| Centre | Host department/school | Contact |
| Advanced Instrumentation, Centre for | Department of Physics | Prof Ray Sharples |
| Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Research (BEER) Centre | Department of Anthropology | Professor Jo Setchell |
| Catholic Studies, Centre for (CCS) | Department of Theology and Religion | Professor Paul D. Murray |
| Centre for Health and Inequalities Research | Department of Geography | Professor Clare Bambra |
| Classical Reception, Durham Centre for | Department of Classics and Ancient History | Dr Edmund Richardson |
| Climate Impacts Research Centre | Department of Geography | Professor Mike Bentley |
| CODEC Research Centre for Digital Theology | Department of Theology and Religion | Revd Dr Peter Phillips |
| Coevolution of Biology and Culture, Centre for the | Department of Anthropology | Dr Jeremy Kendal |
| Commercial & Corporate Law, Institute for | Durham Law School | Dr Daniel Attenborough Professor Richard Goldberg |
| Communications Systems, Centre for | School of Engineering and Computing Sciences | Professor Sana Salous |
| Contemporary China Studies, Centre for | School of Government and International Affairs | Dr Gordon Cheung |
| Criminal Law & Justice, Centre for | Durham Law School | Professor Thom Brooks |
| Crop Improvement Technology, Centre for | Department of Biosciences | Professor Ari Sadanandom |
| Death and Life Studies, Centre for (CDLS) | Department of Theology and Religion | Professor Douglas James Davies |
| Durham CELLS (Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences) | Durham Law School | Professor Deryck Beyleveld |
| Durham Centre for Bioimaging Technology (DCBT) | Department of Biosciences | Prof PJ Hussey |
| Durham European Law Institute | Durham Law School | Dr Andrés Delgado Casteleiro |
| Durham Geochemistry Centre | Department of Earth Sciences | Prof Kevin Burton |
| Durham University Neuroimaging Centre | Department of Psychology | Dr Susanne Weis |
| Economic Growth & Policy, Centre for | Business School | Professor Parantap Basu |
| Ethics of Cultural Heritage, Centre for the (CECH) | Department of Philosophy | Professor Geoffrey Scarre UNESCO Professor Robin Coningham |
| Extragalactic Astronomy, Centre for | Department of Physics | Professor Ian Smail |
| Global Policy Institute | School of Government and International Affairs | Professor David Held Professor Robert Schütze |
| History of Medicine and Disease, Centre for the (CHMD) | School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health Department of Philosophy | Professor Holger Maehle |
| History of Political Thought, Centre for the | School of Government and International Affairs | Dr Maria Dimova-Cookson |
| Human Rights Centre | Durham Law School | Dr Alan Greene Dr Se-shauna Wheatle |
| Humanities Engaging Science and Society, Centre for (CHESS) | Department of Philosophy | Prof Nancy Cartwright Professor Julian Reiss |
| Humanities Innovation, Centre for (CHI) | School of Modern Languages and Cultures | Dr Caitríona Ní Dhúill |
| IBRU: Centre for Borders Research | Department of Geography | Professor Philip Steinberg |
| Institutions and Political Behaviour, Centre for | School of Government and International Affairs | Dr Gidon Cohen |
| Integrated Health Care Research, Centre for (CIHCR) | School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health | Professor James Mason |
| Intercultural Mediation, Centre for (CIM) | School of Modern Languages and Cultures | Dr Binghan Zheng |
| International Landslides Centre | Department of Geography | Professor Dave Petley |
| Iranian Cultural Studies, Centre for | Department of Archaeology | Dr Derek Kennet |
| Joint Quantum Centre (JQC) - Durham/Newcastle | Department of Physics | Prof Charles Adams |
| Leadership & Followership, Centre for | Business School | Professor Birgit Schyns |
| Learning and Memory Processes (LAMP) | Department of Psychology | Dr Alexander Easton |
| Local Governance, Institute for | Business School | Professor John Mawson |
| Materials Physics, Centre for | Department of Physics | Professor Stewart Clark |
| Medical Education, Centre for | School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health | Professor Jan Illing |
| Medical Humanities, Centre for | School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health | Professor Jane Macnaughton |
| Methodological Research
in the Social Sciences, Centre for | School of Applied Social Sciences | Dr. Tiago Moreira |
| Modern Conflicts and Cultures, Centre for | Department of English Studies | Dr James Smith |
| Molecular and Nanoscale Electronics, Centre for | School of Engineering and Computing Sciences | Dr Chris Groves |
| Nineteenth-Century Studies, Centre for (CNCS) | Department of Music | Professor Bennett Zon |
| Organisational Dynamics & Ecological Studies, Centre for | Business School | Professor Laszlo Polos |
| Particle Theory, Centre for | Department of Mathematical Sciences Department of Physics | Prof. Richard Keith Ellis Prof Paul Mansfield |
| Poetry and Poetics, Centre for (CPP) | Department of English Studies | Professor Stephen Regan |
| Polymer & Soft Matter Research, Centre for | Department of Chemistry Department of Physics | Prof Tom McLeish Prof. Lian Hutchings |
| Public Policy & Health, Centre for | School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health | Professor D J Hunter |
| Research into Earth Energy Systems, Centre for | Department of Earth Sciences | Prof Andrew Aplin |
| Research into Violence and Abuse, Centre for | School of Applied Social Sciences | Professor Nicole Westmarland |
| Roman Cultural Studies, Centre for | Department of Archaeology | Prof Richard Hingley |
| Sex, Gender & Sexualities, Centre for | School of Applied Social Sciences | Dr Mark McCormack Professor Maggie O'Neill |
| Sleep Lab | Department of Anthropology | Prof Helen L. Ball |
| Social Justice & Community Action, Centre for | School of Applied Social Sciences | Professor Sarah Banks Professor Rachel Pain |
| Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East, Centre for the (CAMNE) | Department of Classics and Ancient History | Dr Kathryn Stevens |
| Sustainable Chemical Processes, Centre in | Department of Chemistry | Prof. Andrew Whiting |
| The Michael Ramsay Centre for Anglican Studies | Department of Theology and Religion | Canon Professor Michael Snape |
| Vision and Visual Cognition, Centre for | Department of Psychology | Dr Bob Kentridge |
| Visual Arts and Cultures, Centre for (CVAC) | School of Modern Languages and Cultures | Professor Janet Stewart Professor Ludmilla Jordanova |
| XRDur (Durham X-ray Centre) | Department of Physics | Prof Peter Hatton |
| Zurbarán Centre for Spanish and Latin American Art and Culture | | Professor Ludmilla Jordanova |