The Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder has compiled a novel data set featuring more than 350 academic hazards and disaster research centers around the world. This project was launched in an effort to allow for more systematic and rapid identification of hazards and disaster research centers and to increase connections, communication, collaboration, and access to emerging research both within and across nations. This data can be used to identify centers by geographic location in the event of a disaster, and, eventually, this data set will be updated to include more information regarding disciplinary and topical expertise within each center. At present, the data set includes a comprehensive list of centers including center name, institutional affiliation, website, city, administrative area (state, province, region), country, latitude, longitude, UN primary region, UN sub region, and center logo. To see the global centers map and to view the complete listing of Centers, please visit: https://hazards.colorado.edu/resources/research-centers. This data set will be updated annually as new centers and information resources continue to be added to the map and associated listings.