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annex 4 – terms of reference
• to identify processes and changes within the University which may
promote development towards the goals of the Strategic Plan
The evaluation focuses solely on research pursued at the University:
achievement, plans and potential. The evaluation will not highlight
individual scientists but will work at a more general level. The reports of
the departments (or comparable units) on their own work constitute the
basic material for the evaluation. As a complement to RQ08, a bibliometric
analysis is planned to be carried out during the spring of 2008. In
the first stage to implement the recommendations from the evaluation
Panels, the Vice-chancellor will allocate approximately 100 MSEK in the
year 2009. Other measures (e.g. reorganisations) will of course also be
taken in order to make use of the evaluation results.
3. Method
Scientific research will be evaluated by a number of expert Panels, each
composed of a number of internationally well-known scientists. Each
Panel will have a chairperson and a vice chairperson. Coordination of the
Panel evaluation is the responsibility of the main chairperson, who is also
appointed from outside of the University. The reports of these Panels will
be collected in a report for the whole University.
The material for evaluation includes the documentation and plans of the
departments (or comparable units) themselves, publications (registered
in Lund University Publications – LUP) and other information from
existing databases. All material will be available in March 2008.
All departments are grouped under one of 17 evaluation Panels. Each
Panel will have a chairperson, and 3–7 other appointed members. During
March and April each Panel will meet for one or two days to plan their
working strategy and reporting responsibilities, and to decide on a vice
chair person. After this meeting each Panel member writes his or her contribution
to a preliminary report which will be compiled by the Chairperson
and which the Chairs will have available at their site visit to Lund.
Panel Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons together with the Main
Chairperson visit the University on June 9–13. The program includes
meeting university, faculty and departmental leaders and departmental
visits can also be scheduled if deemed necessary.
All material and all communication are handled through a web-based
project portal (RQ08.ldc.lu.se). The department heads submit their
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