Research carried out at Artois University is also multidisciplinary. The research units at the university cover academic fields in the human sciences (arts, languages, history and geography); social sciences (economics, law, and education); experimental sciences (civil engineering, electrical engineering and automation); and pure sciences (mathematics, informatics and general sciences).
Research at Artois University is carried out by:
- 3 units containing CNRS members
- 14 other units
Because of its multidisciplinary nature, Artois University has entered into partnerships with 2 regional doctoral schools of a specific orientation which already have agreements with universities from the Nord-Pas de Calais region in :
ED Human and Social Sciences (ED N°586) - SHS
- Texts and Cultures (UR 4028) Arras, Faculty of Letters and Arts and Faculty of Foreign Languages
- Centre for Research in French Linguistics - Grammatica (UR 4521) Arras, Faculty of Letters and Arts
- Centre for Research in History and Societies – CREHS (UR 4027) Arras, Faculty of History, Geography and Heritage Studies
- Centre for Law, Ethics and Procedure – CDEP (UR 2741) Douai, Law Faculty
- « Discontinuités » Laboratory - (UR 2468) Arras, Faculty of History, Geography and Heritage Studies
- Multi-disciplinary Research Unit : Sports, Health and Society – URePSSS (UR 7369) Liévin, Faculty of Sports and Physical Education
- LEM Laboratory – Artois team (UMR CNRS 9221) Arras, Faculty of Economics, Management, Administration and Social Sciences.
- RIME Laboratory - Artois team (ULR 7396) Arras, Faculty of Economics, Management, Administration and Social Sciences and Lens Institute of Technology
ED Technology and Health Sciences (ED N°585) - STS
- Civil Engineering and Geo-environmental Laboratory – LGCgE (ULR 4515) Béthune, Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Electrotechnical Systems and Environment Laboratory – LSEE (UR 4025) Béthune, Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Artois IT Engineering and Automation Laboratory – LGI2A (UR 3926) Béthune, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Institute of Technology
- Lens IT Research Centre – CRIL (UMR CNRS 8188) Lens, Faculty of Sciences and Institute of Technology
- Lens Mathematics Laboratory – LML (UR 2462) Lens, Faculty of Sciences
- Blood-brain Barrier physiopathological Laboratory – LBHE (UR 2465) Lens, Faculty of Sciences
- Catalyst and Solid State Chemistry Unit – UCCS (UMR CNRS 8181) Lens, Faculty of Sciences
- BioEcoAgro (UMRT 1158) Lens, Faculty of Sciences
- Transformation and agricultural resources Unit (ULR 7519) Béthune, Institute of Technology