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Annual Report 2012FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | LUND UNIVERSITY
ContentsChange - Renewal - Confidence for the future .......................................1
Undergraduate and Master’s education .................................................2
Student intake ...........................................................................................3
International collaboration ......................................................................7
Research studies ...................................................................................... 10
Research ................................................................................................... 12
EU research .............................................................................................. 13
Ranking .................................................................................................... 13
Staff ......................................................................................................... 14
Professional development ...................................................................... 16
The academic development unit ........................................................... 16
Honorary Doctors.................................................................................... 17
Scholarships and awards ........................................................................ 18
LTH in the media ..................................................................................... 21
Finances ...................................................................................................22
Key Performance Indicators ...................................................................26
Board of LTH ............................................................................................28
1ANNUAL REPORT
Change - Renewal - Confidence for the futureThere has been a lot of change over the past year. Almost the whole of the university management changed: pro vice-chancellor, assistant vice-chancellors, head of administration, head of planning, head of HR, and director of innovation. The new chair of the Board of Lund University is Margot Wallström. At LTH we were less radical and settled for a new pro-dean, Annika Mårtensson. We have the privilege to be able to keep Ulla Holst as vice-dean until her retirement in 2013. A new board was elected, under chair Michael Treschow, who has entered into the role with enthusiasm.
LTH’s organisation was renewed with new rules of pro-cedure and new appointment rules. We now have a new budget model in place that allocates direct government funding for both education and research in a clear way. Last but not least, we launched our new strategic plan. It describes our goals, strategies and priorities for our four main areas of activity. Just as in a football match, strategy has to be matched to appropriate tactics. It is important not to run towards the ball, but rather to run towards where the ball is headed – to look ahead.
1. KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FUTURE Perhaps the most important task of a university is as a knowledge generator – to maintain, develop and dis-cover knowledge through research. We think we do this very well. Our research runs like clockwork. Because such a large proportion of the research is externally funded, we are of course pleased to be able to attract so much research funding. LTH already has its sights on ESS and MAX IV as tools for research.
2. THE RESEARCHERS OF TOMORROW Swedish research policy is still such that the majority of academic research is carried out by doctoral students. It is a true problem-based learning, because the doctoral student works as an active researcher from day one. LTH is now working strategically to manage research studies as well as we do undergraduate and Master’s education.
3. STUDENTS AND LEARNING Education is also running like clockwork with a high number of applicants per place. LTH has good rates of completion, good results and students who are in high demand from employers. What is more, we have a fan-tastic prognosis for the future, with a major shortage of engineers expected in the region. The only problem is that we are ‘too good’. We are not compensated fully by the Government for what we produce, which leads to the absurd paradox that we have to cut back on admis-sions despite a major need for well-trained engineers. It’s an ungrateful world.
We are seeing a pleasing trend shift. Attitude surveys show that young people are becoming increasingly interested in science and technology. Among those born in the 1980s and ‘90s, and among students in Sweden, engineering careers are very popular. There is still a major difference between men and women, and we therefore still have challenges to address.
4. PARTNERSHIPS AND INTERACTION WITH SOCIETYUnfortunately, the current economic climate is leaving its mark on LTH’s partner companies in various industries, for example pharmaceuticals and ICT. Nonetheless, new opportunities are also being created. In January 2012 Medicon Village took over Astra Zeneca’s premises. By the end of the year, there were already over 550 people based there in new companies and structures, and that is without the University’s cancer researchers who have not yet moved in. Sony Mobile is working with Region Skåne and Lund University to facilitate a research institute for mobile communications technology and associated areas of application.
A flagship project for interaction between LTH, schools and the public is Vattenhallen Science Centre. Over the year we had almost 40 000 visitors. We are also very pleased with our collaboration with the Faculty of Sci-ence, which runs the planetarium. We believe that this method of bringing science and technology to life is of great value to Lund University as a whole.
The vision in our strategic plan is to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition. We achieve this through change and renewal, with our sights set on the future.
Anders AxelssonDean of LTH
2 ANNUAL REPORT
Undergraduate and Master’s educationIn the past year the positive trend in education at LTH
has continued, with high numbers of applicants to our
programmes and good performance by our students. The
number of applicants who put Lund University’s engineering
MSc programmes as their first choice per student admitted
was 2.0 – the highest in Sweden. Our graduates are also
in high demand from employers. The extensive quality
enhancement work carried out by programme directors and
lecturers over many years has paid off.
The number of full-time equivalent students was higher than
ever, at 6 747, whereas the student performance rate, which
measures how many credits students achieve relative to the
number of credits for which they were registered, fell slightly
but still reached 86 %. This means that our students are
not only enrolled on courses but are also successful in their
studies. The number of degrees awarded fell sharply; this is
a temporary effect of the 2007 transition from 4.5-year MSc
degrees to 5-year degrees.
In 2012 the financial result for undergraduate and Master’s
education has worsened, as we regrettably do not receive
sufficient funding for all the education undertaken by
students at LTH. This has led to a lot of focus being placed on
planning future measures, which will lead to some changes to
the programmes offered at LTH. The changes will, however,
also provide scope to reshape courses and the range of
courses offered.
The prevailing culture at LTH puts education in focus in many
contexts. Major investments have been made to create
the conditions for students to complete their studies with
knowledge and experience that provide a good foundation
for a future career. LTH has, for example, a teaching
academy to provide support to lecturers when they want
to focus more on the teaching aspect of their career. The
educational development office, Genombrottet, has many
courses that give lecturers inspiration and educational tools.
Another important initiative is Supplemental Instruction (SI)
for students.
During 2012, various changes have been made to the
organisation of undergraduate and Master’s education.
This has entailed the engagement of some new programme
directors and members and chairs of programme boards,
bringing in new, inspirational ideas. In 2012 a decision was
taken on a new division of the academic year, which will be
in force from autumn 2014. A lot of work has been put into
drawing up material for the Swedish National Agency for
Higher Education evaluations, the results of which will be
reported in 2013 for the BSc Engineering programmes and
the Architecture programme. The work on this was intensive
during autumn 2012, but gave us all an insight into how
proud we can be of our programmes and courses, while
providing documentation on which to base future changes.
