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Hermes for International Staff 2012-2 >
Editorial 20.12.2012
RAE 2013, the second Research Assessment Exercise carried out at the University of Oulu, has been launched this autumn. This exercise aims at recognizing and promoting internationally high-level research communities working under the auspices of the university.
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Stage three has now been reached in the drive to reform the university’s network structure. It involves building a university-wide intranet.
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Professor Kari Kuutti is at the doorstep of something previously unheard of: in the current academic year, he will be able to focus solely on research. This “jackpot” was handed to him by the Foundations’ Professor Pool.
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University financing is slated to undergo a major overhaul as of January 1, 2013. Central to the new financing model is that it allocates rewards on the basis of performance metrics: degrees and credits obtained, scientific publications and competed research funding.
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Blog 20.12.2012
In terms of academic productivity in Finland, the University of Oulu has increased its share by no less than 15 % in recent years. Most of this increase occurred in 2010—2011.
Despite the improvement, the majority of departments are facing a situation in which their funding is going to diminish next year.
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Eight out of ten foreign employees at the University of Oulu think that the university is a good place to work and would be more than happy to recommend it to others. This is one of the findings revealed by a survey conducted among international staff in August.
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Face to face
”The preconditions for conducting historical archaeological research in Oulu and Northern Finland in general are great”, says Fulbright Professor Paul R. Mullins, as he explains his enduring interest in the landscape of the North. Mullins came to Oulu from the Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.
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Raising the standard of research relies on investing heavily in high-end international recruitment. Research focus areas are searching for high-level researchers through the tenure track programme, recruitment packages and the FiDiPro programme.
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At work
Summer’s the time when researchers from all over the world assemble to present their findings and exchange ideas. Held in Oulu in mid-August, the Nordic Water Conference focused on the new winds blowing in the field of hydrology. This well-received conference was attended by over 200 researchers from 40 different countries.
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