JANU’s 36 research institutes and centers support long-term inquiry, interdisciplinary collaboration, specialized facilities, and research that extends beyond individual departments.
Some units are closely associated with a particular academic field, while others bring together faculty, students, and external partners from multiple areas of the university.
Research on public institutions, political systems, economic life, communities, law, policy, and social change.
01 Jinsung Institute for Public Policy
Governance · Institutions · Regulation · Policy Analysis
Research on public policy formation, institutional design, regulation, administration, and the relationship between government and society.
02 Center for Democratic Institutions
Political Institutions · Representation · Elections · Civic Life
Examines democratic governance, representation, institutional development, and public participation.
03 Center for Social Change & Inequality
Social Structure · Mobility · Demography · Inequality
Studies changing social conditions, population patterns, social mobility, and disparities within Korea and comparative societies.
04 Institute for Economic Policy & Markets
Economic Policy · Markets · Labor · Public Finance
Research connecting economic analysis with labor, markets, public finance, and national economic policy.
05 Center for Law, Society & Public Institutions
Law · Institutions · Justice · Society
Interdisciplinary research on legal systems, public institutions, social regulation, and the operation of law in society.
Research in computational methods, data systems, information infrastructure, intelligent computing, and complex technological systems.
06 Astra Institute for Computational Systems
Computational Science · Machine Learning · Data Systems · Intelligent Computing
JANU’s major interdisciplinary institute for computational research across scientific, technical, and applied fields.
07 Center for Data Systems & Infrastructure
Data Engineering · Distributed Systems · Information Infrastructure
Research on large-scale data environments, reliable information systems, storage, processing, and digital infrastructure.
08 Center for Cybersecurity & Trusted Computing
Security · Privacy · Networks · Reliable Systems
Studies secure computing, network protection, privacy, system resilience, and trustworthy digital infrastructure.
09 Institute for Computational Science
Modeling · Simulation · Scientific Computing
Develops computational approaches to scientific and engineering problems requiring advanced modeling, simulation, and numerical methods.
10 Center for Human-Centered Computing
Human–Computer Interaction · Accessibility · Digital Experience
Research on how people interact with computing systems, including usability, accessibility, interface design, and technology in everyday environments.
Research spanning biomedical science, population health, clinical translation, biological systems, and human health.
11 Jinsung Biomedical Research Institute
Biomedical Science · Public Health · Translational Research
Supports interdisciplinary biomedical research linking fundamental science, population health, and applications to human health.
12 Center for Population Health
Epidemiology · Prevention · Health Systems · Communities
Examines health patterns across populations and the systems, environments, and interventions that influence them.
13 Institute for Molecular & Cellular Systems
Cell Biology · Molecular Science · Biological Systems
Research on molecular processes, cellular function, and complex biological mechanisms.
14 Center for Translational Health Sciences
Clinical Translation · Diagnostics · Therapeutics · Health Research
Connects laboratory and health research with clinical questions, diagnostics, and potential applications.
15 Center for Neuroscience & Behavior
Neuroscience · Cognition · Behavior · Brain Science
Research examining the biological and behavioral foundations of cognition, perception, learning, and human behavior.
Research addressing environmental change, urban systems, sustainability, ecosystems, and the relationship between human communities and the natural world.
16 Center for Climate & Urban Futures
Climate Adaptation · Cities · Infrastructure · Urban Environment
Studies how cities respond to climate pressures through infrastructure, planning, environmental analysis, and adaptation.
17 Han Park Institute for Sustainability
Sustainability · Resources · Environmental Systems
Interdisciplinary research on sustainable systems, resource use, environmental resilience, and long-term development.
18 Center for Environmental Systems & Ecology
Ecology · Biodiversity · Environmental Change
Studies ecosystems, biodiversity, ecological processes, and environmental change across natural and managed environments.
19 Center for Water, Energy & Resources
Water Systems · Energy · Resource Management
Research on essential resource systems and their environmental, technical, and social dimensions.
Research in history, language, literature, culture, archives, heritage, media, and the arts.
20 Institute for Korean Studies
Korean History · Society · Language · Culture
Supports scholarship on Korea across historical, cultural, linguistic, political, and social fields.
21 Jinsung Institute for Historical Studies
History · Archives · Historical Method
Research spanning Korean, Asian, and global history with particular strength in archival and comparative scholarship.
