Research Laboratories19 research and 7 research federations units recognised by the Ministry for 2021-2026

1. College of Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH)
2. College of Cross-border, European & International Studies (EEI)
3. College of Sciences and Technology for Energy and the Environment (STEE)

College of Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH)

• ALTER - Arts/Langages : Transitions et Relations - UR 7504
  Director: Hélène Laplace-Claverie
  Assistant director: Emilie Guyard
  
  
• ITEM - Identities, territories, expressions, mobilities - UR 3002

  Director: Laurent Jalabert
  Assistant director: Véronique Lamazou-Duplan

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

  Director: Thierry Paillard

• IFTJ - Institut fédératif de recherches sur les transitions juridiques

  Director: Denys 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 - UR 3971
  Supervisory institutions:  Sorbonne Paris Nord University and Vincennes - Saint Denis University
  Director: Pierre Johan-Laffitte (USPN)
  UPPA representative: Frédérique Lerbet-Sereni
  
  
• IRAA - Institute of research on ancient architecture (IRAA) - UAR 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 - UR 3004

  Director: Géraldine Bachoué-Pedrouzo
  Assistant director: Fabrice Riem

• LIREM - Laboratoire de Recherche En Management - UR 4580

  Director: Emmanuelle Cargnello-Charles

• 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: Jacques Labonne
  Assistant director: Cédric Tentelier

• 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: Cécile Courreges

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

  Director: Vincent Platel
  Assistant directors: Sylvain Serra and Jean-Paul Serin

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

  Supervisory institutions: CNRS, TotalEnergies and UPPA
  Director: Guillaume Galliéro
  Assistant director: Jean-Paul Callot

• LIUPPA - Computer science laboratory of the Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour - UR 3000
  Director: Richard Chbeir
  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 DAVAIL

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

Service unit

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

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 LATEP, LFCR, LMAP, SIAME laboratories and the UMS DMEX
  
  
• 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 ECOBIOP, IPREM, LMAP, LIUPPA, NUMEA et SIAME

Networked federations

• 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

• SPE Research Federation: Spectroscopies de Photoémission
  Supervisory institutions: CNRS / UPPA
  Director: Hervé Martinez

• FédESOL Research Federation: Solar Energy
  Supervisory institutions: CNRS / UPPA
  Director: Jean-Jacques Bezian
  Assistant director: Françoise Massines
  
  
• SYRIUS Research Federation: Structure interdisciplinaire de recherche sur les systèmes, les instruments et leurs usages - FED 4144
  Supervisory institutions: INP Toulouse / UPPA
  Director: Jean-Yves FOURQUET
  
  
• RS2E Research Federation: Réseau sur le stockage Électrochimique de l’Énergie
  Supervisory institutions: CNRS, Aix Marseille et UPPA