Research Centre Centre for Maritime and Marine Research
Centre for Maritime and Marine Research is an interdisciplinary research center focusing on research and solutions for the maritime and marine area. The centre not only focusses on research in the area but also on outreach creating a link between students and researchers and the maritime and marine area.
Vision
The vision of the Centre for Maritime and Marine Research is to ensure a green, sustainable and innovative maritime and marine environment in the future. The center for maritime and marine research is to offer interdisciplinary research in line with RUCs strategic aims. The centre will be working across a broad spectrum of highly relevant research areas and education aspects ensuring collaboration with different external stakeholders in the maritime and marine sector including private companies and organizations, public institutions and NGOs.
The purpose of Centre for Maritime and Marine Research is to strengthen:
- Collaboration with external parties in the maritime and marine area.
- Student project activities within in the maritime and marine area through collaboration with external partners.
- Research with in the area of maritime and marine area
- RUCs position within the maritime and marine sector
- Interdisciplinary research and externally funded projects within the maritime and marine area.
Focus
Centre for Maritime and Marine Research focusses on ensuring a sustainable, green and innovative maritime and marine area with focus on the following UN sustainable development goals:
- SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth
- SDG 9 Industry innovation and infrastructure
- SDG 13 Climate action
- SDG 14 Life below water
The aim is to ensure a healthy marine environment and industry ensuring a sustainable business with newest knowledge to ensure a 50% reduction of CO2 emissions by the maritime industry, which is the ambitious target, set by the International Maritime Organization.

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Contact
Line Reinhardt, Research Centre Leader // Associate Professor // liner@ruc.dk
ResearchesMembers of Centre for Maritime and Marine Research from Roskilde University
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The Centre for Maritime and Marine Research participates in a number of research projects. Among them are:
The ROROGreen project will help to reduce the CO2 emissions within RORO shipping by developing digital tools to make loading and unloading of RoRo ships more efficient (it has been shown that this can result in a CO2 reduction of between 5% and 20%). The total grant is 9 million, of which RUC's share is 2.2 million. The grant comes from the Innovation Fund Denmark's Grand Solutions 2020 -2024. Collaborating partners are DFDS, Kockumation (loading software for vessels), Lorenz technologies (Drones for harbors), SDU and DTU.
MarinePlastic - The Danish center for research in marine plastic pollution
MarinePlastic works with plastic pollution from several angles. Among other things, the researchers will gather knowledge about the types, causes, extent, spread, decomposition and environmental consequences of the plastic pollution. It spans from abandoned fishing nets and waste to microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine environment. Collaborators are AAU, DTU, AU and the National Museum. The center is supported by the Velux Foundation.
Find the research projects at the Roskilde University Research Portal.
Publications
Innovation Tactics for Implementing an ML Application in Healthcare: A Long and Winding Road
Gyldenkærne, C., Hansen, J. U., Hertzum, M. & Mønsted, T. S., 2024, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 181, 103162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets
Carmona, E., Rojo-Nieto, E., Rummel, C., Krauss, M., Syberg, K., Ramos, T. M., Brosche, S., Backhaus, T. & Almroth, B. C., Dec 2023, In: Data in Brief. 51, 109740.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
A not so circular healthcare economy: A review of challenges with plastic associated chemicals
Ramos, T. M., Christensen, T. B., Bour, A., Almroth, B. C., Kristensen, D. M., Selck, H. & Syberg, K., Sept 2023, In: TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 166, 117191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
Activities
Digitalization and Publication of Historical Naval Charts of the Danish waters
Thomas Theis Nielsen (Speaker)
30 Apr 2028Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
7th International Conference on the History and Philosophy of Computing (Event)
Jens Ulrik Hansen (Editor)
18 Oct 2023 → 20 Oct 2023Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
Climate (Journal)
Thomas Skou Grindsted (Editor)
17 Aug 2023 → 16 Sept 2023Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
Press-media
Flertal siger farvel til plastlåget på mælken uden tårer
18/11/2023
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Massiv regn og snefald skaber dybe panderynker: Danskerne har fået et mere alvorligt syn på vejret
16/11/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media

Base at Roskilde University
The project based at the Department of People and Technology
Participating research unit: Programming, Logic and Intelligent Systems research group // Environmental Dynamics research group // International Development Research Group
PhD Programme: Doctoral School of People and Tecnology
Relevant degree programmes: Computer Science // Environmental Science // International Bachelor in Social Sciences
Research from Roskilde University

More information
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Contact
Head of Centre
Line Reinhardt
Associate profressor
Phone: +45 4674 3497
liner@ruc.dk