Tier One - Senior Chairs
- Viral Hepatitis/Immunology
- North Atlantic archaeology
- Traditional Music/Ethnomusicology
- Marine Bioscience
- Stroke and Neuroplasticity
- Scientific Modelling and Simulation
Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. For each Tier 1 Chair, the university receives $200,000 annually for seven years. More information is available online.