Overall assessment of the aspect area 'environment, resources and area'

I den tidigare utvärderingen framgår följande av bedömargruppens yttrande:

In the overall assessment, the aspect area 'environment, resources and area' cannot be assessed positively because of the lack of information describing the intended development of the programme.

In order for a positive assessment to be made, the panel recommends constructing a fully worked out five-year plan for the development of the programme and related resourcing.

Although the value of ResArc is not emphasised in the self-evaluation, the panel has some concerns that the higher education institution may be significantly disadvantaged in relation to other schools when ResArc's funding ends. The relative geographic isolation of the school will cause a significant financial burden if students are no longer funded to attend ResArc courses. This concern was not brought up in the self-evaluation or interviews, but it deserves reflection and strategic action.

The assessment panel emphasises the good example of the appointment of independent reference persons for individual doctoral students, and the proposal to incorporate doctoral students in research groups with staff.