Annika Mårtensson Deputy Dean
3ANNUAL REPORT
Student intakeNumber of full-time equivalents (FTE), annual performance equivalents (APE) and degree awarded (DEG)
2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011
FTE FTE APE/FTE (%)
DEG FTE FTE APE/FTE (%)
DEG
Master's degrees in
Biotechnology 275 238 87 33 260 267 103 52
Computer Science 481 411 85 35 442 369 83 54
Environmental Engineering 271 240 88 39 262 245 94 35
Electrical Engineering 386 323 84 44 363 297 82 37
Industrial Management and Engineering 516 441 86 64 500 437 88 104
InfoCom 165 139 84 11 147 127 87 16
Chemical Engineering 203 174 86 29 189 183 97 26
Surveying 272 254 94 5 271 252 93 33
Mechanical Engineering 761 675 89 88 744 669 90 122
Biomedical Engineering 57 49 87 19 7 36
Risk Management 78 58 74 10 51 56 109 36
Engineering Physics 446 378 85 43 414 372 90 74
Engeineering Mathematics 188 155 82 20 168 156 93 25
Nanoscience 227 188 83 32 212 186 88 28
Civil Engineering 534 458 86 88 511 472 92 100
Bachelor of Science in Engineering 8
Total Master's degrees 4 862 4 182 86 549 4 553 4 096 90 742
Architecture 305 247 81 41 283 253 90 30
Bachelor of Science in Architecture 40 31
Master of Science in Architecture 2 1
Fire Protection Engineering 169 144 85 24 175 147 85 43
Industrial Design 4 8 7 18 30 167 19
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design 88 67 77 15 75 72 96 16
Total Arch, FPE, ID 566 466 82 129 551 502 91 140
Bachelor's degrees in
Biotechnology 1
Civil Engineering 331 292 88 83 335 294 88 66
Computer Science 99 86 86 21 104 97 93 16
Electrical Engineering 1 1
Electrical Engineering with automation 66 49 75 40 28 69
Multimedia Engineering 0 1
Software Engineering 1 1 100 1 1 2
Total Bachelor's degrees 497 428 86 107 479 420 88 86
Master's programmes
Industrial Construction 1
Food Technology 1
Fire Safety Engineering 10 9 94 15 9 9 97
Industrial Design 34 31 92 6 38 31 82
Sustainable Urban Design 41 35 84 14 49 36 72 12
System on Chip 39 39 100 19 61 56 92 18
Wireless Communication 43 39 91 20 62 58 92 23
Photonics 8 12 141 8 22 17 77 4
Biotechnology 21 25 120 21 37 32 86 11
Food Technology and Nutrition 23 27 117 18 40 32 80 11
Food Innovation and Product Design 4 1 25
Nanoscience 6 6 94 3 15 8 55 1
Energy-efficent and Environmental Building Design 6 3 50
Water Resourses 24 26 109 16 34 26 75 7
Two-year Master of Science 1
Total Master's programmes 259 253 98 143 368 304 83 87
Food Technology diploma 58 58 100 39 64 61 96 25
Foundation year 107 97 91 110 81 74
Free-standing courses, etc. 424 345 81 399 312 78
4 ANNUAL REPORT
Where do our students come from? (%) *
Skåne Gothenburg Stockholm Central Sweden Northern Sweden
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
Lund total 50 49 10 10 14 14 8 10 3 2
Helsingborg total 77 73 5 5 9 5 2 6 1 1
Engineering Physics 64 56 4 6 7 15 7 9 2 4
Engineering Mathematics 59 43 15 10 12 13 3 28 0 0
Nanoscience 36 43 6 20 17 11 11 9 11 0
Electrical Engineering 64 64 7 4 7 7 2 2 2 1
Computer Science 66 61 6 7 12 7 3 6 2 2
Infocom 49 53 13 11 20 11 7 11 2 0
Mechanical Engineeering 42 54 16 9 16 12 9 11 1 2
Biomedical Engineering 50 15 9 9 0
Industrial Management and Engineering 40 34 16 13 18 35 8 10 5 2
Civil Engineering 48 45 12 12 10 12 9 11 3 0
Environmental Engineering 38 36 19 14 9 16 13 11 6 5
Surveying 45 44 8 17 13 8 19 5 4 2
Chemical Engineering 71 60 2 7 2 9 6 7 2 1
Biotechnology 45 55 6 6 13 10 13 10 3 3
Architecture 33 36 14 12 32 17 4 19 3 1
Industrial Design 50 34 11 22 18 25 0 3 0 0
Fire Protection Engineering 47 26 6 15 16 15 12 14 2 2
Computer Science (BSc) 78 83 5 2 10 2 3 0 0 2
Civil Engineering -Railway Construction (BSc) 85 74 7 8 4 4 0 11 4 4
Civil Engineering- Architecture (BSc) 70 62 7 8 5 5 2 6 0 1
Civil Engineering- Road and traffic (BSc) 71 79 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 0
Foundation year 94 91 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0
Foundation Semester 72 3 17 2 0
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5ANNUAL REPORT
Source of information leading to choice of LTH programme (%) **
LTH prospectus Friends Internet Family Visit to LTH
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
Lund total 11 12 28 29 29 28 25 22 15 13
Helsingborg total 8 14 21 17 36 24 23 17 7 10
Engineering Physics 11 6 25 23 18 30 26 23 12 9
Engineering Mathematics 13 16 19 26 29 43 26 26 19 11
Nanoscience 16 21 25 30 27 23 23 13 14 13
Electrical Engineering 10 12 26 21 34 27 32 21 11 17
Computer Science 11 11 28 23 24 32 27 25 10 14
Infocom 16 12 40 35 18 33 22 12 16 14
Mechanical Engineeering 10 8 33 36 25 26 24 25 19 14
Biomedical Engineering 2 5 38 49 21 24 23 23 18 16
Industrial Management and Engineering 10 18 27 25 26 31 28 25 19 14
Civil Engineering 19 17 23 25 37 43 25 10 13 10
Environmental Engineering 13 9 26 31 37 27 21 23 11 9
Surveying 13 10 8 25 21 16 27 16 21 15
Chemical Engineering 16 21 31 22 36 28 22 26 13 12
Biotechnology 9 10 25 23 69 38 13 20 6 13
Architecture 7 3 33 35 26 27 22 23 14 7
Industrial Design 0 6 19 34 34 31 22 13 19 38
Fire Protection Engineering 10 19 24 21 39 30 22 13 12 4
Civil Engineering - Architecture (BSc) 11 20 20 19 35 31 15 19 9 9
Civil Engineering - Railway Construction (BSc) 11 4 15 4 30 55 19 19 7 11
Civil Engineering - Road and Traffic (BSc) 10 21 10 16 39 27 29 21 19 11
Computer Science (BSc) 0 11 17 18 47 38 14 13 11 9
Foundation year 9 17 25 7 31 40 25 13 6 23
Foundation Semester 7 27 33 30 2
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6 ANNUAL REPORT
Per Göran Nilsson, Head of LTH Faculty OfficeThis will be the last year of LTH’s operations that head of the
faculty office Per Göran “PG” Nilsson sums up. In 2013 he
will be retiring, aged 67. He has held the post since 1994.
– It feels strange but inevitable; at 67 I can’t be a manager
any longer , he observes.
He says that the most important task of 2012 was the alter-
ation of the system for the allocation of direct government
funding. For the first time, the government funding can be
calculated on the basis of objective factors. However, the
dean of LTH has reserved funding that can be used for strate-
gic investments. Undergraduate and Master’s education also
affects the levels of government funding in the new model.
The one-off consequences of the introduction of the new
system will be compensated for over a two-year period.
The funding of undergraduate and Master’s education is
now also truly transparent for the departments. However,
the number of students has increased so much that the
direct government funding is not sufficient. The shortfall for
2012 was over SEK 30 million and the Board of LTH has been
forced to cut back admissions. These measures should create
a balance in the education budget within two to three years.
