There are five main research centres within the Business and Management Research Institute (BMRI):

• Business and Information Systems Research Centre (BISC): comprised of two research groups - Information Systems and Digital Transformation, and Operations and Project Management. The research interests of the members cover a broad range of research strands.
  
  
• Centre for Leadership Innovation (CLI): aims to explore the nature of leadership needed for healthy, effective, high performing and sustainable organisations, stimulate research and research-related activity within the sphere of management, in particular with regard to the strategic direction of organisations and the management and development of human resources.
  
  
• Centre for Research in Law (CRiL): develops research activities in the areas of Law and Terrorism, Investment Treaty Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration and Aviation Law.
  
  
• The Research Centre for Contemporary Accounting, Finance and Economics (ResCAFE): aims to maintain a continuing enhancement of the research profile of the Department of Accounting and Finance.

• Centre for Tourism, International Business and Marketing (TIBAM): concentrates on streams of research into branding in tourism, services and SMEs, cross-cultural behaviour, both consumer and business-to-business, and marketing communications, including digital media. The area also encompasses entrepreneurship in developing countries and research methods, particularly case study research.