Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy SWOT Institute of Astronomy

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Why Astronomy ?... and why in Lund ? What do we do ?

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Some Current Projects in Lund Astrophysics Domain as such Evolution of Stars and Elements beyond Helium Dynamics and Interaction in Stellar Clusters Structure and Evolution of Galaxies Fundamental Properties of Light Research in Adaptive Optics Development of an Extremely Large Telescope Development of a Space Telescope Studies of Atomic Spectral Lines Light Source Physics Evolution of Planetary Systems

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Open Stellar Cluster Evolution of Stars Evolution of Elements Most Fundamental Processes after Big Bang

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Are we Alone ?

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Structure and Evolution of Galaxies Galaxies with up to Stars

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Studies of Fundamental Properties of Light Single-Photon Statistics...

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor Principles of Adaptive Optics A new Era in Optics, Astronomy and...

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Extremely Large Telescope Mathematical Modelling Diffraction-Limited Images Planetary Systems to First Galaxies

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Gaia Space Telescope for Astrometry Solar System, Exoplanets, Stars, the Galaxy

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Hollow-Cathode Lamp with Calcium and Neon Spectrum Decoding Stellar Spectra

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Some Current Projects in Lund Non-Astrophysics Domains Development of Tools for Ophthalmology Atmospheric Turbulence and Aeroplane Security Buildings and Wind Buffeting Environmental Energy Balance of Earth Illumination and Energy Saving

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Energy Balancing a Fluorescent Lamp

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Research PhD Education Undergraduate Education Technical Staff Administrative Staff Economy

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Research Strengths Internationally competitive scientists - selected via competition Top evaluations: Swedish Research Council & EU Science Panels High-end participation in several international projects Substantial Collaboration with Engineering Institutes Collaboration with high-quality Swedish/international industry Increasing funding from Swedish and EU funding agencies Top International Rankings and Participation Internal and External Collaborations Increasing External Funding

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Research Weaknesses Only 20 % women among senior staff Small department and research groups Funding from external sources without long-term guarantees Funding situation a considerable stress factor Senior-Staff Women Excellent but Few

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Research Opportunities Increasing general interest in astronomy (EU statement) Growing participation in internationally competitive projects Positive prospects for funding from future EU Research Council Growing collaboration with Swedish industry (Consortium) Curiosity-Driven and Applied Research

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Research Threats Trends against funding of basic (curiosity-driven) research

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy PhD Education Strengths PhD education very popular applications per post Supervisors internationally active scientists Good track record - PhD examinations achieved in due time Many new PhDs obtain attractive post-doc posts abroad Many former PhDs hold prestige research positions abroad Some former PhDs now hold important positions in industry PhD students 50/50 women/men Excellent Students - Women and Men

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy PhD Education Weaknesses Small research groups imply small local research environments

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy PhD Education Opportunities Increasing roles in high-end international research projects Increasing EU competition-based funding of research training New masters programme a favourable basis for PhD education Masters Programme !

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy PhD Education Threats General undergraduate-programme recruitment problems Increasing dependence on external funding

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Undergraduate Education Strengths Astronomy ties together physics, chemistry and mathematics Many of our students very interested and motivated All teachers are active in international research Telescopes, instrumentation, laboratories available to students Exam workers always part of research groups and projects Exam works often lead to publication in international journals New physics-astronomy programme in good progress Many master students to PhD studies, at home or abroad Research and Education in Synergy

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Undergraduate Education Weaknesses Modest number of undergraduate students New students often weakly prepared in physics and mathematics Tight economy limits resources for development of equipment Current Swedish School a Problem

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Undergraduate Education Opportunities New masters programme an excellent development Growing research activity in computational methods, statistics Clear improvement of telescope and instrumentation availability Increasing interest in astronomy from engineering students Increasing interest in astronomy from school teachers Masters Programme !

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Undergraduate Education Threats Number of students might decrease, following general trends Extensive and intensive research competes for teacher time Non-secured funding a worry for teachers-researchers

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Technical Staff Strengths Highly skilled engineering and technical staff Engineering and technical staff covering most important fields Favourable external funding of technical staff

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Technical Staff Weaknesses Funding of technical staff limited in time and long-term insecure High dependence on every staff member implies small margins

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Technical Staff Opportunities Progress of international projects give hope for further funding Recent staff recruitments attracted many qualified candidates

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Technical Staff Threats Uncertain external funding makes staff employment insecure

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Administrative Staff Strengths Skilled and engaged staff Favourable job-sharing abilities

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Administrative Staff Weaknesses Smallness of administrative staff Limited possibilities for salary increase encouragement

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Administrative Staff Opportunities New faculty-based approach to administrative routines

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Administrative Staff Threats Increasing administrative requirements from funding agencies Insecure funding

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Economy Strengths Large and wide awareness of need for tight economy handling We are used to deal with and solve economic problems

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Economy Weaknesses Smallness makes us vulnerable also to small budget decreases Limited possibilities for adjustments

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Economy Opportunities Positive development regarding resulting balance Positive development concerning external funding

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Economy Threats General university and faculty trends are not very bright Interest in university studies continues low and decreasing

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Our Economy in Reality Balance External Funding

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Total: From Accounts Corrected: Total minus costs for New Building

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy We expect External Funding for 2007 to exceed that of 2006

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Conclusions We Hope for the Best We are Prepared for the Worst

Faculty of Science Institute of Astronomy Conclusions We Hope for the Best We are Prepared for the Worst and.... Science is Fun