Over-production of students has arisen from the paradoxical
cause that the students are too conscientious and stay on, at
the same time as the effects of the extra semester that was
introduced when the programmes were extended from 4.5
to 5 years have come into effect fully.
– This is what we have struggled most with during 2012,
explains PG Nilsson. “The over-production of around 1 000
students should be reduced to a couple of hundred. This is
why we decided not to admit students to the Engineering
Foundation Year and the Food Technology programme in
2013.”
Levels of student retention at LTH are high. Very few drop
out, partly because of the recession and partly because
of measures introduced in the form of improved teaching
methods and enhanced maths teaching. On the other hand,
there is plenty of funding in research, but money cannot be
transferred directly between research and education.
PG Nilsson admits that the thought of a life without LTH has
been troubling him for a while. However, now he hopes for a
smooth transition where he can maintain his contacts.
– I do have a house, garden, grandchildren, a caravan, model
railway, and so on to keep me occupied. I’ve started to go
to the aerobics group Anders Pågar, where I have made new
friends. And I’ve been chair of my local neighbourhood asso-
ciation for 30 years. I have golf clubs too, but haven’t learnt
to play yet; that might take a while to get round to...
7ANNUAL REPORT
International collaborationThe proportion of students on LTH’s full-length study
programmes who have been abroad on a student exchange
as part of their degree and/or have carried out their degree
project abroad increased from 21.0 % in 2011 to 23.4 %. The
figures for 2012 were 22.0 % of engineering students (20.2
% in 2011) and 33.7 % of architecture students (30.6 % in
2011). The Bachelor’s programme in Industrial Design also
has a high proportion, 31 %. Nonetheless, LTH has not yet
achieved its goals either overall or at programme level, but
the trends are moving in the right direction.
Exchange agreements are signed either with Lund University
centrally or with LTH. In 2012 a major reform was carried out,
which meant that all exchange places in the central agree-
ments were divided among the faculties. In autumn 2012 LTH
students could therefore apply for all available places at the
same time and through one computer system. The effect was
a record number of applicants for the 2013/2014 academic
year. This is a good example of the advantages of putting
students in the centre and decentralising processes so that
they are linked to study programmes.
There was a slight negative change in the exchange bal-
ance, despite the fact that LTH systematically kept down
the number of incoming students. LTH and Lund are simply
very popular, with good courses and a good environment for
exchange students!
New student exchange agreements were signed with La Trobe
University (Australia), École Polytechnique Montréal (Canada),
with which Lund previously had a central agreement, and
Beihang University (China).
As part of the cross-programme specialisation in Technology
Management, a course in International Market-Driven
Engineering was held at the start of the autumn at Zhejiang
University in Hangzhou, China. Forty Swedish students and
32 Chinese students attended the course, which involved
conducting a process of innovation in eight teams on the
theme of “facilitating everyday life”. The programme
management and the lecturers involved did some impressive
work before and during the course, which was a unique
and memorable experience for all involved. The initiative
is an excellent example of what internationalisation of a
programme can mean.
The number of applications to LTH’s international Master’s
programmes was disappointing, and we did not manage to
attract enough students during the application process. The
number of fee-paying students fell to fewer than 30. This is
far from our realistic goal of 100 paying students. This year it
became increasingly clear that LTH faces a difficult challenge
when it comes to creating attractive Master’s programmes
that strengthen our operations and that are viable both
financially and in terms of conditions for students.
Per WarfvingeAssistant Dean for Education and International Relations
8 ANNUAL REPORT
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Incoming Students Outbound Students Master's Students Admitted
Balance of foreign exchange 2003-2012
9ANNUAL REPORT
Proportion of graduates in engineering, architecture and industrial design who have had at least three months of
organised international experience as part of their degree.
LTH students studying abroad
2012 2011 2010
Architecture 32 28 25
Fire Protection Engineering 0 2 1
Computer Science 7 10 6
Industrial Design 5 yrs
Industrial Design 3 yrs 11 8 8
Info Com 2 2 1
Electrical Engineering 11 14 5
Industrial Management & Engineering 45 67 73
Biotechnology 22 21 17
Chemical Engineering 8 5 2
Surveying 7 5 12
Mechnaical Engineering 10 17 17
Mechanical Engineering with Industrial design
5 3 7
Risk Management 2 0 1
Engineering Physics 22 23 21
Engineering Mathematics 7 7 5
Civil Engineering 20 20 12
Environmental Engineering 11 9 18
Nanoscience 12 13 14
Degree project 36 45 41
Internships Erasmus 15 15 45
Internships placement course 19 48 45
China Specialisation 28 26 16
Total 334 388 347
Programme target 15%
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10 ANNUAL REPORT
Research studiesEducation Quality 2011 (EQ11), which aimed to enhance the
quality of all education at Lund University, showed that the
University should focus on improving the quality of research
studies. This is an important task of the University’s new
Education Board. A group has been formed under the board
which focuses exclusively on matters relating to research
studies. New draft regulations for Lund University have been
drawn up during the year.
The Board of LTH has expressed a wish for an annual report
of research studies at LTH. A number of key performance
indicators have been proposed by LTH’s research boards and
statistical material was put together by the faculty office.
Departments and research boards wrote reports, which were
compiled into an overall report ‘Annual report for research
studies, LTH 2011’.
At the end of the year, an eagerly awaited database of PhD
course syllabi was launched. This will make it easier to view
the range of PhD courses on offer. Doctoral students have
long been calling for a wider range of courses at PhD lev-
el. Over the past year, a new model for allocation of direct
government funding has also been established at LTH. The
new model better compensates departments for the courses
they offer, which it is hoped will also result in a wider range
of courses.
This year the number of PhDs completed at LTH has been
relatively low. The number of doctoral students admitted in
2012 was also lower than in 2010–2011.
The doctoral students’ section of the students’ union,
Teknologkåren, has contributed members to the research
boards, research working committee and LTH Board who are
active and committed and have a strong focus on improving
education. In particular, a lot of hard work has been put
into the compilation of the research studies annual report
for 2011.
Ulla HolstAssistant Dean for Third Cycle Education
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Total number enrolled 128 145 161 114 134 105 121 86 107 167 139
Women (%) 34 30 32 39 30,5 34 26 34 33 30 27
PhD awarded 88 102 69 94 112 121 117 135 127 114 95
Women (%) 20 32 40 27 30 32 34 24 28 29 33
Licentiates awarded 40 38 33 42 43 38 59 73 63 91 77
Women (%) 22,5 39 27 19 32,5 16 30 27 30 24 22
Research students
11ANNUAL REPORT
Patrik Nordbeck och Jonas Månsson, Senior Lecturers
The textbook Endimensionell analys (Single Variable Calcu-
lus) has been praised ever since it was published by Patrik
Nordbeck and Jonas Månsson at the Centre for Mathematical
Sciences at LTH. Now the authors are working on a follow-up
that has already won a prize – despite not yet being published.
