How to move forward with the reform club’s proposals? The question took up most of the time at the Academy’s general meeting at the end of November.
As well as the presentation of the Academy board’s views on the reform proposals, the lunch meeting dealt with the central ALF negotiations and the new medical training programme. Some seventy employees came to listen and discuss.
Faculty dean Olle Larkö and assistant dean Eric Hanse went point-by-point through the proposals for action, covering:
1) Evaluation of the present department groupings using an employee questionnaire
2) New model for allocation of the faculty appropriation for 2015
3) The question of decision level for the appointment of lecturers and investigation for promotion to professor
4) Modified management forms for Core Facilities and the user council’s work
5) Preconditions for new graduate training in experimental medicine financed from ALF funds
6) The question of subject qualification where no specialist training is available
7) New model for financing premises
8) The issue of peer influence on review of the Academy’s rules on working and delegation
9) The research council (FOR) is to analyse the report from group 11 in the reform club (Håkan Billig et al.). FOR will also submit proposals as to how the Academy’s research competitiveness may be enhanced
Information on the dean’s action on each point is available in this pdf (in Swedish). Note that this is a draft.
www2.sahlgrenska.gu.se/files/2013-12/dekanus_atgarder.pdf
Prepared to take temperatures
“The Board and the department heads’ group wish to know what people think of the present division into six departments. “So we are prepared to take temperatures”, commented Olle Larkö on the questionnaire point. “We’ll be looking at what they’re doing at other seats of learning”, Olle Larkö continued.
For this work the reform club recommends an outside investigator. Hans Carlsten pointed out that the same people as previously are now in the working group; he proposed the appointment of an external board member.
It was clear that the question of promotion to professor needs further discussion since several solutions are possible.
Commenting on the Core Facilities point. Eric Hanse reported that the nominating committee is to produce names for a board appointed by colleagues.
“A good thing to be clearer regarding the role of the user council”, commented Göran Larson.
Opportunities for expansion are limited
The question of the use of the land between the hospital and the Academy was raised as an extra point. Opportunities for expansion are limited and it is important to plan together with SU.
Regarding consideration of the medical program there is no decision to report. The consideration period is taking time.
Olle Larkö also informed the meeting that Börje Haraldsson, a member of the university board, has been invited to the Academy board meeting in February to discuss relations between the Academy and other parts of the university.
The Life Science point was not discussed owing to lack of time.
Forthcoming joint Academy meetings will be held on Tuesday 25 February and Tuesday 29 April. These lunch meetings constitute a peer discussion forum focusing on the Academy board’s priority issues. All employees are welcome and those taking part will be offered sandwiches and something to drink.
BY: MONICA HAVSTRÖM
