Research Profile of Henan University

To enhance independent innovation ability, Henan University lays equal stress on the research of both nature and humanities and social sciences. With the aim to build itself into a high-level university, it attaches great importance to basic theory research, applied techniques development and sci-tech fruits' transformation and popularization. Now a mutually developing research pattern with its own characteristics and strength has formed.

Labs and Centers

Currently, 111 research sectors at various levels of different disciplines have been set up at Henan University. In the field of nature sciences, it has 1 engineering research center under Ministry of Education (Engineering Research Center of Drag-reducing Additives), 4 provincial key laboratories (Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-engineering, Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials), 1 provincial engineering research center (Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials), 9 provincial open labs for key disciplines, and 3 provincial Engineering Research Center in Universities. In the field of humanities and social sciences, it has 1 key human/social science research base under Ministry of Education (Key Research Institute ), 2 key research bases under State General Administration of Sports (Research Center for Physical Education Reform and Development, Research Center for Physical Culture), 10 provincial key research bases, which comprise a state/province/university-centered research platform supplemented by college-level research centers.