The University of Southern Denmark received its first students in Odense in September 1966. Since then, it has gone from strength to strength. They now have five faculties and about 32,000 students, more than 15% of whom come from abroad. Their more than 4,000 employees are divided between the main campus in Odense and regional campuses in Slagelse, Kolding, Esbjerg, Sønderborg and Copenhagen. Several international reports testify that they conduct world-class research and belong to the Top 50 of the world’s young universities. Their marine-focussed R&I cluster BlueSDU represents researchers throughout the marine and maritime fields. These researchers come from a variety of specialties and departments, most notably the Department of Biology, Department of Law, Department of Technology and Innovation, Faculty of Engineering, and Department of Management and Economics of Resources and the Environment. Through this diversity of skills, SDU brings a truly forward-thinking approach to European - and global - marine and maritime research.