanovic Institute for European Studies
- Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing
- Pulte Institute for Global Development
University Centers
- Center for Research Computing
- Environmental Change Initiative
- Environmental Research Center (UNDERC)
- Harper Cancer Research Institute
- McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business
- ND Energy
- NDnano – Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Technology Ethics Center (ND-TEC)
- W. M. Keck Center For Transgene Research
College Institutes
- Center for Philosophy of Religion
- de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture
- Institute for Flow Physics and Control
- Institute for Latino Studies
- Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts
- John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values
- Medieval Institute
- Wireless Institute
College Centers
- Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases
- Center for Accounting Research and Education (CARE)
- Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government
- Center for Civic Innovation
- Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business
- Center for Italian Studies
- Center for Literacy Education
- Center for Research on Educational Opportunity
- Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
- Center for STEM Education
- Center for the Study of Religion and Society
- Center for the Study of Social Movements
- Center for Zebrafish Research
- Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism
- Eugene D. Fanning Center for Business Communication
- Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child
- Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership
- Notre Dame International Security Center
- Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy
- Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine
- Warren Center for Drug Discovery
- William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families
- Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities
Competitively Awarded Centers
- Institute for Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics (ISNAP)
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics – Center for the Evolution of the Elements (JINA-CEE)
- Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory
- Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab
- NSF Center for Computer-Assisted Synthesis
- Pratt & Whitney Center of Excellence (NDTL Propulsion & Power))
- QuarkNet
Academic Support Units
- Center for Mathematics
- Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures
- Center for University Advising
- Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement
- Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship
- Notre Dame Learning
- University Writing Program
Core Facilities
- Analytical Science and Engineering Core Facility
- Biophysics Instrumentation Core Facility
- Center for Environmental Science and Technology
- Center for Social Science Research
- Chemical Synthesis and Drug Discovery Core Facility
- Chemistry Nitrogen Core Facility
- Computer Aided Molecular Design Facility
- Engineering and Design Core Facility
- Engineering Machine Shops
- Fluorescence Assisted Cell Sorting Core Facility
- Freimann Life Science Center
- Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility
- Helium Recovery and Liquefaction Facility
- Integrated Imaging Facility
- Linked Experimental Ecosystem Facility (ND LEEF)
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center
- Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility
- Materials Characterization Facility
- McCourtney Dry Ice Core Facility
- McCourtney Nitrogen Core Facility
- Midwest Isotope and Trace Element Research Analytical Center
- Molecular Structure Facility
- Nanofabrication Facility
- Physics Machine Shop
- Radiation Laboratory Glassblowing Shop
- Radiation Laboratory Machine Shop