兰州大学敦煌学研究所
兰州大学敦煌学研究所是由兰州大学和敦煌研究院联合建立的中国教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地。其前身是1979年兰州大学成立的敦煌学研究小组，是中国最早开展敦煌学研究的高校机构之一。
1980年创办了全国首份敦煌学专业期刊《敦煌学辑刊》。1985年建立中国敦煌吐鲁番学会兰州大学资料中心。1998年获得历史文献学（含敦煌学、古文字学）博士学位授予权，成为中国第一个敦煌学博士点。1999年入选为首批教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地。
该所下设敦煌文献研究室、敦煌石窟艺术研究室、宗教学研究室、国际佛教艺术与文化研究中心、藏传佛教艺术中心、中国敦煌吐鲁番学会兰州大学资料中心、《敦煌学辑刊》编辑部等机构，主要研究方向为敦煌文献研究、敦煌石窟艺术研究、敦煌学史研究、敦煌与西北历史研究。作为高校研究机构，该所建立起包括硕士、博士和博士后在内的学位授权点及科研流动站，拥有一套完整的人才培养体系，并持续加强与国内外学术界的交流联系。经过40多年的建设，兰州大学敦煌学研究所已成为国际知名的敦煌学研究、人才培养、学术交流的重要平台。
Institute of Dunhuang Studies, Lanzhou University
The Institute of Dunhuang Studies (IDS), Lanzhou University is a key research base for humanities and social sciences jointly established by Lanzhou University and the Dunhuang Academy. It is accredited by the Ministry of Education of China. Its predecessor was Dunhuang Studies Research Group established at Lanzhou University in 1979, making Lanzhou one of the earliest higher education institutions in the country to conduct research on Dunhuang studies. In 1980, the IDS launched the first national professional journal on Dunhuang studies, Journal of Dunhuang Studies. In 1985, it established Lanzhou University Documentation Center for the Institute of Dunhuang and Turfan Studies of China (LUDCIDTSC). In 1998, it was awarded the authority to confer doctoral degrees in historical literature (including Dunhuang studies and ancient script studies), becoming the first doctoral program in Dunhuang studies in China. In 1999, it was selected as one of the first key research bases for humanities and social sciences by the Ministry of Education.
The IDS includes various departments and centers such as Dunhuang Literature Research Office, Dunhuang Cave Art Research Office, Religious Studies Research Office, International Buddhist Art and Culture Research Center, Tibetan Buddhist Art Center, LUDCIDTSC, and the editorial office of Journal of Dunhuang Studies. It specializes in Dunhuang literature, Dunhuang cave art, the history of Dunhuang studies, and the study of Dunhuang and Northwest history. As a higher education research institution, the IDS has established degree-granting programs covering master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels, along with research mobility stations, forming a comprehensive talent cultivation system, while continuously strengthening its communication and collaboration with academic circles both domestically and internationally. After more than 40 years of development, it has become an internationally renowned platform for Dunhuang studies, talent development, and academic exchanges.
