The Department of Chemistry and Bioscience carries out research and education within a broad field of Biotechnology, Chemical Technology and Environmental Engineering as well as Chemistry and Biology. In 2018, Aalborg University's engineering programs were named the fourth best in the world by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At the same time, AAU was named the best engineering university in Europe for the second time in six months. The research is centred around a number of interdisciplinary research programmes continuously adapted to current needs.