Research Centres

Centre for Financial Technology (FinTech) Studies

Centre for Financial Technology (FinTech) Studies

The Centre for FinTech Studies is a knowledge and research hub for digital advancements in finance, including cryptocurrency, blockchain and artificial intelligence.
Productivity Institute

The Productivity Institute

The Productivity Institute brings together world-leading experts from a range of disciplines and backgrounds.
The Work and Equalities Institute

The Work and Equalities Institute

The agenda of the Work and Equalities Institute is to identify and promote the conditions for more inclusive and fair work and employment arrangements.
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR)

The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR)

MIOIR is a world-leading centre of excellence in the study of science, technology and innovation policy and management.
The Sustainable Consumption Institute

The Sustainable Consumption Institute

The Sustainable Consumption Institute seeks to advance an understanding of the social practices of production and consumption and the way they shape the sustainable provision of needs.
Global Development Institute

Global Development Institute

The GDI is an interdisciplinary institute, joining social scientists and engineers, focusing Digital Development, Urban Futures, Global Production Networks, Trade and Labour.
Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research

Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research

The Institute provides a focal point at the University for the application of quantitative methods in interdisciplinary social science research.
Democracy and Elections Research Group

Democracy and Elections Research Group

This research group brings together political scientists and sociologists who study democracy, citizen participation and elections both within the UK and worldwide.
Manchester Institute for Innovation Research (MIoIR)

Manchester Institute for Innovation Research (MIoIR)

The Manchester Institute for Innovation Research is a world-leading centre of excellence in the study of science, technology and innovation policy and management.
Policy@Manchester

Policy@Manchester

Policy@Manchester aims to impact lives globally, nationally and locally through influencing and challenging policymakers with robust research-informed evidence and ideas.