Research at Tufts is all about breaking down walls—between fields, between faculty and students, between what is and what could be.
Innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration are the foundations of discovery at Tufts, from advances in nutrition research and telecommunications or more recent explorations into soft-bodied robots, water on Mars and the criminal justice system.
Tufts' commitment to active citizenship is also matched by faculty and student research into the area.
The Carnegie Foundation ranks Tufts a "Doctoral/Research Extensive" institution-its highest classification for degree-granting colleges and universities-but the university's commitment to research is about more than prestige. It's about the community coming together around ideas in creative and compelling ways, pushing the boundaries and asking the questions that will take our knowledge to the next level.
- Undergraduates
- Graduate and Professional Students
- Postdoctoral Trainees
- Faculty
- Arts and Sciences Faculty
Research Opportunities
- Applying for a Grant
- Managing a Grant
Funding and Grants
Research Compliance and Policies – Researchers at Tufts adhere to strict standards of scholarship. Learn more about these policies and regulations.
Where It All Happens – Across Tufts’ three campuses, researchers have access to a wide range of laboratories and facilities where they can innovate and collaborate.
Postdoctoral Opportunities – Postdoctoral scholars are vital to the Tufts academic experience. Learn about postdoctoral opportunities at Tufts' graduate and professional schools:
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
- School of Dental Medicine
- The Fletcher School
- Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
- School of Medicine
- Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Centers and Institutes
Libraries
- Behind the Mask of Parkinson’s
Researchers explore the communications hurdles faced by those with the disease and how they can be overcome
- The Big Fat Question
After decades of love-it-or-hate-it diets, it turns out that it's time to make nice with the greasy stuff
- Federal Stimulus Funds Buoy Research
Grants total $16.9 million to 23 academic departments in the first year alone
- Pandemic Responders
The Cummings School receives a major grant to engage in a global effort to thwart emerging infectious diseases
- The Mystery of Memory
- Neuroscientist Leon Reijmers is pioneering ingenious techniques to study how the brain remembers—and how it forgets