Help power a sustainable future - Energy studies at Uppsala University
The transition to sustainable energy systems is one of the greatest challenges and opportunities of our time. Meeting future energy needs requires new technologies, new solutions and new ways of thinking.
At Uppsala University, our research-driven Master's programmes in Energy explore how renewable energy, energy storage and efficient energy systems can contribute to a more sustainable world.
Studying Energy at Uppsala University means developing the knowledge and skills needed to help drive the transition to sustainable energy systems in an international research environment.
What do you want to solve?
Energy is at the centre of some of today's most pressing challenges. Explore the areas that interest you and find a programme that matches your goals.
Accelerate the transition to renewable energy
Develop the technologies needed to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and build a more sustainable energy system.
Research areas: Energy, Climate change
Programmes: Renewable Electricity Production, Chemistry for Renewable Energy
Store and deliver energy more efficiently
How can energy be stored, distributed and used more effectively? Explore the technologies that enable reliable and resilient energy systems.
Research areas: Energy, New materials
Programmes: Battery Technology and Energy Storage, All-Electric Propulsion Systems
Design the sustainable energy systems of tomorrow
Address the technical, economic and societal challenges involved in planning, managing and transforming energy systems.
Research areas: Energy, Social sustainability
Programmes: Physics of Sustainable Energy and Complex Systems, Wind Power Project Management (one-year), Wind Power Project Management (two-year), Energy Transition – Sustainability and Leadership
Explore all programmes in Energy
All-Electric Propulsion Systems
Battery Technology and Energy Storage
Chemistry - Chemistry for Renewable Energy
Physics - Physics of Sustainable Energy and Complex Systems
Renewable Electricity Production
Wind Power Project Management, one-year (Gotland)
Wind Power Project Management, two-years (Gotland)
Bachelor’s programmes
Energy Transition - Sustainability and Leadership (Gotland)
Connect with world-leading research
Many of the challenges explored in our Master's programmes are part of Uppsala University's broader research efforts in energy. Researchers work on renewable energy technologies, battery development, electrification and sustainable energy systems.
As a Master's student, you will work with current research questions through projects, laboratory work and independent studies, gaining practical experience of the technologies and methods that support the transition to a more sustainable energy future.
What to expect
Uppsala University is academically demanding. That is not a disclaimer, it is the point. You will be expected to think independently, engage with competing theoretical frameworks, work across disciplines, and grapple with problems that do not have clean solutions. The classroom at Uppsala University is not a space where information is delivered to be absorbed. It is a space where knowledge is contested, examined, and sometimes produced. Faculty expect intellectual contribution, not just participation. Knowledge here is not something you receive. It is something you create.