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2009 Indicators
The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative undertook evaluations of the research in Australian higher education institutions at a discipline level according to research quality and activity. Evaluations assessed research excellence using a combination of indicators and expert review.
The development of indicators for the 2009 trial was assisted by expert advice provided by the Indicators Development Group (IDG), sub-groups, and consultation with the research and higher education sector.
The IDG provided their recommendations to Professor Margaret Sheil in early December 2008.
After considering the recommendations, the ARC developed two key documents for the Cluster One and Two evaluations.
- ERA Indicator Principles - PDF format (386kb) - RTF Format (1.5mb)
- ERA Indicator Descriptors - PDF format (597kb) - RTF Format (1.97mb)
The ERA Indicator Principles provide the overall context and application of the indicator approach.
The ERA Indicator Descriptors provided the detail of each indicator type, and an example profile of how they would be presented in the dashboard to the Research Evaluation Committees (RECs).
The ARC would like to thank the researchers from the sector who contributed to the development of the draft indicators for the full ERA process. A list of these researchers can be found by going to the Researchers who assisted the development of ERA indicators page.