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Evaluation of biology, medicine and health research in Norway (2011)
Preface from the Research Council of
Norway
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) is given the task by the Ministry of Education
and Research to perform subject-specific evaluations. According to the plan for these
evaluations the RCN carried during 2010 and 2011 out a comprehensive evaluation of
Norwegian research within biology, medicine and health in Norwegian universities,
hospitals, relevant university colleges and relevant research institutes. Evaluations have
previously been performed within these subjects/fields, in biology in 2000 and medicine
and health in 2004.
Due to the large span in disciplines and the number of scientific groups involved in the
evaluation, seven international panels of experts were established; each of them reviewed
one of the following subfields:
Panel 1 Botany, Zoology and Ecology-related Disciplines
Panel 2 Physiology-related Disciplines
Panel 3 Molecular Biology
Panel 4a Clinical Research – Selected Disciplines
Panel 4b Clinical Research – Selected Disciplines
Panel 5 Public Health and Health-related Research
Panel 6 Psychology and Psychiatry
The Research Council of Norway would like to thank the panel for the comprehensive
work the panel has performed.
Oslo, October 2011
Hilde Jerkø (sign.) Mari K. Nes (sign.)
Director Director
Division for Science Division for Society and Health
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