Research resources

Northwestern University and the Kellogg School of Management provide an impressive research computing infrastructure for scholars and are attentive to the current and future computing needs of the research community.

Kellogg also provides generous funding for research, including funds for purchasing a computer and for conference travel. Students may apply for additional funding to support their dissertation research. More information is found under Research Funding

Research support

The Research Support team includes specialists who can help faculty and Ph.D. students with most aspects of the research life cycle — from acquiring data to accelerating analysis.

Research and services available to Kellogg Ph.D. students include:

• Advanced computing systems, scientific software, and secure storage for confidential data.
• Computational consulting experts to help with data collection, transformation, and numeric algorithms.
• Workshops for Ph.D. students on data and programming topics.
• A portfolio of commercial research datasets and support for negotiating access to corporate data.
• Behavioral Research Support including student, community, and online subject pools; lab facilities; and design, preparation, and execution of studies.
• Professional manuscript editing.

Research centers

Kellogg also has 17 research centers that support various areas of research, such as dispute resolution, family enterprise, global citizenship/social enterprise, healthcare, management science, marketing, strategy, and technology.

Several centers have financially supported Ph.D. students in their dissertation research.

In addition, Kellogg has close collaborations with Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems(NICO), a hub for research in complexity and data science in such areas as science, technology and human behavior, and the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, which addresses critical global issues such as development economics, democratic political systems, and pressing global challenges confronting society. Kellogg faculty have “affiliated” and “faculty fellow” appointments at these institutes.

Northwestern Information Technology

Northwestern IT provides a wealth of resources for students and faculty for their computing and research needs.

Support ranges from general computer support, such as software, hardware, and network assess, to research computer resources that include high performance computing networks and servers, access to data and storage systems, and training.

Libraries at Northwestern University

Northwestern University has 10 libraries staffed by experts in copyright, data management and digital publishing.

Research tools and guides support our library's collection of books and journals and 1,003 research databases. Students have access to vast repositories of information on such topics as psychology & cognitive science, public policy, sociology, and social policy. There are resources dedicated to management and business that include, but are not limited to, companies/industries, financial markets, healthcare, marketing research, and social media.

Here is a sampling of the collections.

Northwestern University Library

• Ranks 12th in holdings among U.S. private universities.
• 7.9+ million print and electronic volumes.
• 107,446 print journals and 173,089 electronic journals.
• 200,560 films and videos.
• 341 terabytes of unique digital content.

Boas Mathematics Library — 34,000 volumes in pure mathematics and statistics.

Seeley G. Mudd Science and Engineering Library — More than 345,000 books on science, engineering, and applied mathematics. The MakerLab offers 3D printing and 3D scanning services for Northwestern students and faculty.