Florida Atlantic University Research

Florida Atlantic is an R1 research institution where scientists and students collaborate toward common goals of improving human health, protecting our oceans and creating smarter spaces through artificial intelligence. Learn more about our four institutes, our accomplishments and our latest discoveries.

Research Metrics

Florida Atlantic researchers are rising to meet some of society’s biggest challenges, from climate change to a global pandemic, from neurodegenerative diseases to cancer and more. (* Fiscal Year 2025-2026)
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$93.1M

Value of Research Awards Received
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657

Proposals Submitted
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381

Awards Received

FAU Is R1

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Resources for Researchers

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Undergraduate Research

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Research Institutes

To enhance interdisciplinary and collaborative research, Florida Atlantic established four university-wide research institutes focused on its strengths. These areas are dedicated to improving and addressing diseases of the brain, enhancing human health and quality of life, protecting the oceans and environment locally and globally, and using sensors to study and monitor the world around us.
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HBOI

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institutechevron_right
neurology

SNBI

Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institutechevron_right
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SMART

Institute for Smarter Cities, Spaces, and Healthchevron_right

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FAU Research

Florida Atlantic is an R1 research institution where scientists and students collaborate toward common goals of improving human health, protecting our oceans and creating smarter spaces through artificial intelligence. Learn more about our four institutes, our accomplishments and our latest discoveries.

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