{"id":1042,"date":"2022-10-19T10:08:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/itm-management\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2022-10-19T10:09:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:09:07","slug":"finding-new-research-areas-and-mushrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/itm-management\/2022\/10\/finding-new-research-areas-and-mushrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding new research areas \u2013 and mushrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo: Inger Hansson<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In English further down.<\/p>\n

Att hitta nya forskningsomr\u00e5den \u2013 och svamp<\/h2>\n

K\u00e4ra kollegor!<\/p>\n

Ingen har v\u00e4l vid det h\u00e4r laget missat den forskningsutv\u00e4rdering (research evaluation exercise, RAE) som har genomf\u00f6rts p\u00e5 KTH \u2013 ett led i ambitionen att kontinuerligt f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra kvaliteten i forskningen. RAE-processen startade med att varje institution gjorde en sj\u00e4lvutv\u00e4rdering av sina forskningsprestationer. Men \u00e4ven institutionernas id\u00e9er om hur man kan utveckla forskningen i framtiden \u00e4r en del av denna rapport. Rapporterna har d\u00e4refter l\u00e4sts noggrant av internationella experter som ocks\u00e5 har intervjuat KTH-forskare innan de l\u00e4mnat sina slutliga omd\u00f6men \u2013 inklusive rekommendationer \u2013 f\u00f6r framtiden.<\/p>\n

KTH:s rektor har nu gett ITM i uppdrag att ta fram forskningsplaner f\u00f6r framtiden utifr\u00e5n experternas rekommendationer. D\u00e4rf\u00f6r har prefekterna under \u00e5ret haft diskussioner med sin fakultet f\u00f6r att definiera forskningsaktiviteter som ytterligare h\u00f6jer forskningen och som kan m\u00f6ta utmaningarna i samh\u00e4llet. Denna \u00f6vning har inneh\u00e5llit definitioner av nya forskningsomr\u00e5den. ITM-ledningen har nu beslutat sig f\u00f6r att st\u00f6dja utvecklingen av dessa nya sp\u00e4nnande forskningsomr\u00e5den genom att ge ett startbidrag per institution f\u00f6r att anst\u00e4lla nya bitr\u00e4dande professorer. Anst\u00e4llningsprocessen \u00e4r ig\u00e5ng och jag f\u00f6resl\u00e5r att detaljerna kring de nya tj\u00e4nsterna kan f\u00f6rklaras av Andrew Martin som \u00e4r ny ansvarig f\u00f6r fakultetsf\u00f6rnyelse p\u00e5 ITM, i en framtida blogg.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jag vill ocks\u00e5 dela med mig av den glada nyheten att min kollega Mikael Lindstr\u00f6m, skolchef f\u00f6r CBH, \u00e4r slutkandidat f\u00f6r att bli prorektor f\u00f6r KTH. Han har l\u00e5ng erfarenhet fr\u00e5n skolchefsarbetet och hans kunskaper kommer s\u00e4kerligen att vara oerh\u00f6rt v\u00e4rdefulla f\u00f6r KTH:s ledning under de kommande \u00e5ren. Jag rekommenderar er att ta del av presentationen och utfr\u00e5gningen av Mikael Lindstr\u00f6m som \u00e4ger rum m\u00e5ndagen den 24 oktober 13.30.<\/p>\n

Presentation och h\u00f6rande av Mikael Lindstr\u00f6m, 24 oktober<\/a><\/p>\n

Till sist vill jag s\u00e4ga att jag (och kanske m\u00e5nga av er?) har sv\u00e5rt att acceptera att dagarna blir b\u00e5de kallare och kortare nu p\u00e5 h\u00f6sten. F\u00f6r mig \u00e4r det viktigt att ta alla chanser att under helgen njuta av lite utomhusaktiviteter, speciellt n\u00e4r det \u00e4r soligt. Gl\u00f6m inte att det fortfarande finns mycket svamp i v\u00e5ra skogar s\u00e5 h\u00e4r \u00e5rs. I helgen plockade jag n\u00e5gra trattkantareller och gjorde en gr\u00e4dds\u00e5s till middagen \u2013 det var himmelskt. S\u00e5 varf\u00f6r inte addera en “svampjakt” till dina helgaktiviteter i h\u00f6st? Det \u00e4r b\u00e5de en chans att f\u00e5 lite frisk luft och ger en smaksensation till middagen!<\/p>\n

\/P\u00e4r J\u00f6nsson, ITM:s skolchef<\/p>\n

Finding new research areas \u2013 and mushrooms<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n

As part of KTH\u2019s ambitions to continuously excel the quality of research, the research evaluation (RAE) exercise has been carried out. The whole process started with each department making a self-evaluation of their research accomplishments. In addition, their ideas for developing the research field in the future were also made part of this report. Thereafter, these reports were distributed to international experts who carefully read them. Also, the experts carried out many interviews with researchers at KTH before finalizing their evaluation reports including recommendations for the future.<\/p>\n

The KTH President has given ITM the task of developing future research plans based on the recommendations from the experts. Thus, during this year, the department heads have organized discussions among their faculty to define research activities that would excel research, and that would meet challenges in society. This exercise has included the definitions of new research areas.<\/p>\n

The ITM management has decided to support the development of these new exciting research areas by providing one starting grant per department for the hiring of new assistant professors. The hiring process for this new faculty is ongoing. I suggest that the details of these new positions can be presented by our new Head of Faculty renewal, Professor Andrew Martin, maybe in a future blog.<\/p>\n

I also want to share the happy news that my colleague Mikael Lindstr\u00f6m, the Head of CBH School, is the final candidate for becoming the Deputy President of KTH. He has a long experience from working as a Head of School at KTH, and his knowledge will for sure be extremely valuable for KTH management in the coming years. I recommend you take part in the presentation and hearing of Mikael Lindstr\u00f6m, which will take place on Monday, October 24 13.30.<\/p>\n

Presentation and hearing of Mikael Lindstr\u00f6m, October 24<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally, I want to say that I (and maybe many of you?) have a hard time accepting that the days are becoming both colder and shorter now in the fall. For me, it is important to take every chance during the weekend to enjoy some outdoor activities, especially when it is sunny. Do not forget that this time of the year many mushrooms still grow in our forests.<\/p>\n

This weekend I picked some chanterelles and made a cream sauce to serve with dinner \u2013 heavenly! Why not add a \u201cmushroom hunt\u201d to your weekend activities this fall – it will both give you a chance to catch some fresh air as well as add a taste sensation to your dinner.<\/p>\n

\/P\u00e4r J\u00f6nsson, Head of the ITM School<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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