Welcome to Research Development at Northeastern University

Our Vision

Research Development empowers world class researchers through facilitation and partnership to solve global challenges and amplify the impact of the Northeastern University research enterprise.

Our Mission

Northeastern University research enterprise will build on our global recognition as an innovative, agile R1 institution comprised of world class researchers and become a leading collaborator of choice among prestigious peers. Research Development will drive the potential of the Northeastern research enterprise and its researchers by acting as an integrated and essential contributor. Northeastern will ascend into the top ten research institutions in the US, and increase our global impact, with Research Development contributing through a differentiated process. Northeastern will be known as the pace setting research institution and the model for impactful and transformative research through these disruptive innovations.

How We Work

Research Development supports and promotes Northeastern’s research enterprise, attracting and securing external research funding, bringing interdisciplinary teams together, and developing and implementing strategies that increase institutional competitiveness. We deliver comprehensive resources and professional training to help researchers achieve their research objectives.