Tambov State University named after G. R. Derzhavin is a state university in Tambov, Russia. It is the second largest university in the Central Chernozyom Region of Russia, and has over 10,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and more than 650 academic staff. The university has 63 departments and 30 research centers and laboratories, including "Nanomir", a major center for nanotechnology research.