Research groups and networks

As well as our approved Research Centres and Institutes, we have a number of informal research groups, clusters and networks - with researchers from across the university aligned around common themes and topics. Find out more about some of these groups below.

ADDISONIC - Advanced Manufacturing Ultrasonic Fatigue Prediction & Life Extension

ADDISONIC is finding new ways of fatigue-testing materials to more accurately predict and extend their lifespan, reducing the amount that ends up in landfill.

Analytical Science Research Group

The Analytical Science Research Group (ASRG) is the hub of analytical science at BU for both research and commercial projects.

Commercial & Maritime Law Research Group

The Commercial and Maritime Law Research Group explores important issues within commercial and maritime law.

The Centre for Applied Creative Technologies PLUS (CfACTs+)

The Centre for Applied Creative Technologies PLUS (CfACTs+) will transform the healthcare sector and training with digital technologies.

FishE@BU - Fish Ecology & Conservation

FishE is exploring the factors that can negatively affect fish populations, and find effective strategies to prevent their decline.

Hybrid Digital Physical Spaces

The Hybrid Digital Physical Space research cluster is developing a deeper understanding of human behaviour and emerging technologies in hybrid spaces.

BU Research Network for MENA Studies

A wide range of researchers, lecturers and students from various faculties are actively engaged in research activities relating to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Latest research news

28/05/2026

London community project helps visually impaired people enter the social media world

BU has held its latest workshop to help visually impaired people build the digitals skills to help them feel part of the online world and improve their wellbeing.

06/05/2026

Community project helps visually impaired people enter the social media world

BU is running workshops for visually impaired people to build skills in content creation to help them feel part of the digital world and improve their wellbeing.

05/03/2026

Nearly half of UK adults happy to use ChatGPT as a counsellor, study finds

BU Researchers surveyed 31,000 people globally about how much they would trust AI tools to carry out some of the most important roles in their daily lives.

17/02/2026

BU receives over £500,000 to improve AI agents' reliability

FRAME is a 6m EUR project that aims to provide a shared software engineering environment to design, build and test AI agents effectively.

Research groups