Edinburgh Napier is a research-focused university where our research informs our teaching and impacts business and society. Our researchers work across a wide range of areas on finding solutions to today’s most challenging problems.

Our four key research themes

At Edinburgh Napier, our research informs teaching and impacts business and society. Our researchers work across a wide range of areas, finding solutions to today’s most challenging problems.

We have four encompassing themes that provide a strategic context for cross-university activity and interdisciplinary research in areas of strength and external relevance.

School research

Within Edinburgh Napier our research spans the full range of academic subjects and vocational fields covered by the university.

An overview of current school research as well as specific research groups and projects can be found in each of the University’s five schools: 

Our research centres

Our Research Centres bring together academic staff, students and our external partner organisations in a united mission to solve real-world problems, influence policy, and deliver positive impact on a local, national and global scale.

Research stories

We encourage our research to have impact outside of academia, producing real change in society, the economy and in public understanding of science and technology.