The Institute in conducting research activities in the field of physical chemistry, with working groups specialized in X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, High Performance Computing in Material Science and Catalytic processes and materials.

The Insitute has competences in conducting fundamental and applied research activities in the field of organic, inorganic and computational chemistry

The Institute is conducting research activities in the areas of philosophy and psychology.

The Institute is conducting complex geophysical research in geodynamically active areas, with a special emphasis on the Vrancea seismogenic area

The Institute of Geography, located in Bucharest, with two branches (in Cluj-Napoca and Iaşi), is the main institution of fundamental and applied geographical research in Romania. It carries out integrated research in Geomorphology, Hydrology, Biogeography, Climatology, GIS Systems, Human Geography and Environmental Geography focusing on investigating the relationships between the components of the physical and biotic environment (relief, water, soil, vegetation and fauna) and of the social and economic milieu, as well as their spatial distribution in connection with global environmental change.