Strategic research areas

From 2012, Linköping University can count on another SEK 63 million per year for fixed research grants. This was the outcome of the government's investment in strategic research areas.

For the first five years, when funding increases gradually from year to year, LiU will receive a total of SEK 252.5 million, which puts the university in seventh place among the 18 universities that share the new faculty funds totalling SEK 1.35 billion.

LiU receives grants for five of the designated research areas, including three as a primary applicant.
A total of 43 research areas are funded across the country.

• IT and mobile communication 

Professor Lennart Ljung, SEK 30.7 million per year, of which SEK 13.8 million goes to LiU (Collaborative partners: Lund University, Blekinge Institute of Technology and Halmstad University).

• Materials Science

Professor Lars Hultman, SEK 28 million per year.

• Security and emergency management

Professor Fredrik Gustafsson, SEK 7.6 million per year, of which SEK 6.6 million to LiU (Collaborative partner: KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Chalmers University of Technology).
In addition, LiU are co-applicant in e-Science (SEK 8.1 million per year to LiU) and transport research (SEK 6.5 million to LiU).