Research Labs, Institutes and Centres

National Research Labs

• CAS AMSS-PolyU Joint Laboratory of Applied Mathematics
• CAS GIG-PolyU Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control
• CAS IRSM-PolyU Joint Laboratory on Solid Waste Science
• CAS SIAT-PolyU Multi-modal Medical Molecular Imaging Joint Laboratory

• Hong Kong Branch of National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction
• Hong Kong Branch of National Rail Transit Electrification and Automation Engineering Technology Research Centre

• State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
• State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

University-level Research Centres and Facilities

University Research Centres

• Colour, Imaging, and Metaverse Research Centre
• International Centre of Urban Energy Nexus
• Peking University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China Social Work Research Centre
• Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology
• Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Geomatics
• Research Centre for Assistive Technology
• Research Centre for Blockchain Technology
• Research Centre for Carbon-Strategic Catalysis
• Research Centre for Chinese History and Culture
• Research Centre for Cultural and Art Technology
• Research Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
• Research Centre for Electric Vehicles
• Research Centre for Future (Caring) Mobility
• Research Centre for Gerontology and Family Studies
• Research Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
• Research Centre for Nature-Inspired Science and Engineering
• Research Centre for Quantitative Finance 
• Research Centre for Unmanned Autonomous Systems
• Joint Research Centre for Microelectronics
• Joint Research Centre for Marine Infrastructure
• Joint Research Centre for Biosensing and Precision Theranostics
• Joint Research Centre for Design and Net-shape Forming of Micro-/Meso-scaled Surface Functional Structures
• Joint Research Centre for Primary Health Care
• Research Centre for Innovative Technologies for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
• Research Centre for Nature-based Urban Infrastructure Solutions
• Research Centre for Non-invasive Brain Computer Interface
• Research Centre for Organic Electronics
• Research Centre for Privacy and Security Technologies in Future Smart Systems
• Joint Research Centre for Fiber Innovations and Renewable Materials
• PolyU-BGI Joint Research Centre for Genomics and Synthetic Biology in Global Ocean Resources
• PolyU-SCUT Joint Research Centre for Advanced and Green Composite Materials
• Research Institute for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
• Research Centre for Low Altitude Economy
• COMAC-PolyU Research Institute for Large Aircraft

Faculty/School/Department-level Research Centres

• Faculty of Science
  
  • Food Safety and Technology Research Centre
  • Lo Ka Chung Research Centre for Natural Anti-Cancer Drug Development
  • The PolyU-SDU Joint Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Applied Mathematics and FinTech
    
  • Research Centre for Nonlinear Analysis
  • Research Centre for Intelligent Operations Research
  • Research Centre for the Mathematical Foundations of Generative AI

• Faculty of Business
  • Logistics Research Centre
  • Shipping Research Centre
  • Research Centre for Digital Economy

• Faculty of Construction and Environment
  • PolyU-NAMI 3D Concrete Robotic Printing Research Centre
  • Research Centre for Design for Safety
  • Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Management
  • Research Centre for Smart Urban Resilience and Firefighting
  • Research Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Development
  • Research Centre for Urban Hazards Mitigation
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Wuhan University Partner GNSS Research Centre

• Faculty of Engineering
  • Behaviour and Knowledge Engineering Research Centre
  • Biometrics Research and Innovation Centre
  • Research Centre for Grid Modernisation
  • Collaborative Generative AI (Co-GenAI) Research Centre

• Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
  • Centre for Myopia Research

• Faculty of Humanities
  • International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication
  • Research Centre for Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience
  • Research Centre for Professional Communication in English
  • The Hong Kong PolyU-PKU Research Centre on Chinese Linguistics

• School of Hotel and Tourism Management
  
  • Hospitality and Tourism Research Centre

• Others
  • Aviation Services Research Centre