Research projects funded by NTNU Health. The projects work in interdisciplinary teams with participants from several faculties at NTNU, trying to solve health challenges through scientific collaboration.

Research area: Health promotion, prevention and empowerment

• Exergaming for active healthy ageing and rehabilitation
• Urban environments to increase health and well-being
• Physical activity behaviour and sleep
• Caregiving and literature as remedium

Research area: Diagnostics and therapy

• Model based, noninvasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease with 3D ultrasound and CT
• DrugLogics: Rational development of anti-cancer drug combinations
• Inhibition of bacterial mutagenesis and attacking new antibacterial targets with novel peptides and small molecules
• Computational sepsis mining and modelling
• In-Motion: Early diagnosis of cerebral palsy
• Tailored alginate hydrogel microbeads: Reducing immune responses that hamper their use in cell therapy
• Biomedical engineering platform for cardio exosomes
• Machine learning to tailor treatments in mental health
• Prostate cancer - Personalized medicine powered by MRI and AI
• Personalized treatment of small-cell lung cancer

Research area: ICT-systems, welfare technology and organization of health services

• Hospital architecture
• Health inequalities and technology
• Logistics structure and control of Norwegian healthcare logistics
• Improved patient flow and resource utilisation at St. Olavs hospital
• Platforms for healthcare and welfare services in municipalities
• New Public Management in healthcare
• Configuration of patient data
• Coordination and resource allocation in complex health systems, the case of multimorbid patients

Popular science projects

Videos

Arendalsuka

• Kriser i kø: Er det bistandspenger eller ny teknologi som skal redde verden? (Arendalsuka 17.08.2022)

NTNU Kveld

• Et helsevesen som holder på å rakne. Hva gjør vi nå? (live 28.02.2023 på Dokkhuset, Trondheim)
• Har vi sviktet de unge? Barn og unges psykiske helse i dag (live 15.11.2022 på Dokkhuset, Trondheim)

PhD Comics

• Can computers help cure cancer?

Instruksjonsvideo (in Norwegian only)

• Bekkenbunnstrening

Litt lurere: Korte svar på viktige spørsmål om helse

• Hvordan fungerer en koronatest?
• Hvordan møte barn og unge med ubehagelige følelser?
• Har du søvnproblemer?
• Hvordan lages en koronatest?
• Fellesskap og avstand - hvordan fungerer det?
• Bekymrer du deg for psyken i pandemien?

2022

Hvordan har du det? / How are you?

Samarbeidsprosjekt om folkehelse og scenekunst / Collaboration on public health and performing arts

Samarbeidspartnere / Collaborators: Sir Grand Lear, NTNU, Folkehelsealliansen i Trøndelag, Røde Kors, Studentsamskipnaden, Kirkens Bymisjon, Trondheim kommune, Nord Universitet og Nasjonalt kompetansesenter for kultur, helse og omsorg.

Prosjekt 2021 / Project 2021

Fem temporære kunstverk, fem ulike steder i Midtbyen, Trondheim / Five temporary art works, five different public spaces in Midtbyen, Trondheim

Mer om prosjekt 2021.

2019

Utstilling / Exhibition: The Micro Challenge

Et samarbeid mellom NTNU Helse og Trondheim kunstmuseum i forbindelse med vitenskapsfestivalen The Big Challenge i 2019 / A collaboration between NTNU Health and Trondheim kunstmuseum at the science festival The Big Challenge in 2019.

Mer om festivalutstillingen the Micro Challenge.