The six faculties define their research goals in research programmes for each department. These are five year programmes. The research pages of the departments describe projects, teams, publications and other news. 

• Humanities
  Research programme 2021-2025: Waarde en waardering van cultuur (in Dutch)
• Computer Sciences
  Research programme 2020-2025: Towards high quality and intelligent software
• Information Sciences
  Research programme 2020-2025: Advancing information science
• Environmental Sciences
  Research programme 2020-2025: Learning and innovation for resilient social-ecological systems (LIRSS)
• Management 
  Research programme 2015-2020: Learning and Innovation in Resilient Systems
• Educational Sciences
  Research programme: 2021-2025: Onderwijsonderzoek met impact op activerend (online) onderwijs
• Psychology
  Research programme 2021-2025: Understanding Human Change in a Dynamic Digital Era
• Law
  Research programme 2020-2025: Recht in een geïndividualiseerde samenleving (in Dutch)