The new book is called Flerdimensionell analys and addresses
multivariable calculus. It is a complicated subject, but pre-
senting it in the form of a narrative makes it more accessible.
This was the jury’s view when the book was awarded the
annual textbook award this autumn by publishing house
Studentlitteratur.
Patrik Nordbeck and Jonas Månsson hope the book will attract
inquisitive students and others, and explain the complexities of
maths to them. As well as the narrative style, useful illustrations
and a website with extra material will help in this.
– We have the same philosophy in the book as in our lectures.
You have to focus on the most important aspects and dare
to select and discard. I think writing the book has made me
a better lecturer too, says Jonas Månsson.
– It’s true that there are already multiple books on
multivariable calculus. However, at the same time as we were
getting annoyed at American books for being far too long
and wordy, we were asked by Studentlitteratur if we could
write a textbook in Swedish. The publishers are losing ground
to foreign books, and so this opportunity arose, says Patrik
Nordbeck.
In 2012 the authors have spent almost all their time outside
the classroom on the book. Over the years they have both
been named lecturer of the year by several of LTH’s engineer-
ing student sections and have been awarded the Engineering
students’ prize for best teacher. Besides single and multivar-
iable calculus, they also teach linear algebra. The question
is, what do they do that is different from other lecturers and
textbook authors?
– We are always well prepared and clear. The students should
feel they can trust us and we encourage them to ask ques-
tions. The affirmation we receive from the students gives
us better self-confidence, which creates a positive spiral of
development.
12 ANNUAL REPORT
ResearchLTH attracts a lot of external research funding. Large project
grants were awarded to LTH this year by the Swedish Research
Council and Formas. The Swedish Energy Agency gave large
grants to research on ethanol production from lignocellulose
materials. Our nanotechnology research continues to devel-
op in leaps and bounds towards various applications. The
work to establish Foodbest, a network for food technology
that gathers European food companies and universities with
strong regional support, continues within the framework of
an EIT-KIC (European Institute of Innovation and Technology –
Knowledge Innovation Community). At present, there are six
nodes from nine countries within the network. In this context,
we can also mention the new Swedish food network Food
Science Sweden. The network includes LTH, SLU, Chalmers
and the SIK research institute.
It was a great accomplishment for LTH to get a skills centre for
public transport research (K2) to Lund. Together with Malmö
University and the Swedish National Road and Transport
Research Institute, we managed to beat the competition from
our able colleagues in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
During the year, an initiative was started in the field of
mechanical and materials engineering. Together with Lund
University centrally, a major investment is being made in
the renewal of engine laboratories where world-leading
combustion engine research takes place. The initiative will
be followed by investments in materials science and product
and production technology. ESS and MAX IV are of course
important driving forces in this development.
In 2012 the first announcements were also received
concerning the Government’s research and innovation bill.
Sweden stands out from other European countries with its
large investments in this area. The Government is providing an
additional SEK 4 billion for research and innovation. Over the
coming years, MAX IV will receive a total of SEK 100 million
and ESS will receive SEK 525 million. The direct funding for
innovation and research will be raised successively to SEK 4
billion, with full effect from 2016. In total, this will provide SEK
11.5 billion in the years 2013–2016. Among other investments
will be a special investment in life sciences, especially research
in medicine and biotechnology. The annual direct government
finding for university research and education will be raised
successively by SEK 900 million with full effect from 2016.
The Government is investing SEK 3 billion over the next ten
years in elite Swedish researchers. Priority will be given to elite
programmes for the best young researchers, recruitment of
international researchers and opportunities for established
researchers to spend time on high-risk projects. In addition,
basic research and the traditional fields of medicine, engineer-
ing and science will be prioritised.
Anders AxelssonDean, LTH
13ANNUAL REPORT
EU researchLTH AND THE EU SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCHLTH’s researchers are continuing the tradition of being Lund
University’s most active participants in the EU research
framework programmes. Researchers at LTH are involved in
15 of the 39 projects started at Lund University during 2012.
These 15 projects are estimated to contribute SEK 61 million
to LTH’s research.
There is a great breadth of both research fields and activities
in the projects. Of the new projects for 2012, most are
focused on solving an identified research problem in an
interdisciplinary collaboration with partners from at least three
different EU member states. The projects often also involve
research institutes, industry, government agencies and other
partners. As in previous years, most projects are within IT,
food and biotechnology, nanoscience, and materials research,
see table. However, researchers from LTH also take part in
projects in the environment and health sub-programmes. A
collaborative project in nanotechnology is coordinated by the
Division of Solid State Physics.
As well as research projects, the framework programme
offers opportunities for research infrastructure to be
coordinated and opened up for users; the Laser Centre at
LTH is participating in a project in this area. In another project,
small and medium-sized companies get research carried out in
collaboration with the University. The Marie Curie researcher
mobility programme has always been popular at LTH; among
this year’s projects, two postdoctoral fellowships are being
offered with research groups at LTH, international doctoral
students can apply to an international graduate school and
a staff exchange project is being run between partners in
industry and academia.
Researchers at all levels, from doctoral students to professors,
collaborate in the projects with partners from other sectors
and countries. This helps to create more contacts and larger
networks in an international arena.
EU Seventh Framework Programme
New projects in 2012 Projects
Environment 1
Health 1
Information and communication technologies 2
Food, agriculture and fisheries and biotechnology 3
Marie Curie Actions 4
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies
2
Research for the benefit of SMEs 1
Research infrastructure 1
Figures taken from the Lund University database of research contracts, eKontrakt
RankingThere are many rankings of universities, both national and
international. We generally perform very well. Internationally,
Lund University is almost always among the top 100 in the
world. In the Times Higher Education World University
Rankings (No 80), QS World University Rankings (No 71) and
NTU Ranking (National Taiwan University; No 77), we are
also ranked second among the No rdic universities. From
the media analyses and reputation analyses carried out
by organisations such as SIFO, Ungdomsbarometern and
TNS, it is clear that LTH’s visibility as an individual entity is
comparable with that of Lund University. This must be a good
testimonial for a faculty within a large university. This year,
Ungdomsbarometern was presented, and LTH came out well.
For example, LTH was ranked first for education quality by
young people, when asked to associate their chosen Swedish
higher education institution with certain attributes.
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GENDER EQUALITY, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND DIVERSITYAn action plan for gender equality, equal opportunities and
diversity has been drawn up and adopted. The action plan
is for the period 2012–2016 and has both a strategic and
an operational focus. In 2012, two new Lise Meitner visiting
professors were appointed. LTH has also awarded career
development support for an application for appointment to
professor and application for a readership for the under-rep-
resented gender (for both 2012 and 2013). The proportion of
female professors in 2012 was 14 % (24), which is unchanged
since 2010. Over the same period, the proportion of female
senior lecturers has fallen from 26 % to 25 % (48). Methods
for recruiting and promoting more female senior lecturers and
professors have to be identified, and this work needs to be
prioritised in 2013. The number of female doctoral students
has remained largely unchanged for the past three years at
32 %. Career models need to be established for all employ-
ment categories at LTH; the work on career models and plans
will form part of the work on gender equality, equal oppor-
tunities and diversity from now on. This work will begin in
the course of 2013.
