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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, to replace the previous RQF model.
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 metrics and expert review by committees comprising experienced, internationally-recognised experts.
ERA will:
- use leading researchers to evaluate research progressively in each of the ARC discipline clusters and several clusters covering health and medical research that will be informed by experts from the NHMRC.
- 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.
- start with those disciplines where the metrics are most widely accepted, for example, in the physical and biological sciences.
ERA - Researcher Eligibility - Self-Assessment
The staff eligibility Self-Assessment list will help you identify if you will be included in the ERA Submission in 2010. It takes 2 minutes to complete. If you are eligible you will be involved in ERA. An audio recorded (edustream) information session 'ERA Explained in 30 Minutes' is available here. The audio should be listened to with the 2010 Reference Guide available on the UOW Intranet. If you do not have access to the intranet, please contact Claudia Perry-Beltrame.
Further Information
Please view our UOW staff only web page for ERA information.
