Research at Nanjing University


Nanjing University houses a good number of national innovative research bases.


National Laboratory

Nanjing State Laboratory of Microstructures


State Key Laboratories

    SKL of Coordination Chemistry

    SKL of Solid State Microstructures 

    SKL of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse 

    SKL of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

    SKL of Novel Software Technology 

    SKL for Mineral Deposits Research


Key Laboratories of Ministry of Education

     The MOE Key Lab of Coast and Island Development

     The MOE Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry

     The MOE Key Lab of Mesoscale Severe Weather

     The MOE Key Lab of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science

     The MOE key Lab of modern acoustics 

     The MOE Key Lab of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics 

     The MOE Key Lab of Model Animals and Diseases Research (in construction)


National Engineering Research Center

National Engineering Research Center for Organic Pollution Control and Resources Reuse


Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education

      Engineering Research Center of Protein and Peptide

      Engineering Research Center of Water Treatment and Restoration of Water Environment


In recent years, NJU has undertaken dozens of state key projects. And the quality and quantity of research papers cited by Science Citation Index (SCI) ranks top among the Chinese universities.


Over the past decade, NJU has acquired more than 800 national, provincial and ministerial awards for research. In 2006, NJU won the National First Prize, which is the highest award for natural scientific research in China.


Besides basic scientific research, NJU puts a lot of efforts in applied scientific research and engineering to promote the economic and social development of China. Since 2005, in collaboration with local governments, NJU has set up over 13 institutes to boost the industry academia cooperation and local economy, relating to such areas as new materials, electronic information, bio-pharmaceuticals, environment & resources, and fine chemicals.


Nanjing University strives to be a world-leading international, comprehensive and research oriented university.


For details contact

Science and Technology Office

Tel: +86-25-89683081