The main activities of 4TU.HTM are:
- Enhancing the visibility of the field of Materials Science and Engineering (through this website, and by means of social media)
- Stimulating collaboration by providing funding for Joint Materials Science Activities
- Participating in the joint Master Honours programme 4TU.Responsible Sustainability Challenge
- Organizing Joint Workshops, for example with M2i, LDE, 4TU.Energy and with the University of Groningen
- Exploring the collaboration with other 4TU.Centres
- The research programme 'New Horizons in Designer Materials' (2016-2019)