Centrally Administered Centers, Institutes, Museums and Service Centers (CIMS)

Research centers, institutes, and museums at Indiana University allow researchers from across disciplines, departments, schools, and campuses to collaborate on pursuing important questions and ideas.

The 20 centers, institutes, and core services and facilities below are part of IU Research. For more information regarding units across IU, consult this list.

Interdisciplinary research centers:

• Convergent Bioscience and Technology Institute
• Environmental Resilience Institute
• Gill Institute for Neuroscience
• Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute
• Institute for Human Health and Wellbeing
• Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute
• The Irsay Institute
• IU Center for Reliable and Trusted Electronics (IU CREATE)
• Observatory on Social Media
• Quantum Science and Engineering Center
• Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis

Core services/facilities:

• Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics
• Electron Microscopy Center
• Institute for Advanced Study
• Institute for Social and Behavioral Research
  • Center for Evaluation, Policy, and Research
  • Center for Survey Research
  • Social Science Research Commons
  • The Indiana Statistical Consulting Center
• Light Microscopy Imaging Center
• IU Nanoscience Core Facility
• Research Data Commons

State-serving research centers:

• Indiana Geological and Water Survey
• Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

(Last updated 7/17/25)