Research Committee
The Research Committee (FoKo) of the University of Lucerne is responsible for promoting the university's research activities and coordinating its research policy. The president of the FoKo is Prof. Dr. Alexander Trechsel. It is supported by the Grants Office, headed by Anita Soltermann.
According to the FoKo Regulations and the FoKo Guideline Sheet, the Research Committee's functions and tasks cover the following:
- Developing and coordinating the University of Lucerne’s research strategy and policy
- Administering the University of Lucerne's research fund
- Evaluating funding applications from researchers of the University of Lucerne and allocating research funding in the form of project grants, contributions to project start-up funding, conference and publication grants, grants for outreach projects, and contributions to exchange and networking
- Allocating funds in the field of gender research, in collaboration with the University of Lucerne's Equal Opportunity Committee
- Evaluating applications for mobility grants for doctoral candidates, in collaboration with the Graduate Academy of the University of Lucerne
More on the FoKo’s activities
The FoKo has fourteen voting members: in addition to the President and the University Manager, each faculty sends two members, with one additional member each from the student body and the non-professorial research and teaching staff. The Director of the Grants Office, the Head of Finance and Accounting, and the Director of the Equal Opportunities Office also attend meetings in an advisory capacity.
FoKo members with voting rights:
- President, Prof. Dr. Alexander Trechsel, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (KSF)
- Deputy, Prof. Dr. phil. Gisela Michel, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine (GMF)
- Prof. Dr. phil. Sara Rubinelli (GMF)
- Ass.-Prof. Dr. phil. Sandra Bärnreuther, KSF
- Prof. Dr. rer. soc. Raimund Hasse, KSF
- Prof. Dr. iur. Vagias Karavas, Faculty of Law (RF)
- Prof. Dr. iur. lic. oec. Klaus Mathis, RF
- Prof. Dr. theol. lic. phil. Peter Kirchschläger, Faculty of Theology (TF)
- Prof. Dr. phil. Giovanni Ventimiglia, TF (on sabbatical in spring term 2024)
- Prof. Dr. theol. Matthias Ederer, TF (deputy of Prof. Ventimigila)
- Prof. Dr. oec. publ. Manuel Oechslin, Faculty of Economics and Management (WF)
- Prof. Dr. rer. oec. Lukas D. Schmid, WF
- Dr. Sarah Mantwill, Representative of Non-Professorial Research and Teaching Staff, GMF
- Samira Guyot, BA, Student Representative, KSF
- Doris Schmidli, University Manager
Advisory members of the FoKo without voting rights:
- Anita Soltermann, Director of the Grants Office
- Barbara Röthlin, Head of Finance and Accounting (ad interim)
- Pia Ammann, Director of the Equal Opportunities Office
Prof. Dr. Alexander Trechsel
President of the Research Committee
T +41 41 229 55 90
foko@unilu.ch
Room: 3.B12
More information about Prof. Dr. Alexander Trechsel (Department of Political Science)
