1 project
ReTraCE project focused on closed-loop supply chains, industrial ecology, life cycle analysis, and sustainable business models as an MSCA-ITN training network.
Organization
HOGSKOLAN DALARNA
Swedish regional university contributing to circular economy, building energy, and rural development research across large European consortia.
University research groupsocietySENo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
5
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€982K
Unique partners
124
What they do
Their core work
Dalarna University is a Swedish regional university based in Falun that contributes applied research across sustainability, circular economy, and social sciences within EU consortia. Their H2020 work spans building energy efficiency (adaptive renewable energy envelope solutions), circular economy transitions (sustainable supply chains, life cycle analysis), and migration governance in rural regions. They bring a distinctive perspective as a university rooted in a rural/mountain region of Sweden, making them a credible partner for projects addressing non-urban challenges and sustainability transitions.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Building energy systems and renewable energy integrationprimary
1 project
EnergyMatching project (EUR 453,575 — their largest grant) on adaptive renewable energy envelope solutions for EU buildings.
Migration governance and rural developmentsecondary
1 project
MATILDE project assessed migration impact on integration and local development in European rural and mountain regions.
Social sciences impact and knowledge exchangesecondary
1 project
ACCOMPLISSH project built multi-actor platforms for co-creation and impact from Social Sciences and Humanities using quadruple helix models.
Experimental physics and astrophysicssecondary
1 project
NEWS project involved trilateral EU-US-Japan collaboration in gravitational wave astronomy, gamma-ray astrophysics, and x-ray polarimetry.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Knowledge exchange and fundamental physics
Recent focus
Sustainability and rural development
In their early H2020 period (2016-2017), Dalarna University worked on two very different fronts: social sciences impact and knowledge exchange (ACCOMPLISSH) alongside fundamental physics and astrophysics (NEWS). From 2018 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward sustainability — circular economy, sustainable supply chains, and building energy — while adding migration and rural development research. The trajectory shows a university consolidating around applied sustainability and social impact themes relevant to their regional context.
Moving firmly toward applied sustainability research (circular economy, energy, rural resilience), making them an increasingly relevant partner for green transition projects with a regional/rural dimension.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: active_partnerReach: European28 countries collaborated
Dalarna University participates exclusively as a consortium partner — they have not coordinated any H2020 projects. With 124 unique partners across 28 countries from just 5 projects, they join large, geographically diverse consortia rather than leading small focused teams. This profile suggests a reliable contributing partner that brings specific regional expertise or research capacity to larger collaborative efforts.
Despite only 5 projects, Dalarna University has built a remarkably wide network of 124 partners across 28 countries, reflecting participation in large pan-European consortia. Their reach spans well beyond Scandinavia, with no single geographic cluster dominating.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
Dalarna University's location in rural central Sweden gives them authentic expertise on non-urban, mountain, and regional development challenges — a perspective many larger urban universities cannot credibly claim. Their combination of building energy research, circular economy expertise, and migration studies in rural contexts makes them a distinctive partner for projects needing a rural/regional testbed or perspective. For consortium builders, they fill the gap between large research-intensive universities and local actors.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- EnergyMatchingLargest single grant (EUR 453,575) focused on adaptive renewable energy solutions for buildings — their strongest technical contribution.
- ReTraCEMSCA-ITN training network on circular economy transition, indicating the university's role in training next-generation researchers in sustainable supply chains.
- MATILDEDirectly relevant to their rural Swedish context — studying migration impact in mountain and rural regions across Europe.
Cross-sector capabilities
energyenvironmentmanufacturing
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