StaffIn 2012 the steady increase in the number of employees
that has been seen since 2008 continued, and we now have
approximately the same number of employees as in 2004.
The composition of the staff is somewhat different from eight
years ago, as the number of technical and administrative
staff is now lower and the number of postdoctoral fellows
is considerably higher. There are 176 ‘postdocs’ in 2012
compared with 74 in 2008. A large part of the increase
in the number of employees is in the category of doctoral
students, of whom there are now as many as in 2004 with
468 employed doctoral students compared with 341 in 2008.
200
400
600
800
1 000
1 200
1 400
1 600
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Other
Technical staff
Professors
Postdoctoral fellows
Senior lecturers
Visiting lecturers
Doctoral students
Administrative staff
Lecturers
145
24
140
23
136
20
145
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55
149
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Number of men Number of women Number of men Number of women Number of men Number of women
010211022102
Professors
Senior lecturer
Lecturer
Career development position
Doctoral students
Number of LTH employees reported as full-time equivalents
Proportions of women and men at LTH
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NEWLY APPOINTED PROFESSORSIn 2012, 14 new professors were appointed at LTH, 5 through
recruitment and 9 through promotion.
RecruitedTom Rye, Transport Policy and Mobility Management
Björn Landfeldt, Network Architecture and Services
Lars Bengtsson, Industrial Economics specialising in Technol-
ogy Strategies and Business Models
Cristian Sminchisescu, Applied Mathematics specialising in
computer vision
Mattias Kärrholm, Architecture Theory
Senior lecturers promoted to professorAnders Robertsson, Automatic Control
Jacek Malec, Computer Science
Thore Husfeldt, Computer Science
Pierre Nugues, Computer Science
Eva Nordberg-Karlsson, Biotechnology specialising in
Molecular Biology
Per Tunestål, Combustion Engines
Jinming Zhou, Production and Materials Engineering
Fredrik Nilsson, Packaging Logistics
Lovisa Björnsson, Biotechnology specialising in Environmental
Biotechnology and Bioenergy
NEW VISITING PROFESSORS Ingvar Claesson, Electrical and Information Technology
(Blekinge Institute of Technology)
Helen Petrie, Human Computer Interaction, Lise Meitner
professor ( University of York, UK)
Rebecca Seviour, Accelerator Technology, Lise Meitner
professor (Huddersfield University, UK)
Linda Price, Engineering Education (Open University, UK)
NEWLY APPOINTED SENIOR LECTURERS • 22 senior lecturers recruited.
• 12 people promoted to senior lecturer from a post as
lecturer or associate senior lecturer.
• 3 people appointed senior lecturer through conversion or
right of precedence.
NEW ADJUNCT LECTURERS WITH LINKS OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITYAdjunct professorsAna Rascon, Applied Nutrition (Aventure AB)
Haukur Ingason, Fire Safety Engineering (SP Technical
Research Institute of Sweden)
Kristina Mjörnell, Building Physics (SP Technical Research
Institute of Sweden) start 2013.
Adjunct senior lecturersDaniel Mondoc, Mathematics (Malmö Borgarskola)
Lena Smidfelt Rosqvist, Transport Policy specialising in
Sustainable Transport (Trivector Traffic AB)
Liisa Fransson, Environmental and Energy Systems (Lunds
Energikoncernen AB)
Svetlana Iantchenko, Mathematics (Malmö Borgarskola)
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The academic development unitTraining for teaching staff in teaching and learning for
higher education forms an important part of the academic
development unit Genombrottet’s activities. In 2012, 251
LTH employees (116 lecturers and 135 doctoral students)
completed a total of 510 weeks of qualifying training. In
addition, Genombrottet has delivered 69 weeks of training in
higher education teaching and learning to participants from
other parts of Lund University. Within all courses, project
reports are presented on different issues relating to teaching
at LTH. A number of the projects have been presented
externally in different contexts.
Genombrottet’s educational development activities – training
in higher education teaching and learning, educational
consultancy, evaluations, practice-based research on higher
education teaching and learning, knowledge dissemination,
meeting places, and assessment of teaching qualifications –
have been highlighted widely in both national and international
contexts through a number of speaking invitations, keynote
addresses, workshops and seminars, as well as guest visits to
LTH. Since autumn 2012, Genombrottet has also had a visiting
professor (20 %) in Engineering Education, Linda Price from
the Open University, with a special focus on digital resources
in teaching.
Professional developmentLTH offers its doctoral students a range of courses that
includes an introduction to research studies, teaching and
learning for higher education, research communication and
research methodology. In 2012 this programme comprised
eight different PhD courses totalling 31 credits, mainly
taught in English. The courses are offered 1–4 times a year
depending on the number of applicants. There is generally a
high number of applications and a high rate of completion,
and course evaluations are positive. In 2012, 267 doctoral
students from LTH took 1 188 credits on this programme, of
which 267 credits were qualifying training in higher education
teaching and learning.
In 2012, LTH provided training for PhD supervisors, in line
with the requirements of Lund University and the Higher
Education Ordinance. This primarily took place as part of the
faculty’s preparatory courses for a readership in the autumn
and spring, as well as in the form of a workshop for other
supervisors (e.g. professors who come from outside the
University). The training was delivered to 56 supervisors, of
whom 50 took the course in preparation for a readership. The
researchers rated the quality of the courses in the autumn
and spring semesters at 4.0 and 4.4 respectively on a 5 point
scale.
During the year, an interview survey was also carried out
to map qualitatively how PhD supervision is performed at
LTH. The results of the survey will be published in 2013. Two
international conference submissions on PhD supervision at
LTH were also accepted.
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Honorary DoctorsRenée Andersson has been a driving force in Swedish textile
importers’ environmental responsibility through their suppli-
ers. For 15 years she worked for Save the Children in Africa
and Asia and since the start of the last decade has worked
for Indiska Magasinet in Stockholm. She combines ethics,
environmental awareness and economics to achieve sustain-
able development and is a strong voice both here in Sweden
and abroad on environmentally sustainable development in
developing countries.
Renée Andersson has actively supported the Division of
Biotechnology’s research on biological treatment of waste
water from the textile industry. She is a member of the
Robur Ethical Advisory Board and the Swedish Government’s
Advisory Board for Industry and Development.
Jan Rabaey has had a long and successful career in the fields
of integrated circuits and wireless communication, where his
creativity and exuberant enthusiasm have contributed to
many innovations, such as the InfoPad in the 1990s. His latest
interest is ‘the swarm’: the idea that all items should have a
wireless connection, enabling billions of objects to interact
to create an overall experience. In this way, the wireless
revolution continues, giving rise to these ‘swarms’ of objects
that will both read and influence our surroundings. This will
blur the boundaries between physical reality and cyber space.
