Overview: Research at TU Graz

TU Graz is passionate about cleverly combining outstanding basic research with high innovative capability. In this way, TU Graz makes a significant contribution to central technological and societal transformation processes.

Fields of Expertise

TU Graz has divided its research into five innovative areas: the Fields of Expertise. In the 5 Fields of Expertise, researchers at TU Graz work together on an interdisciplinary basis and break new ground in basic research. In addition, they develop key technologies for industry, obtain funding for outstanding projects and cooperate nationally and internationally. The Fields of Expertise:

• Advanced Materials Science
• Human & Biotechnology
• Information, Communication & Computing
• Mobility & Production
• Sustainable Systems

Research Centers

The Research Centres at TU Graz are an initiative of the university management for strategic focus topics. Scientists from various disciplines pool their expertise at the location in the Research Centres. Competence centres and strategic business partners are cordially invited to cooperate.

• Center of Hydrogen Research
• Graz Center for Machine Learning
• Graz Center of Sustainable Construction
• Research Center ENERGETIC
• Smart Production Graz
• Research Cluster Railway Systems

Lead Projects at TU Graz

TU Graz awards special funding for multidisciplinary lead projects. By supporting such basic research projects, outstanding top research areas are further developed and the research profile of TU Graz is enhanced.

Lead Projects at TU Graz

ERC Grants at TU Graz

The European Research Council (ERC) of the European Commission supports outstanding researchers with highly endowed grants. Researchers at TU Graz have been successful in obtaining several ERC Starting Grants and ERC Proof of Concept Grants.

ERC Grants an der TU Graz

CD Laboratories at TU Graz

Christian Doppler laboratories engage in application-oriented high-level fundamental research. In this context, distinguished scientists co-operate with innovative enterprises.

Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratories at TU Graz

Research cooperations

TU Graz works together with partners from science and industry on an interdisciplinary and international basis. These collaborations make it possible to utilise the expertise of all partners for mutual added value.

Cooperate with TU Graz

Our research cooperations

COMET Competence Centres

TU Graz is Austria’s leading university in the COMET programme. Throughout Austria, TU Graz is legally involved in 10 competence centres and is participating in multiple COMET projects and modules.

COMET Competence Centres