ReseaRch Quality assuRance foR the futuRe a ... - Lund University

Panel 17 – LTH | Building
PANEL 17 – LTH | BUILDING
CONTENTs
1. Introduction.............................................................................................476
2. Department of Architecture and Built Environment...................................479
3. Department of Building and Environmental Technology........................... 482
4. Department of Technology and Society.................................................... 485
5. Department of Design Sciences (part of).................................................. 488
6. Department of Construction Sciences (part of)..........................................492
7. Department of Electrical Measurements (part of)..................................... 496
8. International Institute for
Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE)................................................ 498
9. Summary................................................................................................. 502
10. Recommendations................................................................................... 503
1. INTRODUCTION
We did the evaluation according to the Terms of Reference and used the
Evaluation Material provided by various departments as our main source
of information. Therefore, the evaluations are based on a relatively limited
amount of information, which also varied among the departments. We
received additional information during the site visit; however, there were
again large variations among the departments in this respect. In addition,
because no bibliometric analyses were available, we evaluated quality
mainly based on international visibility and on the number of articles in
peer-reviewed international journals.
The average age of professors is quite high in all the departments, 56-58
years, with the exception of the IIIEE where it is 53 years. Thus, there are
several professors close to their retirement (this is also true in the IIIEE)
and the future plans of the departments should include a strategy for their
replacement. This is a sensitive issue and, therefore, it is understandable
that it was not included in the written plans given to us. The discussions
revealed that many departments are well prepared for the change but this
could not be confirmed for all the departments.
The most important background information we obtained for the year
2007 is summarized in the following table (as far as Design Sciences,
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