Institutes and Centres

The UPEI Centres Policy provides the defining principles, purpose, review and termination of academic research and scholarly Centres and Institutes at UPEI. This listing encompasses those research Centres and Institutes that have been approved by the Research Advisory Committees (RAC), a subcommittee of RAC. National or provincial Centres led from elsewhere (outside the University of Prince Edward Island) are not governed by this Policy but are included for reference. “Research Groups” are research groupings that do not fall under the Policy and are informal or ad hoc, and are also included for reference. Outreach Centres are not included within this listing.

• Aquatic Virology Collaborating Centre
• Centre for Korean Studies
• Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research (CVER)
• Centre for Health and Community Research
• Institute for Island Studies
• L.M. Montgomery Institute
• Ocean Frontier Institute
• Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre

National Centres (not governed by UPEI Centres Policy)

• Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative

Groups (not governed by UPEI Centres Policy)

• Climate Research Lab
• The GeoREACH Lab: Geospatial Research in Atlantic Canadian History

There are specific criteria required of institutes, centres, national centres, and groups; please contact research@upei.ca or call 902-566-6479 to be listed on this page.