Past ERA evaluations

 

The ARC publishes a national report at the conclusion of each ERA round. The reports provide information and analysis of Australia's research landscape.  

The most recent report is the State of Australian University Research 2018–19: ERA National Report.

The Gender and the Research Workforce Report provides information about the research workforce in Australian universities using the data from the 2018 ERA evaluation.  

ARC Data Portal 

The ERA 2018 National Report and more ERA data is available via the ARC Data Portal. The dynamic and interactive Data portal allows users flexibility to analyse the information for their own purposes. For example, users can choose to filter ratings by university or discipline, or search research output metadata. 

 The ARC Data Portal contains: 

• the ERA 2018 National Report 
• the Gender and the Research Workforce Report 
• Research Outputs—metadata for the research outputs submitted by universities for ERA 2018 
• Outcomes—ERA ratings for Fields of Research at each institution for each ERA round. 

Previous ERA Reports 

With four rounds now complete, ERA provides a unique dataset covering extensive researcher staffing data, all Australian university research outputs from 2003 to 2016, and research income and research application data from 2006 to 2016. 

The national reports from each round provide the ERA ratings and a related wealth of information and analyses. Reports from previous ERA rounds are available via Past ERA Evaluations.

Copyright statement: In accordance with Australian Government policy, the Australian Research Council encourages the dissemination and exchange of public sector information provided on this website. You may use any of the material on this website for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation for non-commercial purposes, provided that an appropriate acknowledgement is made (retaining this notice), and the material is not altered or subjected to derogatory treatment. Please refer to the ARC’s Copyright Statement page for full information. 

Archived ERA Documents

ERA National Reports and key documents from the previous evaluation rounds are only accessible via the AGWA website (please note that documents in the AGWA website may not meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.). These include:

ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS: ERA 2018

• National Report: State of Australian University Research
• ERA 2018 Research Evaluation Committee (RECs)
• ERA 2018 FAQs
• Publication of ERA Submission Data
• ERA 2018 Journal List
• ERA 2018 Publication Tagging
• ERA 2018 Evaluation Handbook – PDF Format (2MB) – Word Format (1.6MB)
• ERA 2018 Peer Review Handbook – PDF Format (1.2MB) – Word Format (1.9MB)
• ERA 2018 Submission Guidelines – PDF Format (1MB) – Word Format (842KB)
• ERA-SEER 2018 Business Rules and Verification – PDF Format (916KB) – Word Format (591KB)
• ERA-SEER 2018 Technical Specifications – PDF Format (1MB) – Word Format (4MB)
• ERA 2018 Discipline Matrix – PDF Format (645KB) – Excel Format (42KB)
• ERA-SEER 2018 Technology Pack – Zip File (8MB) [ERA 2018 notification 002 applies]

ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS: ERA 2015 

• State of Australian University Research 2015–16: Volume 2 Institutional Insights—Full version – PDF 11MB – Zip 6MB
• Full HTML version: State of Australian University Research 2015–16: Volume 1 ERA National Report
• ERA 2015 Evaluation Handbook - PDF Format (5.3MB) - Word Format (3.5MB)
• ERA 2015 Submission Guidelines - PDF Format (1.4MB) - Word Format (1MB)
• ERA-SEER 2015 Business Rules and Verification - PDF Format (2.3MB) - Word Format (1.2MB) 
• ERA-SEER 2015 Technical Specifications - PDF Format (2.8MB) - Word Format (2.5MB) 
• ERA 2015 Discipline Matrix - PDF Format (477KB) - Excel Format (41KB) 
• ERA-SEER 2015 Technology Pack - ZIP File (6MB) 
• ERA 2015 Peer Reviewer Handbook – PDF Format (1MB) – Word Format (6MB)

ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS: ERA 2012 

• Full ERA 2012 National Report (356 pages) - WinZip (41MB)
• ERA 2012 Evaluation Handbook - PDF Format (3.3MB) 
• ERA 2012 Submission Guidelines - PDF Format (1.5MB) Word Format (810KB)
• ERA-SEER 2012 Business Rules - PDF Format (1.86MB) Word Format (985KB)
• ERA 2012 Peer Reviewer Handbook - PDF Format (1.6MB) Word Format (1.0MB)
• ERA Indicator Principles - PDF Format (45KB) - Word Format (21KB)
• ERA 2012 Discipline Matrix - Excel Format (45KB) PDF Format (245KB)
• ERA-SEER 2012 Technology Pack - ZIP File (4MB) 
• ERA–SEER 2012 Technical Specifications - PDF Format (2.6MB)

ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS: ERA 2010 

• ERA 2010 National Report (PDF Format, 21.7MB)
• ERA 2010 Evaluation Guidelines - PDF Format (1.15MB)
• ERA 2010 Submission Guidelines - PDF Format (1.35MB)
  ERA 2010 SEER Business Rules - PDF Format (601KB) 
• ERA 2010 Discipline Matrix - Excel Format (343KB)
• ERA-SEER 2010 Technology Pack - ZIP File (5.34MB) 
• ERA-SEER 2010 Technical Specifications - PDF Format (1.72MB)
• ERA 2010 Citation Benchmark Methodology – PDF Format (497KB)

ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS: ERA 2009 Trial

In 2009, the Australian Research Council conducted a trial of ERA for two discipline clusters—Humanities and Creative Arts (HCA) and Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences (PCE).  The trial assessed research in these discipline clusters published in the period 1 January 2002–31 December 2007.

• ERA Evaluation Guidelines - PDF Format (959KB)
• ERA Indicator Benchmark Methodology - PDF Format (901KB)
• ERA Submission Guidelines - PDF Format (656KB)
• ERA–SEER Business Rules for HCA Submissions - PDF Format (297KB)
• ERA–SEER Technical Specifications - PDF Format (1.17MB)
• ERA–SEER Technology Pack – ZIP File (3.26MB)

Copyright statement: In accordance with Australian Government policy, the Australian Research Council encourages the dissemination and exchange of public sector information provided on this website. You may use any of the material on this website for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation for non-commercial purposes, provided that an appropriate acknowledgement is made (retaining this notice), and the material is not altered or subjected to derogatory treatment. Please refer to the ARC’s Copyright Statement page for full information.