Research laboratories19 research and 6 research federations units recognised by the Ministry for the duration of the 2021-2026 contract

• 7 UMR, mixed research units with the CNRS,
• 1 UMS, joint service unit with the CNRS,
• 1 UMR, joint research unit with CNRS and TOTAL-ENERGIES,
• 2 UMR, mixed units with INRAE,
• 9 UR.

The research units are attached to two doctoral schools: the Doctoral School of Exact Sciences and their Applications and the Doctoral School Social Sciences and Humanities.

College of Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH)

• ALTER - Arts/Langages : Transitions et Relations - UR 7504

  Director: Hélène Laplace-Claverie

• ITEM - Identities, territories, expressions, mobilities - EA 3002

  Director: Laurent Dornel
  Assistant director: Mélanie Le Couedic

• MEPS - Laboratory for physical activity, performance and Health - UR 4445

  Director: Thierry Paillard

• IFTJ - Institut fédératif de recherches sur les transitions juridiques

  Director: Denis De Bechillon
  Assistant director: Jean-Paul Céré
  Assistant director: Marc Azavant

• DICE - Comparative public law, international law, european law : IE2IA - UPPA team: Institute for Iberian and Ibero-Americancomparative law and politics - UMR 7318

  Supervisory institutions: CNRS, Aix-Marseille III university, Toulon university and UPPA
  Director: Marthe Stefanini (Aix Marseille III)
  Manager of the IE2IA : Olivier Lecucq (UPPA)

• TREE - Transition énergétiques et environnement - UMR 6031
  Supervisory institutions: CNRS and UPPA
  Director: Xavier Arnauld de Sartre

Partner units

• EXPERICE - Centre de recherche interuniversitaire experience ressources culturelles éducation - EA 3971
  Supervisory institutions: Paris 8 andParis 13
  Director: Pierre Johan-Laffitte (Paris 13)
  UPPA representative: Frédérique Lerbet-Sereni
  
  
• IRAA - Institute of research on ancient architecture (IRAA) - USR 3155
  Supervisory institutions: Aix-Marseille university, CNRS, Lyon II and UPPA
  Director: François Quantin
  UPPA representative: Laurent Callegarin

College of Cross-border, European & International Studies (EEI)

• CDRE - European research and documentation centre - EA 3004

  Director: Géraldine Bachoue-Pedrouzo
  Assistant director: Fabrice Riem

• LIREM - Laboratoire de Recherche En Management - UR 4580

  Director: David Carassus

• IKER - Research centre on the basque language and texts - UMR 5478

  Supervisory institutions: Bordeaux Montaigne university, CNRS and UPPA
  Director: Urtzi Etxeberria

College of Sciences and Technology for Energy and the Environment (STEE)

• ECOBIOP - Behavioural ecology and population biology of fishes - UMR 1224 (UPPA/INRAE)
  Supervisory institutions: INRAE and UPPA
  Director: Etienne Prevost (INRAE)
  Assistant director: Valérie Bolliet (UPPA)

• IPREM - Institute of analytical and physicochemical sciences for the environnement and materials - UMR 5254

  Supervisory institutions: CNRS, UPPA and IMT MINES Alès
  Director: Ryszard Lobinski
  Assistant director: Laurent Billon

• LATEP - Laboratory of thermal science, energetics and chemical engineering - EA 1932
  

  Director: Jean-Pierre Bedecarrats
  Assistant director: Pierre Cezac and Vincent Platel

• LFCR - Laboratory for the thermodynamics of complex fluids and geological reservoirs - UMR 5150

  Supervisory institutions: CNRS, TOTAL-ENERGIES andUPPA
  Director: Guillaume Galliéro
  Assistant director: Jean-Paul Callot

• LIUPPA - Computer science laboratory of the Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour - EA 3000
  Director: Richard Chbreir
  Assistant director: Laurent Gallon

• LMAP - Laboratory for mathematics and its applications - UMR 5142
  Supervisory institutions: CNRS, UPPA and Inria
  Director: Gilles Carbou
  
  
• NUMEA - Research Unit Nutrition Metabolism Aquaculture - UMRA 1419
  Director: Sandrine Skiba
  Assistant director: Stéphane Panserat

• SIAME - Laboratory for applied mechanical and electrical engineering sciences - EA 4581
  Director: Stéphane Abadie
  Assistant director: Laurent Pécastaing

research federations

• IPRA Research Federation - Institute of multidisciplinary research applied to petroleum engineering - FR 2152
  Supervisory institutions: CNRS and UPPA
  Director: Peter Moonen
  Assistant director: David Gregoire
  Research committee composed of the following units: DMEX, LATEP, LFC-R, LMAP, SIAME
  
  
• MIRA Research Federation - Research committee on aquatic resources and environments - FED 4155
  In association with the CNRS / INRAE
  Director: Thierry PIGOT
  Research committee composed of the following units:
  ECOBIOP (UPPA/INRAE)
  IPREM (UPPA/CNRS)
  LMAP (UPPA/ CNRS)
  LIUPPA (UPPA)
  NUMEA (UPPA/INRAE)
  SIAME (UPPA)

research federations and et Partner units

• FédESOL Research Federation : Solar Energy
  In association with the CNRS
  Director: Jean-Jacques BEZIAN
  Assistant director: Françoise MASSINES
  
  
• MARGAUX Research Federation : mathematics in the Aquitaine region
  Supervisory institutions: La Rochelle University, Limoges University, Bordeaux University, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, UPPA and Poitiers University
  Director: Samuel Boissière
  
  
• SYRIUS Research Federation : Structure interdisciplinaire de recherche sur les systèmes, les instruments et leurs usages - FED 4144
  In association with the INP Toulouse
  Director: Jean-Yves FOURQUET
  
  
• SPE Research Federation - Spectroscopies de Photoémission
  Supervisory institutions: CNRS et UPPA
  Director: Hervé Martinez

Service unit

• DMEX - Centre for X-ray Imaging - UMS 3360
  In association with the CNRS
  Director: Peter Moonen

International laboratories

• IFCAM - Indo-French Center for Applied Mathematics - UMI
  In association with CNRS / Toulouse III / INRIA / Ecole Polytechnique / INRIA / DBT / IP Paris / UCA
  Director: Fabrice Gamboa