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Food

If we are to feed the growing population, we need to make food production more sustainable.
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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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Margrethe Vestager: "Technology makes the world"

At a time when the development of new technology is booming, it is the university’s role to be both curious and critical. This will ensure that you make a world that everyone wants to be in, says Margrethe Vestager. At the turn of the year, she will take over as the new Chair of the Board of Governors of DTU.

Master's degree reform will create engineering and IT programmes reserved for the elite

Politicians and industry have spent millions on increasing interest in engineering and IT programmes. They have succeeded, but with the master's degree reform it will be much harder to get in, the presidents of DTU and ITU write in a column.
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Sustainable food must not compromise on safety

When striving to produce more sustainable food, it's crucial not to compromise on safety. Because as the slogan of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says: If food isn't safe, it's not food.

DTU's Dean of Sustainability, Inclusion and Diversity becomes new Provost

DTU has appointed Dean Christine Nellemann as the new Provost effective February 1, 2025.
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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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03 October 2024

Labour shortage in the wind industry threatens green transition

Wind energy is the backbone of Denmark’s green energy system. It plays a crucial role in enabling Denmark to become fossil fuel-free by 2050. But while wind energy capacity has increased significantly since 2012 with investments in onshore and offshore wind power plants, did we forget to invest in the people who can realize the green transition?
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01 October 2024

DTU Wind to lead the way as global knowledge partner

The green transition is gaining significant momentum, prompting DTU Wind and Energy Systems to launch a new strategy aimed at maximizing the department’s impact and contributing to the transformation of the global energy system. Head of Department Morten Jeppesen explains the objectives of this new strategy.

04 June 2024

DTU eased Martina's dive into entrepreneurship

DTU graduate Martina Vojtkova has two master’s degrees under her belt, but in her current job she utilizes an entirely different skillset.

DTU is ranked as Denmark's fifth most attractive engineering company to work for in Danish newspaper Ingeniøren’s Profile Analysis 2024. The picture shows DTU's new Industry MSc in Engineering in Kalundborg, which is offered in collaboration with Novo Nordisk, who topped the chart.

31 May 2024

DTU placed prominently in most attractive company ranking

Engineers and students place DTU among the country's five best engineering companies, according to a profile analysis carried out by the Danish newspaper Ingeniøren.
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Events

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Discover Universal Design - practices for creating inclusion

19. sep 17:30 - 07. nov 20:30 | Learn about Universal Design and meet practioners from a wide range of fields.

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Corrosion Control for a Greener World

07. okt 09:30 - 08. okt 15:40

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DTU Skylab Open House

10. okt 13:00 - 14:00 | Get a sneak peek into the world of DTU Skylab. Open House includes a short introduction to us and a tour of the place!

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PhD Defence Tamara Pérez Guillemette

11. okt 13:00 - 16:00 | Tamara Pérez Guillemette will defend her thesis “Balancing sustainability and safety for recirculating showers” on Friday, October 11th, 2024, at 13:00

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