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Research assessments

Utrecht University attaches great value to the quality assessment of its research. All research at Utrecht University is therefore periodically assessed by external teams of experts. Most (97%) research is assessed from good to excellent. In the event of negative assessments the University will act accordingly.

SEP

The assessments have been carried out on the basis of the Standard Evaluation Protocol for Public Research Organisations (SEP). This SEP protocol is drawn up by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Dutch universities. In conformity with this protocol Utrecht University ensures that all its research institutes are assessed by external expert assessment committees once every 6 years. This protocol is set up in 2003 and has been tightened. Read the  SEP 2009-2015.

Assessments

It is common practice for Utrecht research institutes to be assessed together with one or more (inter-)national research institute(s) in the same field. The Executive Boards involved usually request QANU (Quality Assurance Netherlands Universities) to coordinate such joint assessments. The assessments are public: the reports can be found on the QANU site. A research group is evaluated separately when it is not possible to carry out a joint assessment. An overview of individual reports can be found below or study an overview of all assessment scores 2003 - 2009 (in Dutch).

SEP research assessments 

Institute of Veterinary Research (pdf) 2012
2012
Psychology (pdf) 2012 
Biology (pdf) and the University's administrative response (pdf) 2012
Physics (pdf) and the University's administrative response (pdf) 2012 
Astronomy and NOVA (pdf) 2011 
Chemistry (pdf) 2011
Pharmaceutical Sciences (pdf)- UIPS 2011 
Mathemetics - Mathematical Institute (pdf) and the University's administrative response (pdf) 2010 
Didactics, IVLOS Institute of Education en Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (FIsme) (pdf) 2010 
Informatics - Utrecht Institute for ICT Research (pdf) and theUniversity's administrative response (pdf) 2010 
Law (pdf)   2010 
Earth Sciences (pdf) 2009 
Social and Behavioural Sciences - Research Institute Sociology (pdf) 2008
Law, Economics and Governance - Utrecht University School Of Governance (pdf) 2008 
Social and Behavioural Sciences - Research Institute Cultural Antropology (pdf) 2008 
Divisions of UMC Utrecht (pdf) and the administrative response (word) of Utrecht University/UMC Utrecht   2008 
Human Geography and Spatial Planning - Urban and Regional research centre Utrecht (URU) (pdf) 2008 
Innovation and Environmental Sciences - Copernicus Institute (pdf)and the University's administrative response (word) 2007 
Pedagogics and Education science (pdf) 2007 
Law, Economics and Governance - Tjalling C. Koopmans Institute (pdf) of the Utrecht School of Economics (USE)   
 2007 
Theology (pdf) - Research Institute for Theology and Religious Studies(Integon) 2006 
Arts - Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS (Uil OTS) (pdf) 2005 


Assessments 2011, not yet available

  • Arts (Uil OTS)
  • Theology
  • Religious Studies and Theology

The asssesment reports will be published on this page shortly.

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