Research Institutes
There are five research institutes at SWPS University. The institutes are responsible for the organization and coordination of research projects carried out by our researchers.
Institute of Humanities
Director: Mirosław Filiciak, Ph.D. / Associate Professor
The Institute of Humanities coordinates and oversees research projects carried out by SWPS University’s researchers and teaching-researchers, specializing in literary studies and cultural and religious studies.
Institute's webpageResearch Centers:
- Center for Cultural Research of Technologies
- Creative Economy Research Center
- East Asian Civilization Research Center
Institute of Social Sciences
Director: Mikołaj Cześnik, Ph.D. / Associate Professor
The Institute of Social Sciences coordinates and oversees research projects carried out by SWPS University’s researchers and teaching-researchers, specializing in social sciences.
Institute's webpageResearch Centers:
- Center for Policy Design and Evaluation (C4PDE)
- Center for Research on the Economics of Memorial Sites
- Center for the Study of Democracy
- Youth Research Center
Institute of Law
Director: Teresa Gardocka, Ph.D. / Associate Professor
The Institute of Law coordinates and oversees research projects carried out by legal professionals at SWPS University. The Institute has the authority to grant doctoral degrees and post-doctoral degrees (habilitacja) in the discipline of law.
Institute's webpageInstitute of Design
Director: Karol Murlak, Ph.D. / Assistant Professor
The Institute of Design coordinates and oversees research projects carried out by SWPS University’s teaching-researchers, specializing in various artistic disciplines as well as art conservation and restoration. Members of the Institute include product and communication designers, visual artists and theoreticians specializing in social sciences and humanities, who conduct design-related research.
Institute's webpageW ramach Instytutu działa:
Institute of Psychology
Director: Professor Paweł Ostaszewski
Institute is responsible for the coordination and evaluation of research projects conducted by researchers and teaching-researchers employed at all Faculties of Psychology at SWPS University.
Institute's webpageResearch Centers and Labs:
- Advanced Clinical Studies and Therapy Excellence Center
- Behavioral Neuroscience Lab
- CARE-BEH Center for Applied Research on Health Behavior and Health
- Center for Research in Economic Behavior
- Center for Research on Biological Basis of Social Behavior
- Center of Research on Cognition and Behavior
- Center for Research on Improving Decision Making
- Center for Research on Social Relationsi
- Center for Research on Personality Development
- Centre for Trauma, Crisis and Growth
- DecisionLab
- Emotion Cognition Lab
- Eye Tracking Research Center
- Health & Coping Research Group
- HumanTech Center for Social and Technological Innovation
- Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Cognitive Studies
- Neurocognitive Research Center (NCRC)
- QualLab - Qualitative Research Laboratory
- Research Centre for Trauma & Dissociation
- Social Behavior Research Center
- Stresslab: Stress Research Center