NTNU has several centres associated with various affiliations. The list below provides an overview of the largest centres:

Centre schemes funded by The Research Council of Norway

• Centre of Excellence
• Centre for Research-based Innovation
• Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research

Research centres hosted by NTNU

• CCIS – Center for Cyber and Information Security
• Centre for Digital Life Norway
• Centre for Real Estate and Facilities Management (Metamorfose)
• CHAIN – Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research
• ECCSEL ERIC – The European CCUS Research Infrastructure
• Green2050 - Centre for Green Shift in the Built Environment
• NorwAI Norwegian Research Center for AI Innovation
• Norwegian Centre for Headache Research – NorHead
• NTNU VISTA CAROS – Centre for Autonomous Robotics Operations Subsea
• Project Norway (in Norwegian)
• The Hunt Study – a longitudinal population health study in Norway
• The K.G. Jebsen Centres

Centres for Excellence in Higher Education

• ENgage – Centre for Engaged Education through Entrepreneurship
• ExcITEd – Excellence in IT Education

NTNU and SINTEF

• Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre

NTNU, NTNU Social Research, SINTEF, University of Oslo and St. Olavs Hospital

• Gemini Centres

Centres funded by The Norwegian Directorate of Health

• Nasjonalt kompetansemiljø om utviklingshemming (NAKU)
• Nasjonalt kompetansesenter for psykisk helsearbeid (NAPHA)
• Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare – Central Norway
• Centre for Care Research