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Research and development in Campus development

Research and development in Campus development

To ensure that NTNU’s new campus is build with high quality, we need innovative planning processes and systematic acquisition of knowledge from experimentation, pilots and follow-up research.  

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The pilot project Fleksilab develops new knowledge about the co-use of special areas. Illustration: Department of Psychology

NTNU shall plan a future-oriented, unified campus that facilitates the realization of our academic ambitions. The solutions we choose and the way we develop the university's campuses will provide important knowledge, both for our own future projects, but also for other public developments in Norway.

NTNU needs new knowledge in the campus development

In order to achieve the ambition of becoming a pioneer, we must ensure that the development work and solutions are forward-looking and innovative.

We need to establish and apply new knowledge in the development work through research, experimentation and pilots. As Norway's largest university – with strong world-class academic environments – we have an extensive amount of expertise and knowledge about nature, people, society and technology.

We must use this expertise in this large, complex work. That is why we have started stimulating the academic communities to research and initiate pilots on campus-related issues.

Ensuring that new areas become positive instruments

We must ensure that NTNU's academic communities, such as users of new campuses, have their needs met. We will create good meeting places, future-oriented spaces for work and learning, and we will realize NTNU's campus as a development arena and laboratory.

Research and development work will contribute to the new areas becoming positive instruments for NTNU's employees and students.

Research must follow the pace of campus development

In order to achieve that the research and development work is relevant and become part of the campus development, we need the knowledge as quickly as possible. Research and development work must therefore follow the pace of campus development so that it is possible to apply the knowledge to the projects.

The transfer value from research projects and pilots is central, where documentation and evaluation of process, as well as results, are crucial.


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In order to achieve good effect from NTNU's knowledge production, Campus of the Future has been established as an independent program related to, but not governed by, NTNU's campus development. 

Through research contributions/ doctoral scholarships from the various academic communities at NTNU, Campus of the Future will provide important knowledge that can be used in the campus development projects. See Campus of the future's website

Through various pilot projects, academic communities test out various issues related to the large construction projects on a small scale. In the process, the involvement of the user is central and this has great value for the large projects.

It has already been initiated and carried out pilot projects on new forms of education and learning areas/teaching rooms:

At the Department of Psychology (IPS), the pilot Fleksilab has been initiated for the development of co-use of special areas. In addition to providing knowledge for NTNU’s Campus development, the purpose is to ensure good conditions for research and teaching in the department's future place of residence, Centre for Mental Health. Read more about Fleksilab at the Department of Pycology. 

A pilot project related to learning space has been carried out at the Department of Social Work (ISA). In the future, the institute will be located in Helgasetr. The pilot tests how teaching large groups of students, with varied teaching methods, can be carried out in smaller areas using organisational, physical, educational and technical aids.  

New pilots are also planned at workplaces, hubs and special areas. 

Art in public spaces (KORO) will be a part of the major projects for NTNU campus development. NTNU's many academic communities in architecture, art and design have the potential to be performing artists in this context.

By involving the academic communities early in the process, the potential and opportunities for integrating art are strengthened as part of the construction project, and establish and use new knowledge in the development project. 

We aim to have a concrete plan for this during 2021. 

See KORO's website.

Would you like to research for NTNU's new campus?

Would you like to research for NTNU's new campus?

All academic communities at NTNU who wish to do research on topics relevant to campus development are encouraged to get in touch.

Relevant topics may include: change management and organizational development, new forms of learning and working practices, the environment, circular economy and digitalisation and more.

Du you have a topic you want to research?

Please contact us.

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  • Tor Einar Fagerland

    Tor Einar Fagerland Senior advisor/Associate professor

    +47-73596431 +4741144702 tor.e.fagerland@ntnu.no Campus Unification Unit

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