Academic and Research Centres

Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Department / Austin Health

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Department at Austin Health is a major tertiary referral service providing diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of respiratory and sleep disorders. Closely associated with teaching and research activities, the department supports specialist training and clinical investigation across areas including obstructive sleep apnea, chronic respiratory disease, and sleep-disordered breathing. Through its multidisciplinary approach, the service contributes to patient care, medical education, and the advancement of respiratory and sleep medicine in Australia.

Sleep and Behavioural Sleep Medicine Research Program / Université Laval & CERVO Brain Research Centre

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Affiliated with Université Laval and the CERVO Brain Research Centre, this multidisciplinary research program focuses on insomnia, behavioural sleep medicine, sleep epidemiology, and the relationship between sleep and mental health. Research includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), population-based sleep studies, sleep and ageing, and long-term outcomes of sleep disorders. Through clinical and public health research, the program contributes to improving the understanding, treatment, and prevention of chronic sleep disturbances.

Sleep and Brain Health Group / King’s College London

London, England, United Kingdom

Based within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, the Sleep and Brain Health Group investigates the relationships between sleep, mental health, neurodevelopment, and brain ageing. Research interests include sleep-disordered breathing, psychosis, bipolar disorder, neuroimaging, cognitive function, and neurodegenerative disease. Through interdisciplinary clinical and translational research, the group contributes to understanding how sleep influences psychiatric and neurological health while supporting advances in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

Sleep and Brain Research Unit (SBRU) / University of East Anglia

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

The Sleep and Brain Research Unit (SBRU) at the University of East Anglia investigates the relationships between sleep, brain health, ageing, and dementia risk. Research interests include sleep quality, circadian rhythms, cognitive function, Alzheimer’s disease, and the effects of sleep disruption on neurological health. Through laboratory and clinical research, the unit examines how sleep influences brain function and disease processes while supporting the development of strategies aimed at improving sleep and promoting healthy cognitive ageing.

Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Research Program / University of Oxford

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Based within the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford, this multidisciplinary research program investigates the relationships between sleep, circadian rhythms, mental health, and brain function. Research interests include the molecular biology of circadian timing, sleep disruption, mood disorders, psychosis, and digital sleep interventions. Through laboratory, clinical, and translational research, the program contributes to understanding how sleep and circadian health influence psychological wellbeing while supporting the development of innovative approaches to prevention and treatment.

Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Research Program / University of Manchester

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Based within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester, this research program investigates the biological mechanisms that regulate circadian rhythms, sleep, and human health. Research interests include circadian timing, sleep-wake regulation, shift work, metabolism, inflammation, and chronic disease. Through laboratory and translational research, investigators examine how disruption of biological rhythms influences physiological function and health outcomes while supporting the development of chronobiology-based approaches to disease prevention and treatment.

Sleep and Neurodegeneration Research Program / University of Cambridge

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Based within the University of Cambridge Department of Medicine and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, this research program investigates the relationships between sleep, cognition, consciousness, and neurodegenerative disease. Research interests include Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, sleep architecture, executive function, decision-making, and the impact of sleep disruption on brain health. Through neuroimaging, clinical investigation, and translational research, the program contributes to understanding how sleep changes during the development and progression of neurological disease while supporting advances in diagnosis and treatment.

Sleep and Neuroimaging Research / University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California, United States, North America

The University of California, Berkeley conducts interdisciplinary sleep research focused on cognition, brain health, ageing, and neuroimaging. Research areas include sleep deprivation, memory consolidation, emotional regulation, cognitive performance, and the relationship between sleep disruption and neurodegenerative disease. Using advanced neuroimaging and behavioural research methods, investigators examine how sleep influences brain function across the lifespan. Through experimental and translational research, the program contributes to understanding the role of sleep in cognitive health, healthy ageing, and neurological wellbeing.

Sleep Disorders Center / Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, North America

The Sleep Disorders Center at Cleveland Clinic supports multidisciplinary clinical care, education, and research in sleep medicine. Research interests include sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia, cardiovascular health, behavioural sleep medicine, and digital approaches to sleep disorder management. Through clinical investigation, translational research, and collaboration across neurology, pulmonology, psychology, and related disciplines, the program contributes to understanding the impact of sleep disorders on health outcomes while supporting the development of evidence-based approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and long-term patient care.