Scientific advice
DTU offers scientific advice to public sector authorities,
industries, and international institutions.
It is one of DTU’s core activities and contributes
significantly to knowledge transfer and informed
decision-making in society.
National scientific advice
DTU currently holds strategic partnerships with
Danish authorities in food safety, chemicals, aquatic
resources, veterinary health, waste management,
geodetics, traffic infrastructure, and radioactivity.
With a combined turnover of more than EUR 107
million (nationally and internationally), DTU is one of
the main providers of scientific advice in Denmark.
Our advisory services include complex problem
solving, risk characterization for informed standard
setting, development of surveillance systems for
ongoing risk assessments, and diagnostic capacity
for contingency planning and crisis resolution.
Scientific advice from universities (a unique Danish
model) is beneficial to society because it provides
synergy between university research and applied
research as well as an in-depth understanding of
sector-specific challenges, acquired through extensive
collaborations with our strategic partners.
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International scientific advice
DTU’s consultancy tasks entail partnerships with international
collaborators. In addition to participating
in research partnerships and researcher-exchange
programmes, DTU supplies research-based consultancy
to a wide range of international organizations
such as the European Commission, ESA, EFSA, WHO,
OIE, OECD, FAO, and UNEP.
DTU is dedicated to actively contributing to the
UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and is increasingly
engaged in ‘techvelopment’ projects—i.e.
projects that seek to further social advancement
in developing and newly industrialized countries
through technology.
Industry and sector development
DTU also cooperates with trade organizations, business
clusters, companies, and authorities to address
technological needs and opportunities in different
sectors. We apply an interdisciplinary and holistic approach
to industry and sector development, combining
knowledge across departments, academic fields,
and value chains. Our ongoing development projects
revolve around the digitalization of health technology,
water technology, and smart energy systems, as
well as the bioeconomy and circular construction.
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of staff at DTU work with
scientific advice