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Research

MDU's research leads to necessary knowledge and development – for Swedish industry and welfare, but also to solve some of the global challenges. The greatest part of research is conducted in cooperation with the private and the public sectors.

  • Date 2025-05-28
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New graduate school to strengthen industry's green transition

REEDEAM IGS - a new industrial graduate school focusing on climate-neutral production, electrification, digitalisation and automation - is now starting.

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  • Date 2025-05-26
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MDU research paves the way for sustainable agriculture in Europe

Resource scarcity, climate change, and a widening skills gap are among the most pressing challenges facing agriculture in Sweden and across Europe. Our researchers are tackling these issues through the EU-funded project RELIEF, aimed at accelerating the green transition of Europe's food system.

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  • Date 2025-04-24
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Research that maximizes battery lifecycle

As electric cars become more common, the need for sustainable battery solutions also increases. But how can we ensure that these batteries have a long and circular life?

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Events

Docent lecture: "Polynomials, Polynomials, Polynomials"

  • 2025-08-15 14:00–15:00
Kappa, campus Västerås
Welcome to docent lecture of Per Bäck, associate senior lecturer in mathematics/applied mathematics, AMF, UKK.

Applied Energy Symposium and Forum: Resilient energy systems

  • 2025-09-23 08:00 – 2025-09-25 16:00
Mälardalen University, Västerås
Here you will find the latest advancements in research and development of resilient energy systems.

Public defence, Mattias Berglund - Innovation and Design

  • 2025-10-17 13:00
C1-007, campus Eskilstuna
The public defence of Mattias Berglund doctoral thesis, will take place at Mälardalen University, campus Eskilstuna October 17 2025

Research specialisations

Educational Sciences and Mathematics

Researchers are working to raise the quality of education and to develop industry with the aid of mathematics.

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Health and Welfare

An interdisciplinary specialisation, an area for research studies and a field of knowledge where health research and welfare research meet studying different aspects of health.

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Embedded Systems

The research specialisation of Embedded Systems focuses on developing the technology that is used to control various products such as cars, robots and machines. This research ranks internationally among the best in the world.

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Embedded Systems

The research specialisation of Embedded Systems focuses on developing the technology that is used to control various products such as cars, robots and machines. This research ranks internationally among the best in the world.

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Industrial Economics and Organization

Digitalisation, globalisation and sustainability have attracted a lot of attention in society as well as in academia. We have reached a point where there is a need for questioning and refining the way we deal with such issues by applying interdisciplinary lenses and unpacking critical concerns.

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Innovation and Product Realisation

Research on how to develop sustainable, useful and competitive products and services.

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