Tufts University is a student-centered research university located in Boston, Medford, and Grafton, Massachusetts with over 10,000 students. It receives over $167 million in annual research funding and ranks #34 in innovative universities worldwide. Tufts has cutting edge research across multiple disciplines through its various schools and centers, including arts and sciences, engineering, veterinary medicine, and nutrition. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research works to enhance Tufts' research support infrastructure and develop strategies to increase external research funding and support faculty proposal submissions.

1. Augusta Rohrbach, PhD
Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Tufts University

2. Tufts University
Tufts University is a student-centered R1 university located in Boston,
Medford, and Grafton, Massachusetts.
Total Enrollment(Fall 2014): 5,210 undergraduates,5,670 graduatestudents
Federal Sponsored Research(Fiscal2014): $125.9M
Non-Federal SponsoredResearch(Fiscal 2014): $41.2M
Ranked #34 in Reuters Top 100 InnovativeUniversitiesWorldwide

3. Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research & Evaluation
Cutting Edge Research Across Multiple Disciplines
• Schoolof Arts and Sciences
• Schoolof Engineering
• The Fletcher Schoolof Law and Diplomacy
• Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service
• Cummings Schoolof Veterinary Medicine
• Schoolof Dental Medicine
• Friedman Schoolof Nutrition Scienceand Policy
• Schoolof Medicine
• Sackler Schoolof GraduateBiomedical Sciences
• Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Medford
Grafton
Boston
Tufts’ Research Enterprise

4. Note: Spike in funding due to the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in FY10, FY11
and FY12
Trends in Research by Agency(FY1976-2014)
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Growth in Research at Tufts (FY1994-2014)
Looking at Federal and University Trends

5. Tufts Office of Research Development Tufts CollaboratesSeed GrantProgram
Enhanced Research Support Infrastructure
OVPR-side
To increase Tufts'
competiveness in
the acquisition of
extramuralfunding
to support our
researchand
education missions
Research
Development
Developing
university-wide
strategiesfor
meeting federal
priorities
Training
Programs
Building capacity
throughout the
research
community
Proposal
Support
Helping faculty
submit highly
competitive
proposals
Research Ventures

6. So much data…so little time and even less expertise

8. Enhanced Research Support
Library-side
Data
Management
Plan
Open Access
Policies
Meta Data
and Coding
Infrastructures
Expanding
the Research
Space
Emerging
Federal
Mandates
To increase Tufts'
competiveness inthe
acquisitionof
extramural fundingto
support our research
and educationmissions

9. What if Everything Could be Illuminated?

10. Navigating the Dynamic Changes
in the Research Landscape