NTNU Research
Research at NTNU forms part of the ongoing activities through a variety of projects and programmes in addition to specialized centres.
NTNU has four strategic areas of research in 2014–2023: sustainability, energy, oceans, and health. In addition, NTNU has strategic initiatives in 2011–2020 in biotechnology, digital and nano (enabling technologies).
Research Excellence: NTNU is host or partner for 35 large national research centres. NTNU participates in 121 Horizon 2020 projects and has 10 ERC grants.
NTNU concentrates on innovation and entrepreneurship, and works in close collaboration with the research institution SINTEF, business and industry.
NTNU and SINTEF: Better together
NTNU is #1 ranking of the universities in the world producing the highest proportion of the research in collaboration with a single partner from industry, SINTEF.
NTNU: Main partners
- SINTEF
- St. Olavs hospital
- Centre for Care Research
- Møreforsking
- The Norwegian Smartgrid Centre
- Business: NTNU provides expertise within commercial possibilities
- European Platforms, Networks and Alliances
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Trondheim: Big things happening
Video at YouTube. Trondheim has more than 5000 researchers and 700 technology companies. The future is created in Trondheim. A video production by Spætt Film AS.
NTNU: Nobel Prize 2014
Brain researchers May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser at NTNU's Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 together with John O'Keefe of University College London.