In the cases of biochemistry, microbiology and molecular genetics the number of such external students may in fact be greater than those of our own biotechnology students. Teaching at the dr. These courses are open to all graduate students of the university. As of this year the department offers 7 of these courses. 2.3 Research Our teaching is science based which means that we have research activities in all the areas of teaching, resulting in research groups around each faculty member.
External funding pays doctoral students, post-docs, and research scientists.
There are today no research positions in our department paid through the university budget excepting of course the faculty members. Collaborations among the different research groups within the department is as extensive as it is flexible, and the grouping of all the personnel into different research areas is only attempted here for purposes of presentation of the department's main activities. Some faculty members naturally belong to more than one group or may even consider themselves as not being a member of any group at all. It was originally established in association with NTH, but has been able to continue its association with the newly established NTNU, since 1996. In short, by all definitions, applied research.