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Food

If we are to feed the growing population, we need to make food production more sustainable.
Metro on bridge in a green area near Ørestad, Copenhagen

Green transportation

The transportation sector is emitting more and more CO2 from cars, trucks, airplanes and shipping. To reverse this trend, more of the known solutions and technologies need to come into play.

Artificial intelligence

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have never been faster. The technology seems to hold almost unlimited potential, and it is hard to imagine where it will all end.

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President: New government gives research and technology a key role in Denmark’s future

The President of DTU is very positive about the new government’s ambitions for education, research, technology and digitalization.
For DTU, a top-three ranking in Ingeniørens Profilanalyse 2026 highlights the university’s strong position among engineers.

DTU ranks among Denmark’s most popular engineering workplaces

For the second year in a row, engineers rank DTU as the third most popular engineering workplace in Denmark, according to a profile analysis conducted by Teknologiens Mediehus. 

More icebergs are changing life in the Arctic

Since the turn of the millennium, the number of icebergs in the Arctic has accelerated. They transport rocks and sediments far out into the ocean and create new habitats on the seabed at an increasing rate. This is shown by a new study in Nature, which also warns about the growing threat icebergs pose to shipping.

Visitor at Open House on Risø Campus: “It’s my dream study programme”

This year, DTU is admitting its first students to the Industrial Engineering study programme, designed to train the energy engineers of the future. Curious visitors have attended an Open House on Risø Campus to learn more about the study programme.
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Current topics

Through a number of current topics, we focus on how DTU's research creates value for society and people and delivers technical solutions to the major societal challenges.
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04 June 2026

President: New government gives research and technology a key role in Denmark’s future

The President of DTU is very positive about the new government’s ambitions for education, research, technology and digitalization.
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University affairs

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18 June 2026

150 European students and educators gathered at DTU

Across disciplines, countries, and educational cultures, students competed to find the best solutions to real-world challenges, while educators exchanged experiences.

18 June 2026

Programme evaluations ensure high standards

Did you know that all of DTU’s study programmes undergo regular, thorough quality checks by international experts in their respective academic fields? This is part of DTU’s quality assurance work, which aims to ensure that the university’s degree programmes are of the very highest standard – from the academic level to their relevance to society.

04 June 2026

DTU Startup Day brings ideas, capital and industry together under one roof

More than 70 technology-based startups showcased their prototypes and business cases at the innovation hub DTU Skylab on 2 June. The day brought together tech entrepreneurs, investors and partners around one shared goal: bringing new technology to market faster.
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Events

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Signup Deadline for Next Generation Digital Action 2026

15. May 23:59 - 08. Nov 11:25 | A global youth initiative that is part of Digital Tech Summit 2026 to enable diverse youth-led ideas, perspectives and action on digital technologies transforming societies – leaving no one behind.

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Signup for Discover Universal Design

29. May 08:00 - 18. Nov 20:30 | Join us for this fall's edition of Discover Universal Design, where you will meet engineers, designers, and architects working with Universal Design.

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PhD defence - Anders Bogh Jacobsen

22. Jun 13:00 - 16:00

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PhD Defence Frederikke Brandt Feldthus

22. Jun 13:00 - 16:00 | PhD Student Frederikke Brandt Feldthus will defend her thesis “Valorisation of sewage sludge ash in fired bricks”​ on Monday June 22nd, 2026, at 13:00.

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