Research

Many universities talk about their commitment to research. Brandeis lives it. Our long-standing tradition of interdisciplinary research fosters a remarkable record of achievement and enables the faculty to leverage the relatively small size of the university to achieve an impact well beyond the sum of its parts.

Brandeis stands at the forefront of basic research in several key areas, including biological physics, molecular and cell biology, computational neuroscience and computer science. Individual faculty members are regularly recognized as world leaders in their respective fields, frequently garnering national and international awards such as MacArthur Fellowships, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigatorships, the Benjamin Franklin Medal, the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience and American Physical Society awards.

Moreover, Brandeis has been ranked second out of 3,000 U.S. colleges and universities in the percentage of faculty who are members of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.