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: Jean-Paul Callot
  Assistant director: Guillaume Galliero

• 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: Céline Bascoules-Perlot
  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

• RS2E Research Federation: Réseau sur le stockage Électrochimique de l’Énergie
  Supervisory institutions: CNRS, UPPA, Aix-Marseille Université, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Université de Toulouse Paul Sabatier, Sorbonne Université, Collège de France, Chimie ParisTech, Université de Haute Alsace, Toulouse INP, ENSC Montpellier, Nantes Université, Université de Montpellier