22 Center for Language & Linguistic Research
Language · Linguistics · Communication
Studies language structure, acquisition, change, multilingualism, and communication.
23 Center for Media, Culture & Society
Media · Communication · Digital Culture · Public Life
Research on media systems, cultural production, communication, and their relationship to contemporary society.
24 Astra Center for Arts Research
Visual Arts · Performance · Creative Practice · Arts Scholarship
Supports research and practice across visual art, performance, design, and interdisciplinary creative work.
Research on human movement, athletic performance, exercise, rehabilitation, and sport systems.
25 Center for Athlete Performance & Human Movement
Performance · Biomechanics · Training · Human Movement
JANU’s major research center for athletic performance, movement science, training, and applied human performance.
26 Center for Biomechanics & Movement Analysis
Biomechanics · Motion Analysis · Musculoskeletal Performance
Studies the mechanics of human movement and applications to sport, health, and physical performance.
27 Institute for Exercise & Health Sciences
Exercise Physiology · Physical Activity · Health
Research on exercise, physical activity, physiological adaptation, and long-term health.
28 Center for Sport, Society & Policy
Sport Governance · Policy · Culture · Institutions
Examines sport beyond performance itself: governance, institutions, policy, participation, and sport’s role in society.
Research on teaching, learning, development, educational systems, and the environments in which people learn.
29 Jinsung Institute for Education Research
Teaching · Learning · Educational Systems
Research on education across schools, universities, policy environments, and changing forms of teaching and learning.
30 Center for Learning Sciences
Learning · Cognition · Instruction · Educational Practice
Studies how people learn and how evidence about learning can inform educational environments and instructional practice.
31 Center for Childhood & Adolescent Development
Development · Education · Youth · Social Environment
Research on development through childhood and adolescence, including educational, social, and behavioral contexts.
32 Center for Higher Education Studies
Universities · Academic Systems · Higher Education Policy
Studies universities themselves: governance, access, institutional development, academic systems, and higher education policy.
Research units organized around questions that require methods and expertise from several academic fields.
33 Astra Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies
Cross-Disciplinary Research · Collaborative Inquiry
Supports research that crosses conventional academic boundaries and develops long-term collaboration between fields.
34 Center for Science, Technology & Society
Science · Technology · Ethics · Society
Examines how scientific and technological change interacts with institutions, culture, ethics, and public life.
35 Center for Urban Systems
Cities · Mobility · Infrastructure · Urban Life
Research on the interconnected systems shaping contemporary cities, including mobility, infrastructure, spatial development, and urban life.
36 Center for Global & Regional Studies
International Affairs · Regions · Global Change
Supports interdisciplinary research on international systems, regional change, cross-border relationships, and global issues.
5 Governance & Society
5 Computing & Systems
5 Health & Life Sciences
4 Climate & Environment
5 Humanities & Culture
4 Human Performance & Sport
4 Education & Learning
4 Interdisciplinary & Futures
JANU’s institutes and centers work alongside schools, colleges, departments, laboratories, university facilities, and external partners.
Faculty and students may participate in research beyond their home academic unit, allowing projects to draw on methods and expertise from different parts of the university.
Many institutes support seminars, collaborative projects, visiting researchers, student research opportunities, publications, and public programs in addition to long-term research activity.
Research activity takes place throughout JANU, including academic buildings, laboratories, specialized facilities, and interdisciplinary spaces.
JINSUNG RESEARCH CENTER
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Central research and collaborative space supporting university-wide projects and interdisciplinary activity.
ASTRA SCIENCE & INNOVATION LABORATORIES
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Specialized laboratory environments supporting advanced scientific and technical research.
COMPUTING & DATA SCIENCES CENTER
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Teaching and research infrastructure for computing, data systems, computational methods, and related fields.
HAN PARK SUSTAINABILITY CENTER
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Research and program space supporting sustainability and environmental collaboration.
Undergraduate and graduate students contribute to JANU research through supervised projects, laboratories, fieldwork, archival study, computational work, creative research, policy analysis, and other forms of inquiry.
Participation varies by institute, academic program, research group, and project.
Students interested in research opportunities should begin with their academic unit, faculty advisers, or the institute or center most closely related to their interests.
Explore JANU’s research priorities, academic community, and the spaces where inquiry takes place.
