Dear all

I would like to have your contribution especially to the following chapters: .

1. C. Specify possible national and international tasks, roles and responsibilities of the RU that have an effect, e.g., on its priorities for research targets or resource allocation

B. Information on other academic achievements (max. 0.5 page)

List the RU’s other major academic achievements (e.g. Academy of Finland Flagship and Centres of Excellence, and Academy professors, ERC- and other major EU-funded projects, patents, major awards, open access data, reagents, software, intellectual property and datasets, tasks in national and international academic boards).

1.3. Scientific and societal impact

A. Scientific impact (max. 0.5 pages)

Describe the main scientific achievements of the RU since 2013, e.g. breakthroughs, paradigm shifts, new theories and new methods.

B. Societal impact (max. 0.5 pages)

Describe the societal impact of the RU. Societal impact may constitute various contributions, e.g., as described in the Academy of Finland’s STATE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN FINLAND 2016 (see pages 5 – 10 and Table 1 on page 10) https://www.aka.fi/globalassets/30tiedepoliittinentoiminta/

tieteentila/aka_tieteen_tila_2016_eng_150317.pdf

2.1.3. Collaborations (max. 1 page)

A. Collaboration and networks with other universities and research institutes. Which are the RU’s and its groups’ most important national and international collaboration partners, and how are they maintained?

B. Internal collaborations within the University of Oulu. What collaborations are ongoing between the RU and its research groups and other RUs at the University of Oulu? Describe also internal collaborations

within the RU. How will the RU develop these activities further?

C. Non-academic collaboration and public outreach activities (See 1.3.). What are the RU’s most

important collaboration partners outside academia (e.g. companies, municipalities, hospitals)? How is the RU currently working to establish and maintain such collaboration and networks? How does the RU realize wider dissemination of research results to the rest of society? What are the RU’s current approaches to stimulate public outreach activities/knowledge utilization/innovation? How will the RU develop these activities further?

2.1.3. Collaborations (max. 1 page)

A. Collaboration and networks with other universities and research institutes. Which are the RU’s and its groups’ most important national and international collaboration partners, and how are they maintained?

B. Internal collaborations within the University of Oulu. What collaborations are ongoing between the RU and its research groups and other RUs at the University of Oulu? Describe also internal collaborations within the RU. How will the RU develop these activities further?

C. Non-academic collaboration and public outreach activities (See 1.3.). What are the RU’s most

important collaboration partners outside academia (e.g. companies, municipalities, hospitals)? How is the RU currently working to establish and maintain such collaboration and networks? How does the RU realize wider dissemination of research results to the rest of society? What are the RU’s current approaches to stimulate public outreach activities/knowledge utilization/innovation? How will the RU develop these activities further?

2.2. The RU’s academic culture, structures and processes

In section 2.2., consider how the RU is currently working to nurture a culture that is conducive to high quality research and renewal, e.g., regarding intellectual interaction, collegiality, equal opportunity, creativity, ambition, scientific conduct, research integrity? How do you ensure that all researchers in the RU, including early stage researchers (doctoral students and postdocs), are well familiarized with and follow the principles of responsible conduct of research, ethical principles, and legislation relating to their research? Suggestions for improvement?

2.2.1. Research leadership (max. 0.5 page)

A. Research Unit level. Describe how research leadership and communication is organized in the RU, including the roles of individual research group leaders, etc. Suggestions for strengthening research leadership?

B. Faculty/Focus Institute/University level. How do you perceive that the leadership at the Faculty/Focus

Institute/University level works to support high-quality research and renewal? Strengths and weakness of approaches? Suggestions for improvement?

3. SCIENTIFIC ACTION PLAN: Future research strategy and impact of the RU for 2020 –

2025 (max. 3 pages)

Describe the research strategy and evaluate the future research potential of the RU. Based on your answers to the guiding questions, list a maximum of five of the most important development targets in the research activity of the RU. If the RU has taken measures or is planning measures for realizing these targets, please give a short description of them.

Take into consideration the University of Oulu and Faculty strategies, focus areas, and scientific profiling

areas in the future goal description. Consider also which of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development

Goals (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ ) the RU’s research can meet.

Guiding questions:

· What are the future research goals of the RU, including current plans for new research initiatives(major new projects, etc.)?

· Where do you aspire to be in 6 years’ time with your research? What are your goals for publishing (and other research outputs) and how will these goals be achieved?

· Which aspects of the RU’s research environment are assets that should be further strengthened, and what should be changed? · What is the expected societal impact of the RU? · Assess the possible risks associated with implementing the RU’s research strategy.

Jouni