For all Research Centre enquiries, please contact see the centre leads below.
| Research Centre | Lead(s) |
| Art and Design Research Centre | Andrew Hewitt |
| Centre for Active Digital Education | Rob Howe, Emma Whewell, Helen Caldwell |
| Centre for Advanced and Smart Technologies | Michael Opoku Agyeman |
| Centre for Education and Research | Cristina Devecchi & Jane Murray |
| Centre for Cultural and Literary Studies | Rod Rosenquist, Lorna Jowett, Mike Starr |
| Centre for Health Sciences and Services | Tracey Redwood |
| Centre for Historical Studies | Paul Jackson & Mark Rothery |
| Centre for Physical Activity and Life Sciences | Tony Kay |
| Centre for Psychological and Sociological Sciences | Federico Farini |
| Centre for Sustainable Business Practices | Ebenezer Laryea |
| Centre for the Advancement of Race Equality | Emel Thomas & Patrice Seuwou |
| Centre for Global Economic and Social Development | Alison Hulme |
| Northamptonshire Dementia Research and Innovation Centre | Jackie Parkes & Ali Ward |
| Sustainable Future Research Centre | Abdeldjalil Bennecer |