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The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Initiative
On 26 February 2008, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, the Hon. Senator Kim Carr, announced his plans for a new research quality and evaluation system.
The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative will be developed by the ARC. It will assess research quality within Australia’s higher education institutions using a combination of indicators and expert review by committees comprising experienced, internationally-recognised experts.
ERA will use leading researchers to evaluate research in eight discipline clusters.
ERA will detail by institution and by discipline those areas that are internationally competitive, together with emerging areas where there are opportunities for development and further investment.
ERA will start with those disciplines where the indicators are most widely accepted, for example, in the physical and biological sciences.
Consultation will continue with other disciplines about indicators appropriate to their disciplines, noting that some measures will be appropriate to all disciplines and that for all disciplines expert review of the indicators is essential.
You will find more information about the ERA initiative by clicking on these links:
- ANZSRC
- Consultation Paper
- Contacts
- ERA Presentations
- FAQs
- Media releases
- Indicators
- System to Evaluate the Excellence of Research (SEER)
