Six-year follow-up of research environments

General information about the follow-up

The six-year follow-up is carried out through an external review. The external assessors base their review on a number of assessment areas and assessment criteria, estabished by the University. As a basis of the follow-up, each  research environment writes a self-evaluation. Also, a number of statistical and other data is compiled. These data are used in the self-evaluation and can also be reviewed by the assessors. The assessment panel also carry out a site visit to the research environment.The purpose of the site visit is to supplement the information in the self-evaluation and other documentation.

Content of the follow-up

The research environments are followed-up in five established assessment areas:

• Organization, support services and infrastructure for quality assurance of research
• Collegial activities, funding and publication
• The research builds the research and education environment
• Recruitment, career paths and competence development
• Questions relating to research ethics and the research’s responsibility for societal development

Each assessment area consist of a number of assessment criteria. More information about this can be found in the University's Guidelines for six-year follow-up of research environments (pdf).