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High-quality research activities The excellence of our research activi-
on series. In addition, the university
ties arises from our researchers’ strong
regularly evaluates the quality and
ethical competence, versatile metho-
operation environment of research in
dological mastery, and capability for
order to develop its research activities.
networked cooperation as well as from their significant scientific and societal impact. We foster creativity, freedom of research and the renewal of science.
We support effective research activities in recruiting procedures, by the research period system, start-up funding for new professors, the systematic
Research and innovation activities
development of research infrastruc-
are guided by the focal areas of the
ture, and providing help with applying
university’s strategy and the research
for international research funding. We
development programme, “Putting the
follow the principles of responsible
researcher first”. The Science Council
conduct of research and ensure the
follows and monitors the implemen-
quality of research pursued at the
tation of the strategy development
university with regard to the research
programme as well as the progress
processes and results.
of evaluation-based developmentalmeasures. The Science Council regularly reviews the level and effectiveness of the university’s research.
The university promotes the openness of scientific research by guiding and training researchers, teachers and students, creating functional working
Academic peer review constitutes
processes and action models, and
the core of quality management for
developing systems for these purpo-
research activities. Typical examples
ses. Support services for research offer
of this are the processes for filling
concrete tools and operation models
academic posts, processing of funding
for the implementation and promotion
applications for research projects,
of research and innovation activities
and reporting of research findings in
and entrepreneurship.
conferences and academic publicati-
