The Vanderbilt community is committed to the highest academic standards, a spirit of intellectual freedom and a pursuit of excellence in all endeavors.
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Interdisciplinary Approach
Research at Vanderbilt draws on the belief that great breakthroughs happen when different ideas, disciplines and areas of expertise come together. As a result, Vanderbilt is dedicated to fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations that can expand the framework for what is possible. Revolutionary programs like the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering and the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice are among the many examples of multi-departmental partnerships within the One Vanderbilt community.
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Undergraduate Research
For many undergraduates, the opportunity to work alongside graduate students and leading faculty experts is a defining aspect of their Vanderbilt experience.
Research at Vanderbilt is integrated into many academic courses and majors, and it spans everything from field studies in the natural sciences, to laboratory research, to historical investigations and projects at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. Beyond the classroom, undergraduate students are encouraged to pursue research as part of Immersion Vanderbilt and through summer programs such as the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program.
Vanderbilt is a preeminent global research university whose faculty are recognized for path-breaking research and innovative leadership in higher education.
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Centers & Institutes
In addition to its traditional schools and departments, Vanderbilt supports numerous centers and facilities to promote interdisciplinary research and collaboration, such as the ten trans-institutional centers within the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. These centers—including the Vanderbilt Brain Institute and the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery—provide a vibrant research and training environment through academic expertise spanning a wide range of specialization.
University-wide interdisciplinary centers and institutes include the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt's Innovation Center, the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering, the Center for Digital Humanities and the Data Science Institute, among many others.
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Support & Funding
The university is committed to helping Vanderbilt faculty, students, labs, centers and institutes secure funding and resources for projects that can improve society from the university, federal and state-sponsored research grants and other external funding mechanisms.
From the proposal stage to the commercialization of key discoveries, the Office of Research provides a robust ecosystem of resources—including those through the department of Research Development & Support, the Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization and Research IT along with other services through the Heard Libraries.
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$298M
Received from 1,259 awards (FY '23)
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200+
U.S. patent applications filed (FY’23)
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