The Institute for   Advanced Studies of Wuhan University (IAS), is founded in April,   2014, is an independent institute directly affiliated to Wuhan University.   The first president of IAS is Prof. Zhu Yuxian, a member of Chinese Academy   of Sciences. IAS gives priority to develop Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics,   Material Sciences and relative research fields. It places emphasis on   fundamental research, focuses on frontier disciplines, encourages discussions   and collaborative research on important interdisciplinary problems.

- Medical Research Institute, Wuhan   University

Medical Research Institute (MRI), founded in April 2014，is located in the Shuanghu   comprehensive experimental building in School of Medicine of Wuhan   University, covering an area of 15000m2. Dr. Shu Hongbing, vice president of   Wuhan University and a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, serves as the   first dean. MRI is a special and innovative scientific research zone for high   calibre talents from Wuhan University. The goal is to gather these talents,   integrate the advantages of discipline resources, promote the combination and   transformation of basic and clinical medicine, improve the academic level of   medical sciences of our university and build an influential and high-profile   biomedical research Centre internationally.

- The Institute of Technological Sciences of   Wuhan University

The Institute of Technological Sciences   of Wuhan University (ITS) was established   in April, 2017. It is located in the Yage Building of Wuhan University and is   a relatively independent research institution directly affiliated to WHU. Liu   Sheng, Dean of the School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, served as the   Executive Dean. Based on the engineering discipline, ITS brings together   multi-disciplinary high-end talents, with advanced manufacturing, new energy,   advanced materials and aerospace as the main development directions. And   also, on the basis of the multidisciplinary development and the advantages of   interdisciplinary research in the WHU ITS explores leading research projects,   helps solve common industrial problems and create revolutionarily new   industries that further enhances the academic strength of the engineering   discipline of Wuhan University and builds a high-level engineering research   base with international influence.

- China Institute for Main Function Area   Strategy of Wuhan University

China Institute for Main Function Area   Strategy of Wuhan University (CIMFAS) is   an independent research institution of Wuhan University. It was jointly   established by the National Development and Reform Commission and Wuhan   University in April 2017. Li Jiancheng, the vice president of Wuhan   University, is the dean. With the theme of promoting the implementation of   the main function area strategy, CIMFAS fully exerts the advantages of policy   coordination role of the National Development and Reform Commission and the   multidisciplinary in Wuhan University. It focuses on deepening and improving   the main function area strategy and system, works as the spatial planning   reform pilot, takes hold of assessment, monitoring, early warning and control   on the resources and environment capacity and construction of national key   ecological functional areas and marine main function areas, etc. CIMFAS   carries out forward-looking, applied, political research, training and   teaching work, and strives to build a compound talent training base for main   function area strategy and institutional research, that adapts to the   strategic development needs of the main function area and a third-party   authoritative institutions for resource and environmental carrying capacity   and land and space development assessment. It provides theoretical,   technical, policy and talent support for the construction of China's main   functional areas.