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Research

Research at Tufts begins with collaboration. Across schools, fields, and perspectives, students and faculty work together to ask bigger questions, pursue new discoveries, and translate knowledge into meaningful progress. Whether in the lab, the classroom, or the community, research is driven by curiosity, strengthened through partnership, and carried into the world.

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Research Impact

Working across disciplines and around the world, Tufts researchers bring ideas, expertise, and perspectives together to advance discovery, inform policy, and create solutions to today’s most complex challenges.

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30+

Core facilities that serve internal and external laboratory needs.

$282M

$282,000,000 Total research expenditures in FY25

86

86 Invention disclosures in FY25

Collaborative Centers

School of Arts and Sciences Centers and Institutes
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Academic Departments and Centers
School of Engineering Departments and Centers
Global Tufts Centers and Institutes
School of Medicine Research Centers
Office of the Provost Centers and Institutes
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Centers and Institutes

Some of Tufts' most ambitious work happens where disciplines intersect. Across our centers and institutes, researchers bring together expertise from across the university to tackle complex challenges, deepen understanding, and expand what's possible.

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3,000

Faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers

45+

Research centers and institutes across the university

Latest Discoveries

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Student Research

Research at Tufts is a shared endeavor. Undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students work alongside faculty to investigate important questions, contribute to active research, and make discoveries of their own.

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