- Marine Autonomous Sensing Group
- Marine Biology & Ecology Research Centre (MBERC)
- Marine Conservation Research Group
- Marine Eco-engineering Research Unit
- Marine Institute
- Marine Physics Research Group
- Marine Vertebrate Research Group
- Maritime Cyber Threats research group
- Maritime Transport
- MAterials and STructures (MAST) Research Group
- Materials and Structures Research Group
- Medical Statistics
- Mental Health
- Message: communication arts research
- Mobility, Culture and Society
- Modelling and Simulation for Social Systems