Carleton University Research Centres

The Carleton University Research Centres (CURCs)  report and are accountable to the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International). These centres group talents of interdisciplinary researchers; provide focal points for multi-faculty research activities; provide strong profiles in the search for research resources and the provision of services; and provide points of entry for outside agencies seeking appropriate expertise.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences CURCs

Carleton Centre for Public History (CCPH)
Encouraging, promoting and facilitating the study of public history, cultural memory, and historical consciousness.

Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and Education (CIRCLE)
Facilitates the research and delivery of linguistic and cultural materials of the First Peoples of North America as well as all Canadians.

Centre for Human Computer Interaction (HOTLab)
Fosters interdisciplinary research, education and training to improve interactive technologies for human endeavors.

Centre for Research on Stress, Coping and Well-Being
Studies human stressors through both behavioural and biological processes.

Centre for Transnational Cultural Analysis (CTCA)
Research hub that brings together scholars and students working with transnational approaches to studies in the humanities.

Centre on Values and Ethics (COVE)
Dedicated to research and knowledge exchange in values and ethics.

Duncombe Centre for Social and Cultural Analysis
Exploring political and social issues through the use of social and cultural lenses of analysis.

Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC)
The application of geographic information processing and management to the analysis of socio-economic issues of interest to society.

Max and Tessie Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies
Encourages the growth of course offerings in Jewish Studies which deal with historical, religious, social, cultural, and political aspects of Jewish life.

Visualization & Simulation Centre (VSIM)
Advancing fundamental and applied knowledge through the integration of research on human cognition and cognitive systems.

The Policy for Carleton University Research Centres sets out definitions and principles for the creation, rights and responsibilities, monitoring and review of Carleton’s University Research Centres.