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
- The Secret Life of Bacteria
New National Academy of Sciences member Ralph Isberg delves into the infinitely complicated ways that pathogens invade healthy cells
- Stem Cell Breakthrough
Researchers grow tissues that closely mimic layers of skin and open the possibility for new ways to study diseases and potential drug therapies
- New Frontiers in Her Own Backyard
The “interdisciplinary sabbatical” pioneered by computer scientist Carla Brodley could foster creative collaboration among Tufts faculty with widely different specialties
- Seeing the Light
Doctoral candidate Adam South (G'11) works with Boston Museum of Science and Tufts grads to determine the fate of the firefly population
- A New Twist on Heredity
- Educated mice prove that nurture can shape nature