Strategic Priorities Plan Initiatives
The VCU Strategic Research Priorities Plan (SRPP) fosters our transdisciplinary culture across our diverse campuses and disciplines to produce transformative innovation with public impact. We collaborate to bring creative solutions where others see boundaries. The breadth of our scholarship across disciplines addresses local challenges with our community partners to deliver bold and practical solutions with global implications.
Research clusters
VCU tackles societal and global challenges through a powerful transdisciplinary approach, integrating basic, applied, and translational research with a team science focus. This collaborative model breaks down barriers, supporting human discovery and leveraging expertise across 16 defined research clusters. These strategic clusters maximize impact by defining interdisciplinary focus areas and incorporating innovations like AI.
All VCU SRPP initiatives are supported by our common fundamental goal of a
The VCU Strategic Research Priorities Plan (SRPP) aligns with our mission and our vision and was built on the university and health system's