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Announcement

Vice Provost and Dean of Research Newsletter

October 5, 2026

I hope your Autumn Quarter is off to a strong start.

The academic year began for me with a visit to New Faculty Orientation, where I met many of our incoming faculty colleagues. This is always a highlight on the calendar and this year was no exception; the excitement in the room was palpable—and infectious!

This year I will continue to use this newsletter to keep you and your units informed about research matters across campus. Each newsletter will highlight a small selection of noteworthy developments, opportunities, and events. The items will be presented as short summaries, often with hyperlinks to additional details, written in a way that should make them easy for you to circulate to groups in your orbit for whom they may be particularly relevant.

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Facilitate interdisciplinary research and maintain public trust in a culture of integrity, where service to society is a core shared value.

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To provide guidance and support to facilitate, nurture, and safeguard a thriving research ecosystem.

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From research funding within Stanford to external opportunities, VPDoR provides search tools, proposal resources, and guidance to support your journey from idea to implementation.

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By the Numbers

  • 800+

    Academic Staff – Research

  • 15

    Independent Laboratories, Centers, and Institutes

  • $1.98B

    Sponsored Research

  • 30+

    Shared Instrumentation Facilities

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