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Part 2 – Conclusions of the review
it competes for the best talents. Another area with great potential is
Ageing and the Elderly, which could move towards the higher level
of international research, if the areas of Gerontology, Ageing and
Supporting Environments (including CASE), the Elderly Chronically
Ill and Palliative Care, are brought together, and include the
support that Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Geriatric
Medicine brings to these research projects.
Areas and research environments that are not
internationally or nationally competitive
and which lack evident development potential
44. • Pathology and Forensic Medicine in Lund, Imaging Units at
Dept of Clinical Sciences, Lund and Malmö Diagnostic
Radiology can be only rated as insufficient and good only in
the area of Neuroradiology. Research in Diagnostic Radiology
could be improved and enhanced by stronger input from
Medical Radiation Physics or Biomedical Engineering. In the
same way, Clinical Physiology could profit greatly from the
know-how and infrastructure of Medical Radiation Physics.
• Dept of Medicine, Lund (Part of). Research activities focus on
diabetes, type I and II, with four groups active in the field, with
extensive list of publications and a high number of citations.
The key threat to this Department is the age of the principal
investigators (three out of four professors are in the range 63–66
years old) and the need to take strategic steps for the future. A
key issue will be replacement of these professors.
• Oncology. Unlike the research in laboratory work in molecular
medicine, clinical activity could develop and exploit translational
processes to create translational research of the highest
standard. Achieving this will critically dependent on appropriate
recruitment into clinical oncology.
• Pediatrics. The research staff of the Department is of limited
size given the importance of the discipline. There are however
a large number of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers.
External funding is reasonable, but not high. Despite this, the
list of publications by key investigators is impressive, and may
provide a basis for further development.
• Forensic Medicine is seen to lack potential for future development
in its present situation.
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