Research Centres and Institutes

The Institute for The Study of Democracy (Instituto de Estudios de la Democracia, IED) is a multidisciplinar research and graduate studies centre attached to Universidad CEU San Pablo. Its activity focuses on the promotion of research projects and estudies about political thinking, democracy, economy and Rule of Law.

CEU Institute for Family Studies (Instituto CEU de Estudios de la Familia) is a research and teaching centre of basic sciences and science applied to marriage and family. Its main purpose is to carry out studies about the family institutions, as well as disseminate, help and enhance different aspects related to the family environment such as: education, the defence of family and life values, eldery people, family policy, adolescence or marital crisis. The main activities of the Institute are training activities, thematic conferences, training in affective-sexual education and experts in the care of people with Alzheimer's disease, awards in defense of life and motherhood (CEU por la Vida and Bárbara Castro), research projects, doctoral theses and family therapy.

The Institute has its origins in 2004. It was proposed and promoted by our dear Alfonso Coronel de Palma, who now rests in the Father's house. He was the President of the Catholic Association of Propagandists (Asociación Católica de Propagandistas, ACdP) and Universidad San Pablo CEU Foundation, an autonomous and training institution, at the service of culture and in defence of the family. Remembering him is moving and he is well deserving of a tribute.

Ángel Ayala Institute for Humanities (Instituto de Humanidades CEU Ángel Ayala) is an institute of Universidad San Pablo CEU Foundation intended for the elaboration and dissemination of the humanistic thinking, in full fidelity to the Magisterium of the Church. It aims to be a point of reference for Spanish culture and a place to meet, dialogue and for intellectual exchange for those seeking the truth. It develops its activities mainly in the broad field of humanities, and specially in the areas of Historu, Art, Philosophy and Thought, Literaturem Social Doctrine of the Church and in the humanistic aspects of Natural Sciences.

CEMBIO was created in response to the emerging need to increase the information that may be obtained from biological samples, in the search for the most exhaustive characterisation possible to identify the altered processes and associated markers in different pathologies, as well as the evolution of the system in response to a treatment.

IMMA is a centre for the development of specialised research, teaching and technology transfer activities attached to the School of Medicine. It has 350 m2 of laboratories, equipped with sophisticated equipment that allows the implementation of numerous experimental strategies. All the equipment is maintained and tuned by IMMA's technical staff so that it is functional for all our University researchers.

IMMA has specialised laboratories in the areas of histology, cell culture and molecular biology, with the support of technical specialists in the different areas.

CEU Institute for Historical Studies, a meeting point for historians and history enthusiasts with a concern for the search for truth, offers a view of our past as the result of human's freedom to construct his history. It also promotes innovative teaching projects and activities that count on the active participation of teachers and students from Universidad CEU San Pablo School of Humanities and Communication Sciences:

The Institute for the Study of Addiction (IEA-CEU) applies an interdisciplinary approach to the research about addictive behaviour with the dual aim of making progress in prevention (education) and treatment (rehabilitation-reintegration). The IEA-CEU thus brings together the different aspects involved in addictions: anthropological, historical, sociological, legal, educational, biological, psychological, medical, etc. This holistic, transversal and humanistic approach to the problem of addictions aims to constitute an action strategy that goes beyond partial and isolated actions, thus favouring the achievement of approaches as innovative and effective as those demanded by society.