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annex 4 – terms of reference
is of a national character and, in the judgment of the evaluators, should
remain so, the concepts of ”international attention” or ”international
impact” etc in the grading criteria above may be replaced by ”international
comparability”.
Questions to be answered by the evaluators:
Concerning achievements reported
1. The quality, productivity and relevance of activities
2. The vitality and realism of the unit, including, among other things,
leadership, administration, strategy and research programme, placed
in relation to resources and how they may be improved (in relevant
cases)
Concerning plans for the future
1. Are the research plans of the unit well chosen and well formulated in
the light of developments within the field in question?
2. Are the research projects of the unit sufficiently well integrated?
3. Is the infrastructure good enough? This question includes leadership
and administration etc.
4. Is there room for improvements of the plans and the infrastructure?
The Panels are asked to rate the plans for the future according to a
4-grade scale: Excellent, Very Good, Good and Poor.
5. Final Report
A preliminary report from each Panel must be available at the time of
the site visits of the Chairs and Vice-chairs. During this visit, a short
general report for the whole university will be prepared. The final reports
from each Panel and the general university report is expected at the latest
August 31, 2008. The final reports might be edited to fit into a common
format; no wording will be changed.
6. Confidentiality
The Panel members accept not to misuse any non-official information
that might be disclosed. In accordance with Swedish legislation, the Panel
reports will be public once they are submitted in their final form.
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