TU Dresden´s Research Profile
As a university of technology, TU Dresden covers a broad scientific spectrum. It is internationally renowned for its research and provides excellent conditions for pioneering interdisciplinary research projects. Our research, which ranges from ground-breaking fundamental research to application-oriented projects with transfer relevance, is concentrated in five strategic Research Priority Areas (RPAs).
Research Profile of TU Dresden
TU Dresden is a university with a broad spectrum of degree programmes and a strong focus on the engineering and natural sciences. Research at TU Dresden revolves around five interdisciplinary Research Priority Areas (RPAs):
- Health Sciences, Biomedicine and Bioengineering
- Information Technology and Microelectronics
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Energy, Mobility and Environment
- Culture and Societal Change
The Research Priority Areas (RPAs) represent our university’s strongest research fields. The main focus of the RPAs is on the Graduate School DIGS-BB and the Clusters of Excellence CRTD and PoL in Biomedicine and Life Sciences as well as on the Clusters of Excellence cfaed, CeTI and ct.qmat in Microelectronics and Materials Research. In addition, there are numerous research projects such as the Collaborative Research Centres, Graduate Schools and joint projects that shape the profile of TUD and are third-party funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the German federal government and the Länder, the European Union and the industry.
The Directorate Research and Transfer as well as the Project Scouts support TUD scientists through various measures with the realisation of research projects and with the application process.
The key to the exceptional quality of TU Dresden’s research profile is ingrained in the close collaboration with non-university research institutions and Dresden-based cultural institutions as part of the DRESDEN-concept research alliance.
