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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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Record-breaking interest in DTU among young people

More than 3,300 applicants have DTU as their first choice, but political restrictions mean the university still has to turn away qualified young people who want to be engineers.

The length of your upper leg could help detect diabetes

A new home test can detect type 2 diabetes or prediabetes with high accuracy. The test has been developed using artificial intelligence and large amounts of health data – and surprisingly, one of the steps involves measuring the length of your thigh.

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. 
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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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09 July 2026

DTU to Christina Egelund: AI can help drive the green transition. But it will also have a negative impact on the climate

With digitalization as part of the regional portfolio, DTU’s president and provost are calling on the Minister for Higher Education and Science to link artificial intelligence with the green transition. They emphasize that AI has the potential to accelerate the green transition—but also to harm the climate.

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University affairs

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22 June 2026

Head of Studies on Industrial Engineering students: “They will be the link between all our forms of energy”

The first students will soon begin the Industrial Engineering study programme. It is interdisciplinary and prepares students for careers in a growing, diverse sector.

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.
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Events

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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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Summer opening hours - DTU Library

29. Jun 08:00 - 24. Aug 08:00

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PhD Defence by Qinjiang Yang

07. Aug 13:00 - 17:00 | Unobtrusive measures for optimal operation of heating delivery systems at lower supply temperatures

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Ph. D. school on uncertainty in machine learning

10. Aug 08:00 - 14. Aug 17:00 | This year's summer school on uncertainty in image analysis is taking place in Denmark and is the sixteenth summer school jointly organised by DIKU, DTU, ITU, and AAU.
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