Research evaluation – KoF24 Medfarm
KoF24 Medfarm aims to identify strong research environments, with a particular focus on research environments that have the potential development.The starting point is the four aspects of the Vice-Chancellor’s terms of reference and the Disciplinary Domain’s goals and strategies, as formulated in Vision:Medfarm (MEDFARM 2020/816). The research evaluation results may be used as a basis for prioritising future initiatives.
How will we do it?
KoF24 Medfarm will use:
- Relevant documentation on the Disciplinary Domain
- Compilations of basic data and bibliometrics
- Limited self-evaluations
- Site visits with evaluation by external assessors in a panel for the Disciplinary Domain
According to the Vice-Chancellor’s directive, the research evaluation must be carried out with a reasonable level of ambition.
Departments’ self-assessments
The self-assessments of the departments of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy are crucial for KoF24 Medfarm and have two purposes:
- To provide the external expert panel with a basis for their assessment
- To provide a basis for the departments’ internal development work
The self-assessment asks the departments to reflect on the background material and discuss five key themes. These themes are deliberately open to allow for reflection and to paint a picture of how each department views and works with research-related matters. There are questions for each theme, but they should be seen as a guide, and departments are not required to respond to all issues.
The five themes are:
- Successful research environments
- Future areas of strength
- Strategies for the development of research
- Internal culture
- Talent attraction and skills supply
The background material includes base data, bibliometrics and responses from the departments’ research group leaders to provide background and context.