The University has retained its HR Excellence in Research award
Following an evaluation, including a site visit, Uppsala University’s renewal of the HR Excellence in Research award has been granted. Photo: Mikael Wallerstedt.
After a site visit as part of an evaluation, the decision that Uppsala University retains its HR Excellence in Research award for the next three years has been received.
The HR Excellence in Research award can be seen as quality label and means that Uppsala University is a higher education institution that meets the European Commission’s requirements as a responsible and professional employer with continuous quality enhancement.
The basis for the award is the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (referred to as the Charter and Code).
To maintain this award, an evaluation is carried out every three years, and this year it was time for Uppsala University’s evaluation with a site visit which was carried out on 7 April 2025.
Logo of the HR Excellence in Research label. Image: EU.
Renewed award
After the site visit, the evaluators compiled their impressions in a report and the University has since been told that we can keep this award.
The award means that Uppsala University is working systematically and in a structured way to develop its recruitment, skills and career development, research ethics, and working conditions.
The report also contains recommendations to the University that need to be addressed, including that Uppsala University should communicate more about the award and the University’s work in the area of the Charter. Now that the University has been notified of the renewal of the award, it will also start working on the basis of the new version of the Charter from 2023.
Anders Berndt