Vision
International competitiveness in the life sciences
Overarching perspective
Convergence and interdisciplinary
Six topics
Three pillars …
- Strengthen quality and interaction in research
Read about strategic goals and implementation research - Recruit, educate and develop talents
Read about strategic goals and implementation training training and recruitment - Promote innovation in the life sciences related to environment and health
Read about strategic goals and implementation innovation
… and three cross-cutting approaches
- Life sciences, ethics and society
Read about strategic goals and implementation the relationship to the social sciences - Interaction and internationalization
Read about strategic goals and implementation collaboration - Infrastructure
Read about strategic goals and implementation infrastructure
The definition of life sciences in the strategy
In our strategy we define the life sciences as including all scientific disciplines studying the composition, structure and functions of living organisms. Medicine and biology constitute the core, backed by chemistry, physics and mathematical subjects.
This strategy also includes the social sciences and humanities when these examine causal relationships between behaviour or consciousness and the biological foundation, or analyse challenges arising in the encounter between the application of the life sciences and society’s values and priorities.
The definition of convergence in the strategy
Convergence in research and education entails a ground-breaking integration through extensive collaboration among researchers from different disciplines with the aim of creating new areas of knowledge, new applications and opportunities.