NTNU Research
Representatives from Japanese and Norwegian universities, research institutions, government and industries will participate in Japan–Norway Arctic Science and Innovation Week in Tokyo 2–3 June. Video: SAMCoT scientists out in the sea ice on a research cruise.
Research Excellence
NTNU hosts the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, two national centres for Enovironment-friendly Energy Research, four national centres of Excellence, and seven centres for Research-based Innovation. Several ERC grants and Horizon 2020 projects have been won by NTNU scientists.
NTNU Brussels Office
NTNU has high ambitions for its participation in Horizon 2020. NTNU Brussels Office is part of our focus on increased participation in the programme.
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. PhD positions are announced in NTNU's job listing: NTNU Vacancies and Job Openings.
Laboratories
Many NTNU laboratories are national resources. Most of the laboratories are used i teaching as well as reserach. NTNU and SINTEF operate several laboratories together.
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International Researcher Support
NIRS offers counselling services for international researchers at NTNU.
Teaching Excellence
The University Schools (School-University Partnership) work in close partnership with NTNU, and conduct research and development to promote learning combined with forward-looking teacher education.
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Business and Innovation
Evaluating the commerical possibilities of an idea, starting a company, or in need of expertise on intellectual property rights – NTNU provides its scientific community with the expertise. The commercialisation of new technology is one of the key tasks of NTNU's Technology Transfer Office.
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Partners and collaborators
NTNU's main partners and collaborators in research and innovation:
SINTEF
– Gemini Centres
– The «Better together» Project (in Norwegian)
St. Olavs Hospital – Trondheim University Hospital
The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study – The HUNT study
The Norwegian Smartgrid Centre – Smartgrid
4 Nobel laureates
in Chemistry, Physics and Medicine
At lest 91 spin-offs
in the last five years
120 laboratories
from Nano Lab to Language Lab
385 doctoral dissertaions
in 2014
Art and Architecture
Tyin tegnestue Architects was established by two students, now employees at the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art. The Naust Paa Aure was nominated to European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, Mies Van der Rohe Award.
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine
was awarded to May-Britt and Edvard Moser for the discovery of grid cells, that provide the brain with an internal coordinate system essential for navigation.
The 2014 Teknologibragden Award was awarded to Professor Alf Inge Wang at the Department of Computer and Information Science for his effort within gamification of education and the education game Kahoot!
The 2014 winner of the Nils Klim Prize Terje Lohndal wants to "know whether there are any language-specific mechanisms at work, and what the interplay between the language faculty and general cognition is".
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