The UHA research staff is composed by 19 teams i.e. 280 researchers or teacher and researchers, 50 administrative and technical staff or so and 150 PhD/doctoral students.

The education possibilities of the UHA are based on this high level research.

 Seven laboratories are recognized by the CNRS.

These laboratories are organised in six research areas :

The Physics, Chemistry and Materials area

• Laboratory of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry (COB) - Contact
  
• Department of General Photochemistry (DPG) – Contact
• Institute of Surfaces and Interfaces Chemistry (ICSI) - Contact
• Laboratory of Materials with Controlled Porosity (LMPC) – Contact
• Laboratory of Physics and Electronic Spectroscopy (LPSE) – Contact

The STIC (Information and Communication Sciences and Technics) – the SPI (Engineer Sciences) – Maths area

• Laboratory of Textile Physics and Mechanics (LPTM) – Contact
• Laboratory of Maths, Computer-Science and Applications (MIA) – Contact
• Laboratory of Modelling, Intelligence, Process, Systems (MIPS) – Contact
• Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Process (MMPF) – Contact

The SHS (Humane and Social Sciences) area – the Humanities

• Center of Research on Economics, Societies, Arts and Technics (CRESAT) – Contact
• Study of the Antiquity Civilisations (ECA) – Contact
• Institute of Research on European Languages and Literatures (ILLE) – Contact
• Interuniversitary Laboratory of Education Sciences and Communication (LISEC) – Contact

The Agro-Environment area

• Laboratory of Management of Risks and Environment (GRE) – Contact
• Laboratory of Vine Biotechnologies and Environment (LVBE) – Contact

The Law and Social Sciences area

• European Center of Research on the Law of Collective Accidents and Disasters (CERDACC) – Contact

The Economics and Management area

• Group of Research on Apprenticeship, Innovation and Knowledge in Organizations (GRAICO) - Contact

 Other areas

• Group of Research on Physics of High Energies (GRPHE) – Contact