Research | Robert Gordon University (RGU) Aberdeen Scotland

Research at RGU

The focus at Robert Gordon University is on applied research. An integral part of our purpose is to build a research base of staff and students who undertake highly relevant leading-edge research that advances knowledge and provides tangible benefits to the wider economy and society.

RGU has world class researchers in allied health professions, computer science, engineering, architecture, accounting and finance, business and management, library and information management, and art and design.

Research Institutes

Providing the focus for delivery of research and knowledge transfer and to further develop the excellent research that was identified in RAE2008.

Institute for Health & Welfare Research

The Institute focuses on the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, care and welfare of patients. More

Institute for Innovation, Design & Sustainability

The IDEAS Research Institute is a research centre for Engineering, Environmental Science, Computing, Architecture & Built Environment and Art & Design. More

Institute for Management, Governance and Society Research

IMaGeS is the Institute for Management, Governance and Society Research. More

Research Themes

Membership of the Institutes crosses the boundaries with each institute being thematic, rather than discipline based, carrying out research which is relevant to the wider community.

Business & Enterprise	Governance & Society	Information & Communication

Covers the energy and tourism sectors as well as innovation and entrepreneurship.	Research at local, national and international level into governance and society.	The use and impact of information and knowledge, emphasising user perspectives.

Environmental & Occupational Health	Neurological & Mental Health	Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease

Identifying challenges and developing solutions for environmental and workplace-associated health.	Multidisciplinary research informing evidence-based policy and applied clinical practice	Translating understanding of disease pathology into new diagnostic, therapeutic and clinical approaches

Creativity, Design & Innovation	Digital Technologies	Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Practice-led research in Art & Design.	Leading-edge applied research in computing that is highly relevant to industry and the wider public.	Cross-disciplinary research covering Engineering, Environmental Science and Architecture and Built Environment.