With a PhD from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium,
Jan Rabaey is currently a professor at the University of
California, Berkeley, and one of the founders of the Berkeley
Wireless Research Center (BWRC). Since the mid-1980s, his
interest in and support for research at Lund University has
been a constant source of inspiration to us.
Marcel Stive is Professor of Coastal Engineering and scientific
director of the Water Research Centre at the Delft University
of Technology, the Netherlands. He has made significant
contributions to our understanding of how climate change
will influence coastal regions and has been deeply involved in
the IPCC reports on the impact of climate change on coastal
environments. The InterAcademy Council (a network of over
100 national science academies) recently appointed Marcel
Stive to lead an international team to draw up a UN report
on global ‘crucial water issues’ with the support of national
science foundations in a large number of countries.
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Scholarships and awardsProfessor Torleif Dahlin and his group at Engineering
Geology have received the Telford Premium Award for their
article ‘Mapping Landfill Gas Migration Using Resistitivity
Monotoring’. The award is presented by the Institution of
Civil Engineers in the UK. The article is about geoelectric
measurement of gas leaks at the NSR depot in Helsingborg.
Andreas Norrman, Department of Industrial Management
and Logistics, wrote an article entitled ‘Tax Aligned Global
Supply Chains: Environmental Impact Illustrations, Legal
Reflections and Crossfunctional Flow Charts’, which was
highly commended in the Literati Network Awards for
Excellence 2012.
The foundation Research Sweden’s first ever award for out-
standing results in medical research went to Professor Carl Borrebaeck. He was given the award for his groundbreaking
research in medicine and for his entrepreneurship.
Patrik Nordbeck and Jonas Månsson, senior lecturers at
the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, won the Studentlitter-
atur textbook prize for Flerdimenensionell analys.
Malin Sjöö, Department of Food Technology and Speximo
AB, was the 2012 regional winner of the SKAPA development
scholarship for her project Stabilisation of skin cream without
use of surfactants.
One of the winners of the Lund University teaching prize
for outstanding contributions to education was Reader Nina Reistad, Atomic Physics.
Professor Emeritus Gustaf Olsson from LTH was awarded an
honorary doctorate on 13 October from Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia by no less than Her Royal Highness Zarith Sofiah.
The award was for, among other things, the book Water and
Energy, published this year (London: IWA Publishing).
Carl Borrebaeck, Professor of Immunotechnology, received
a gold medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering
Sciences (IVA).
Birgitta Svenningsson was named Nordic Aerosol Research-
er of the Year by the Nordic Society for Aerosol Research. She
received the award for her contributions to aerosol research
with a focus on the climate and environment, and also for
her contributions to Nordic cooperation in aerosol research.
Oskar Larsson was appointed Concrete Researcher of the
Year by the journal Betong.
Robert Jönsson, senior lecturer in Fire Safety Engineering,
received the John L. Bryan Mentoring Award in the USA.
Karl-Erik Årzén, Professor of Automatic Control were elect-
ed to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
(IVA).
Automatic control researchers Andreas Stolt, Magnus Linderoth, Anders Robertsson and Rolf Johansson won
the ICRA Award for Best Automation Paper for their article
‘Force Controlled Robotic Assembly without a Force Sensor’.
Kimberly Dick Thelander, Solid State Physics, LTH, received
the Harold M. Manasevit Young Investigator Award for
“innovative advances in MOVPE growth and characterisation
of III-V nanostructure materials”.
Magnus Borgström, Solid State Physics, LTH, received a
scholarship of SEK 100 000 from the King Carl XVI Gustaf
50th Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and the
Environment.
The Färs & Frosta Research Prize for outstanding thesis work
was awarded to Per Augustsson.
Professor Jes La Cour Jansen, Chemical Engineering,
received the Water Prize from Föreningen Vatten.
Head of the School of Architecture Christer Malmström was
nominated for the 2012 Siena Prize for Stortorget in Visby.
Two researchers from LTH were appointed Wallenberg Acad-
emy Fellows out of a total of five from Lund University and 30
from the whole of Sweden: Johan Malmström, Reader in
Immunotechnology, and Kimberly Dick Thelander, Reader
in Solid State Physics.
Jakob Fahlstedt, LTH, and Jens West, KTH, shared the
2012 prize for best degree project for their work on pub-
lic transport to Brunnshög in Lund. The prize is presented
by Kollektivtrafikakademin at Lund University, the Swedish
Public Transport Association and the Swedish Bus and Coach
Federation.
Architecture student Emilie Dafgård won second prize in
the City of Malmö’s architecture competition Ungbo 12 for
a proposal for regeneration in the district of Rosengård. She
designed a module for a flat that can be placed on the flat
roofs of the ‘million project’ homes.
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SYSAV awarded scholarships to students Caroline Steinwig
for a Master’s degree project on recycling of food waste, Ingrid Freese for a degree project in civil engineering on
management of construction waste, and Linn Malmquist, who studied biogas at the Division of Water and Environmen-
tal Engineering.
Viktor Stojanovski, who is studying a BSc in Road and
Traffic Technology, won Skanska’s first student prize for the
southern Sweden region with his entry The Living City.
Lovisa Hoff and Linda Widmark, Fire Safety Engineering
students at LTH, received a scholarship from fire safety
consultants Kjell Fallqvist AB. The scholarship for greater
gender equality was established in memory of Professor Ove
Pettersson.
Jan Lampei, a recent graduate in Industrial Design, won first
prize in the Green Furniture Award competition in February
for his lamp, ‘Jarlamp’, made of old jars and lids and natural
oiled oak.
Carl-Magnus Eriksson won the Swedish District Heating
Association award for degree project of the year for a
case study from western Skåne where he demonstrated
the advantages of regional district heating in a project in
Environmental and Energy Systems Studies.
Architecture students Selime Osman and Ilyas Awadh won
the Bullhorn–Cembrit Design Competition in Helsinki for their
entry ‘Papilio’, inspired by a flight of butterflies.
Mattias Kroon, a nanoscience student, received a scholar-
ship from the Skåne Food Innovation Network in connection
with the SFIN Day to develop and market the mobile app
KliMAT-guiden and the recipe service Cook’n Smile.
Linus Ludvigsson wrote one of two winning entries for the
Prevent and AFA Insurance prize for “Outstanding work envi-
ronment thesis”. His degree project was on risk management
in the manufacture of carbon nanotubes.
The Ove Ljung (first chair of UTEK) scholarship for best degree
project 2012 went to Catarina Hersenius and Ulrika Möller for their project ‘Operation and Maintenance of Offshore
Wind Farms’.
The Ramböll prize for best degree project in environmental
studies 2012 went to Salar Haghighatafshar, Department
of Chemical Engineering, LTH.
Four LTH students from the MSc in Industrial Economics
won the case study category of the European BEST Engineer-
ing Competition (EBEC).
Five students from Technology Management won the
prize for best student submission to the PMI Conference in
Limerick, Ireland.
Not an exhaustive list
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Marie-Claude Dubois, ResearcherBy 2020, all new buildings in Europe are to be almost-zero
energy. Since LTH has many building researchers across
a broad spectrum, it is natural that a number of them are
involved in this transition process. One of these is Marie-
Claude Dubois, a researcher in energy and building design.
