Research Units
Much psychical research has been carried out not only by individuals but within dedicated laboratories, departments and field units. This subcategory presents articles on such research bodies, outlining their institutional settings, programmes of work and contributions to the investigation of psi, consciousness and related anomalous phenomena.
Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research (AIPR)
Australia’s oldest extant psi research organization, founded in Sydney in 1977.
Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology (CERCAP)
Under Etzel Cardeña at Lund University.
Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS)
Within the University of Virgina's Department of Psychiatry, the world's oldest extant academic body devoted to psi phenomena.
Exceptional Experience and Consciousness Studies (EECS)
Based at the University of Northampton, this is the largest centre for parapsychological research in the world.
Emotion and Motivation Laboratory
Laboratory which conducts psi research, based at the University of Munich, Germany.
Heartmath Institute
California-based research institute investigating the relationship between heart and mind.
Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health (IGPP)
The IGPP is a German parapsychology organization based in Freiburg.
Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)
American research institute co-founded in 1973 by astronaut Edgar Mitchell to research human potential using scientific methods.
Institute of Paranormal Psychology (IPP)
Argentinian organization established in 1994 that conducts psi research and provides educational resources.
International Consciousness Research Laboratories (ICRL)
Dedicated to understanding consciousness with a view to improving humanity’s future.
Koestler Parapsychology Unit (KPU)
A leading centre for parapsychological research and training, based at the University of Edinburgh.
Noah’s Ark Society for Physical Mediumship
The NAS originated in a home circle in 1990 and indirectly fostered the later Scole Circle.
Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) Laboratory
The PEAR lab carried out ground-breaking experimental psi research for nearly three decades.
Rhine Research Center
Successor to the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University, dedicated to psi research, education and community activities.
Windbridge Institute
Institution founded in 2008 to conduct research on psi functioning, with an emphasis on real-world applications.
Windbridge Research Center
Non-profit research institute based in Tucson, Arizona, dedicated to the rigorous study of mental mediums.