Research Institutes

The research institutes make up the second organisation level at UCL. They are bodies of a significant size that are designed to keep their shape and structure across time and implement the research policies of their scientific disciplines.

Humanities and Social Sciences Sector

INSTITUTES	PRESIDENT
Institut des Civilisations, Arts et Lettres (INCAL)	Prof. Bernard COULIE
Institute of Analysis of Change in Contemporary and Historical Societies (IACCHOS)	Prof. Jacques MARQUET
Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE)	Prof. Christian DE VISSCHER
Institut Langage et Communication (IL&C)	Prof. Liesbeth DEGAND
Institut de recherche en sciences psychologiques (IPSY)	Prof. Olivier CORNEILLE
Institut supérieur de philosophie (ISP)	Prof. Danielle LORIES
Louvain School of Management Research Institute (ILSM)	Prof. Jean VANDERDONCKT
Institut de recherche Religions, Spiritualités, Cultures, Sociétés (RSCS)	Prof. Jean-Pierre DELVILLE
Institut pour la recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences juridiques (JUR-I)	Prof. Paul NIHOUL

Medical Sector

INSTITUTES	PRESIDENT
Institut de recherche santé et société (IRSS)	Prof. William d'HOORE
Institute of NeuroScience (IoNS)	Prof. Jean-Noël OCTAVE
Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI)	Prof. Marie-Paule MINGEOT
Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique (IREC)	Prof. Jean-Louis VANOVERSCHELDE
Institut de Duve (DDUV)	Prof. Emile VAN SCHAFTINGEN

 
Science and Technology Sector

INSTITUTES	PRESIDENT
Institut des Sciences de la Vie (ISV)	Prof. Bernard KNOOPS
Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (IMMC)	Prof. Grégoire WINCKELMANS
Earth and Life Institute (ELI)	Prof. Pierre DEFOURNY
Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN)	Prof. Michel DEVILLERS
Institut de recherche en mathématique et physique (IRMP)	Prof. Jean-Marc GERARD
Information and Communication Technologies, Electronics and Applied Mathematics (ICTM)	Prof. Luc VANDENDORPE

 
Cross-Sector Research

INSTITUT	PRESIDENT
Institut de recherche multidisciplinaire pour la modélisation et l'analyse quantitative (IMMAQ)	Prof. Vincent BODART