Research overview
USP's research is organised around scientific themes and interdisciplinary clusters across tenant institutes. Browse Programmes & centres for the breadth of our work, and Research clusters for the teams behind it. The faculty and staff directory lists everyone by cluster and unit. Research partnership and supervision enquiries: contact or research@unsp.uk.
Research themes
Work spans life sciences, environmental and climate science, computational science and AI, materials science, energy systems, and science innovation — all grounded at University Science Park and oriented to Scottish and UK research priorities. The programmes and centres page summarises each strand and links into the directory.
Life Sciences & Biomedical Research
Molecular biology, immunology, neuroscience, and translational biomedicine — anchored in SISR and the Stirling Institute for Health Innovation.
Explore →Environmental & Climate Science
Environmental science, emissions trading, fiscal instruments, and macroeconomic modelling for EU and Scottish climate targets.
Explore →Computational Science & Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning, scientific computing, and responsible AI — including work at the Stirling Centre for Data Science & AI.
Explore →Materials Science & Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced materials, nanotechnology, and manufacturing systems at the Stirling Advanced Materials Institute.
Explore →Energy Systems & Sustainability
Renewable energy, storage, building systems, and sustainable engineering for Scotland's net-zero transition.
Explore →Science Innovation & Knowledge Exchange
Technology transfer, spin-outs, science communication, and park-wide knowledge exchange with industry and policy.
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