Research

Strategic Research Areas 2014–2023

NTNU Energy, NTNU Health, NTNU Oceans and NTNU Sustainability address complex challenges of great importance for society.

Enabling Technologies

NTNU will strengthen the fundamental, long-term research and infrastructure through NTNU Biotechnology, NTNU Digital and NTNU Nano.

Research Excellence

Research Excellence includes EU funded projects, private funding, national initiatives and NTNU's own initiatives.

Centres

NTNU has several research centres with different dependencies. The major centres.

Laboratories

Many NTNU laboratories are national resources, and most are used in teaching as well as research.

Faculties and departments

Find research of interest at the faculties and departments.

NTNU in Brussels

Our office in Brussels works to promote and strengthen the NTNU's image and participation in EU and related initiatives. It represents «the door to Europe» for NTNU employees and «the door to NTNU» for organizations that want to start collaborations and create synergies with us.

NTNU in Tokyo

NTNU and the University of Bergen (UiB) have a common adviser at Innovation Norway's Tokyo office in an effort to increase research and education partnerships with Japanese academic environments and institutions.

All the cities

PhD opportunities

NTNU offers a wide range of doctoral programmes. Candidates must be admitted to a specific PhD programme in order to earn a degree from NTNU, and must undertake both research and coursework. The Graduate Researcher Schools complements the regular PhD Programmes. PhD positions are announced in NTNU's job listing.

International Researcher Support

Counselling services for international researchers.