In 2012 she was heavily involved in the EU project IDES-
EDU, which aims to raise the level of knowledge of energy
efficiency among engineering and architecture students.
– All the knowledge of how to go over to energy-efficient
construction already exists. The problem is that education
is behind. How can we change the construction sector in
just seven years if all the relevant aspects are not in place in
education? she asks rhetorically.
The project also aims to change the fact that students
today are influenced too much by what the professor at
their institution happens to be a specialist in. Cutting-edge
expertise must be shared with a wider audience. Marie-
Claude Dubois’ own speciality is artificial lighting and daylight
entry in buildings. She was therefore in charge of this part
of the EU project, which involved a total of 15 universities.
In 2012 she also finished a study carried out with Åke
Blomsterberg and Kajsa Flodberg on how energy consumption
in Swedish office buildings could be halved using existing
technology and without any new investments.
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LTH in the mediaThe amount of publicity for LTH has been fairly constant over
recent years. The first table shows the number of times Lunds
Tekniska Högskola was mentioned. Usually, the mentions are
about research, which generates more news than education.
Researchers also often serve as experts commenting on other
research. In general, it can be said that LTH, like Lund Uni-
versity as a whole, has many spokespersons and that these
vary over time.
News items that stand out from 2012 include a laser
technique that could make it easier to cure prostate cancer, a
new method of producing nanowires, and new findings in the
field of functional food that milk with meals is good for blood
sugar levels and that oily fish and fibre improve concentration
and memory. Three reports on traffic also received attention:
a study showing that women and pedestrians are worst
affected by icy roads, another showing that it is safer to travel
by car than by bus in urban areas, and a third that maintained
cars should not drive faster than 30 km/h in built-up areas.
The other two tables show coverage in media outlets that
to a great extent reach the groups that are important to LTH
and the University. These are national media such as DN,
SvD, Ekot, Aktuellt/Rapport, Ny Teknik and Dagens Medicin.
Fig. 2 Articles in prioritised media
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Number of articles 39 39 37 29
Comments by individuals from LTH (%) 59 46 43 45
Media exposure for ”Lunds Tekniska Högskola”
Quarter/year Q1/11 Q2/11 Q3/11 Q4/11 Q1/12 Q2/12 Q3/12 Q4/12
Number of occurrences 711 634 519 662 542 444 612 525
Source: Retriever
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FinancesTotal revenue for LTH for the 2012 financial year amounted to
SEK 1 597 million. Of this, around SEK 725 million was exter-
nal research funding and SEK 482 million direct government
funding for education.
For the third consecutive year, LTH has a significantly higher
number of students than the number for which the direct
funding is intended. In 2012 the number of students exceeded
our government mandate by over 15 %. The effect of this
has been serious underfunding of education. The negative
balance of the past three years has therefore reduced the
agency capital in education to around SEK 12 million. Half of
the departments now have a negative agency capital balance
for education.
In the financial statement of 31 December 2012, LTH had
a deficit of SEK 1.6 million, divided into a deficit of SEK
34.3 million for education and a surplus of SEK 32.7 million
for research. The result means that the agency capital for
research continues to increase, and is now around SEK 270
million, whereas the agency capital for education is close to
zero and in the present circumstances will go well into the red
in 2013! Prepaid revenue has fallen somewhat in comparison
with the previous year and now amounts to SEK 683 million.
Accrued revenue is SEK 106 million, which is almost the same
as the previous year. A slight slowing trend in external grants
can be observed.
Staff costs continue to increase as new lecturers and
researchers are appointed. The operations are approaching
the level required to use up received grants within the time
limits set.
Over the coming years, LTH’s educational operations will
result in a total deficit of at least SEK 50 million unless new
investments are made or different circumstances reduce
the number of students to a level that better corresponds
to the mandate. In order to prevent the deficit becoming
even greater, temporary reductions in admissions will be
introduced. A review of the education offered is also planned
in order to improve the conditions for good timetabling and
to improve the financial conditions for the departments.
In the decision on funding allocation for 2013, the direct
government funding is allocated using a new model. The
allocation systems for both research and education are thus
new and more transparent than previously, and this should
therefore create the conditions for an even clearer budget
process.
Per Göran NilssonHead of the Faculty Office
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Revenue by activity Revenue by funding source
Distribution of expenditure by funding sourceDistribution of expenditure by activity
Revenue from external funding sources (inc. transfers), SEK thousand
30%
24%
38%
7%1%First- and second-cycle education
Research and third-cycle education (direct gov't funding)
Research and third-cycle education (grants)
External commissions ex. fees and transfers
Income from fees
30%
24%7%1%
22%
9%
7%
Direct government funding for first- and second-cycle education
Direct government funding for research and third-cycle education
External commissions and other business
Fees and charges
Other government financing
Other Swedish financing
International financing
61%15%
12%
4% 8% Salaries and other remunerations
Premises and buildnings
Operations and maintenance*
Depreciation
Overhead costs (indirect expenditure)
34%
19%
43%
4% First- and second-cycle education
Research and third-cycle education (direct gov't funding)
Research and third-cycle education (grants)
External commissions
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STATEMENT OF INCOME (SEK thousand)2012 2011 2010 2009
Operating revenues (ex. transfers)
Direct government funding 858 345 858 034 844 974 779 406
Revenue from commissions, fees and other remuneration 126 990 135 516 139 982 147 030
Revenue from grants 612 335 575 486 547 927 529 897
Total 1 597 670 1 569 036 1 545 587 1 456 333
Operating costs (ex. transfers)
Staff costs (inc. scholarships) 974 635 932 097 845 008 797 309
Operating costs 188 819 203 201 197 606 174 297
Rent 243 897 241 409 233 040 232 209
Overhead costs 129 450 132 036 126 478 106 516
Total (ex. depreciation) 1 536 801 1 508 743 1 402 132 1 310 390
Net income before depreciation 60 869 60 293 143 455 145 943
Depreciation 62 034 55 601 53 012 52 367
Net income after depreciation -1 165 4 692 90 443 93 576
