Research cooperation
Research at KTH is performed mainly in cooperation with companies and various societal bodies. It is often organised as competence centres connected to a specific part of KTH while still conducting independent research.
Research centres
Each centre is connected to one of KTH's five schools but performs independent research. Most centres have their own board, with representatives from trade, business and society.
Strategic research areas
KTH has a leading role in five strategic research areas:
- Information and communication technology (ICT)
- Molecular Bioscience
- Transport
- Production
- e-Science
Among the other areas, we have received substantial funding within energy.
Further information on strategic research areas
Research platforms
KTH has six research platforms that represent multidisciplinary focus areas and are a platform for KTH-researcher, regardless of place within the organisation, can collaborate with public and private sectors to face the challenges of the future. These are:
- Digitalisation
- Energy
- Industrial transformation
- Life science
- Materials
- Transport
Further information on research platforms
Research infrasturcutres
KTH is the host of or partner in 14 national research infrastructures. There are also 12 established or interim infrastructures within the university and a number of other testbeds and facilities.
- National research infrastructures
- Established and interim research infrastructures
- Other infrastructures, testbeds and facilities
EIT programmes
KTH forms a part of four consortia of the prestigious EU collaboration, the European Institute of Innovation and technology, that will make Europe a global leader for innovations. KTH is a part in:
- EIT Digital
- EIT InnoEnergy
- EIT Raw Materials
- EIT Health
- EIT Urban Mobility