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possibilities for the department to build upon its strengths (e.g., energy
use, sustainability, risk management). It is recommended that a process
be put in place to identify mechanisms for assuring positive developments
in future.
3.8 Gender and equal opportunity issues
There is evidence that the department has moved towards gender balance
in doctoral students and researchers. There is still more work to do in
academic staff profiles.
4. DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
4.1 Overall assessment
Three different divisions, Traffic and Roads, Environmental and Energy
System Studies, and Real Estate Science compose the department. It is
quite small with an academic staff of only 18 covering a wide range of
different subjects. There are signs of growing collaboration between the
two first divisions, but not between these and Real Estate. The research
approach is characterized as problem oriented and multi- and interdisciplinary,
which is also reflected in the composition of the staff whose
backgrounds are in different scientific disciplines covering engineering,
social science, science, and health science.
There has been a decreasing trend in research funding. The total funding
has decreased from 34M SEK in 2003 to 29M SEK in 2007. The grants
for research have dropped from 21M SEK to 13 MSEK during the same
period of time.
4.2 Research infrastructure
Most of the research activities do not require special resources. The main
exception is the equipment installed for the study of driver behaviour.
4.3 Research quality
Only two divisions, Traffic and Roads, and Environmental and Energy
System Studies, provided information about their research activities
and strategic research. These two divisions seem to be normal academic
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