Temple's 17 schools and colleges, eight campuses, hundreds of degree programs, and more than 30,000 students create one of the nation's most comprehensive and diverse public research and learning environments.  

The mission of the Office of the Vice President for Research is to provide the best possible support for our faculty, staff, and students, and enable a path for our community that impacts economic development, solves societal problems, opens new fields of discovery across disciplinary boundaries and creates sustainable technologies and businesses for the next generation.