Finansiella intäkter och kostnader
Financial revenue and expenditure 439 23 385 73
Net transfers 0 0 0 0
Change in capital before adjustment -1 604 4 715 90 828 93 649
Adjustment for externally funded equipment 0 0 0 0
Change in capital after adjustment -1 604 4 715 90 828 93 649
BALANCE SHEET (SEK thousand)2012 2011 2010 2009
Assets
Fixed assets 191 967 140 635 135 377 122 301
Accounts receivable, advances and other accounts owing 20 770 20 301 21 542 24 485
Accrued revenue 105 806 109 398 97 460 87 439
Other current receivables 7 143 11 751 17 219 23 321
Cash 679 300 748 058 757 429 691 328
Total assets 1 004 986 1 030 143 1 029 027 948 874
Liabilities and agency capital
Agency capital
Capital brought forward 282 750 278 035 199 517 105 996
Capital movement -10 652 -10 572 -10 642 -6 067
Change in capital for the year -1 604 4 715 78 505 93 649
Total 270 494 272 178 267 380 193 578
Liabilities
Other current liabilities 46 105 40 333
Loans 0 0 0 33 440
Liquidity loans 0 0 0 24 750
Accounts payable 20 111 19 869 17 993 10 516
Prepaid revenue 682 726 710 993 711 930 657 415
Other liabilities 31 608 26 998 31 684 28 841
Total 734 491 757 965 761 647 755 295
Total liabilities and agency capital 1 004 985 1 030 143 1 029 027 948 873
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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY AREA OF ACTIVITY (BEFORE INTERNAL ELIMINATIONS)2012 2011 2010 2009
Revenue 1 597 1 577 1 540 1 470
Expenditure 1 599 1 572 1 461 1 376
Net income -2 5 78 94
Agency capital 271 272 267 194
First and second cycle education (SEK million)
Revenue 509 528 507 475
Expenditure 558 563 505 472
Net income -49 -35 2 3
Agency capital 6 42 77 84
Research & third cycle education (SEK million)
Revenue 1 013 970 947 891
Expenditure 990 934 874 800
Net income 23 36 73 91
Agency capital 251 227 191 122
External commissions (SEK million)
Revenue 76 79 85 104
Expenditure 65 76 82 104
Net income 11 3 3 0
Agency capital 13 3 -1 -6
INVESTMENTS (SEK thousand)2012 2011 2010 2009
First and second cycle education
Investments 18 15 18 3
Revenue* 481 528 507 475
Investments/Revenue 4% 3% 4% 1%
Research & third cycle education
Investments 93 45 43 45
Revenue* 990 970 947 891
Investments/Revenue 9% 5% 5% 5%
External commissions
Investments 2 2 4 1
Revenue* 112 79 85 104
Investments/Revenue 2% 3% 5% 1%
*Revenue excluding transfers
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Key Performance IndicatorsFIRST AND SECOND CYCLE EDUCATION
Units 2012 2011 2010 2009
Direct government funding (1st&2nd)* SEK million 482 479 478 440
Full-time equivalents achieved ** FTEs 6 603 6 425 6 166 5 855
Annual performance equivalents achieved ** APEs 5 825 5 798 5 451 5 185
APEs/FTEs % 88% 90% 88% 89%
MScs degrees required by gov't Antal 2 625 2 625 2 625 2 625
MScs and Architecture degrees Antal 590 772 709 823
Success rate % 22% 29% 27% 31%
External revenue*** (1st&2nd) SEK million 13 11 8 13
External revenue/government funding (1st&2nd) % 3 2 2 3
External revenue per FTE SEK thousand 2 2 1 2
Total revenue* (1st&2nd) excluding commissions SEK million 495 490 486 453
Total revenue (1st&2nd) per FTE SEK thousand 75 76 79 77
Senior lecturers No 194 223 206 198
FTEs per senior lecturer FTEs/lecturer 34 29 30 30
Lecturers No 62 54 54 57
FTEs per lecturer FTEs/lecturer 106 119 114 103
* Net direct government funding according to statement of income
** Annual performance equivalents and full-time equivalents achieved at LTH departments (ex. commissioned ed. students)
*** Revenue excluding interest, fees and transfers
COMMISSIONSUnits 2012 2011 2010 2009
First and second cycle education SEK million 15 8 13 27
Commissions/externally funded education % 3 2 3 6
Research and third-cycle education SEK million 98 83 85 83
Commissioned R&3rd/externally funded R&3rd % 26 22 23 24
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RESEARCH AND THIRD CYCLE EDUCATIONUnits 2012 2011 2010 2009
Direct government funding (R&3rd) SEK million 376 378 367 339
Direct gov’t funding (R&3rd)/direct gov’t funding (1st&2nd) % 78 79 77 77
Grants before tax
Swedish Research Council SEK million 136 138 148 125
FORMAS SEK million 43 40 47 31
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research SEK million 46 52 60 56
EU SEK million 68 65 72 78
Swedish Energy Agency SEK million 68 67 64 56
VINNOVA SEK million 54 48 63 67
Total SEK million 415 410 454 413
External revenue/direct gov’t funding (R&3rd) % 110 108 124 122
Other external revenue (ex. commissions) SEK million 197 166 94 187
Other external revenue/direct gov’t funding (R&3rd) % 52 44 26 55
Total revenue. R&3rd (ex. commissions) SEK million 988 954 915 939
Third cycle students FTEs No 516 498 464 423
Licentiate degrees No 40 38 33 42
Direct gov’t funding (R&3rd)/licentiate degree SEK million 9.4 9.9 11 8.1
Degrees/third cycle student % 8 8 7 10
Doctorates No 88 102 69 94
Total revenue R&3rd per doctorate SEK million 11.2 9.4 13.3 10.0
Direct gov’t funding (R&3rd)/doctorate SEK million 4.3 3.7 5.3 3.6
Degrees/third cycle student % 17 20 15 22
Professors No 171 166 156 151
Direct gov’t funding (R&3rd)/professor SEK million 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.2
Grants (R&3rd)/professor SEK million 4 3.5 3.5 4.0
ACADEMIC STAFFUnits 2012 2011 2010 2009
Teaching staff with doctorates No 403 439 360 349
Revenue (1st&2nd) per teacher SEK million 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3
Revenue (R&3rd) per teacher SEK million 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.7
Revenue (1st&2nd+R&3rd) per teacher (ex. commissions) SEK million 3.7 3.3 3.9 4.0
FTEs per teacher No 16 14.6 17.1 17
Licentiate degrees per teacher No 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.12
Doctorates per teacher No 0.22 0.23 0.19 0.27
The figures given above are accruals-based revenues and expenditures in research and third-cycle education. in contrast to the figures for external income in the section on finances
The number of lecturers and students are expressed in full-time equivalents.
28 ANNUAL REPORT
Board of LTH 2012
Michael TreschowChairman of Unilever and the
Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Annika MårtenssonDeputy Dean, Professor of Building
and Environmental Technology
Jan SternbyResearch Director, Gambro
Gerd JohanssonProfessor of Design Sciences
Anders AxelssonDean, Professor of
Chemical Engineering
Gunilla KronvallHead of Property Development,
Akademiska Hus
Cintia Bertacchi UvoProfessor of Water Resources
Engineering
Solveig MelinProfessor of Mechanics
Peter RådströmProfessor of Applied Microbiology
Gerhard KristenssonProfessor of Electrical
and Information Technology
CHAIRMAN
BOARD MEMBERS
29ANNUAL REPORT
Per Göran NilssonHead of the Faculty Office
Lynn Lindegren (OFR/S)
Sofia MattssonStudent
Beatrice NordlöfFaculty Coordinator
Teresa Hankala-Janiec
(SACO)
Kerstin JohnssonStudent
Cintia Bertacchi UvoProfessor of Water Resources
Engineering
Mikael NovénStudent
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
REPRESENTATIVES FOR STAFF ORGANISATIONS
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