The purpose of the Institute is to strengthen transport research with special focus on such fields as transport safety and risk as well as transport economics and transport modelling.
Within these research fields DTU Transport carries out academic research, applied research besides working with innovation, consultancy services and communication of know-how with a view to making the results of research and development available for practical exploitation.
The Institute is built up with a broad research basis, and activities are planned with special focus on the inter-disciplinary aspects of transport problems.
The Institute participates actively in national and international (including EU) research co-operation and in its co-ordination.
In addition, DTU Transport participates actively in the education and training of researchers, for instance, by employing Ph.D. students.