Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Office
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The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Office is a dedicated unit established (with similar infrastructure to that of the Australian Universities Quality Agency) to position UNSW for the ERA exercise.
ERA 2012
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, the Hon Senator Kim Carr, announced on 25 October 2010 that another round of ERA is scheduled for 2012. In preparation for this the ARC will conduct a review of the recently completed ERA 2010, including the ERA ranked outlet lists, with a view to refinements for the 2012 process.
For more information and updates, check the Latest News section on this webpage.
Key dates and reference periods are as follows:
ERA Components |
Reference Period |
Years |
| Research Output | 2005 - 2010 | 6 years |
| Research Income | 2008 - 2010 | 3 years |
| Applied Measures | 2008 - 2010 | 3 years |
| Esteem Measures | 2008 - 2010 | 3 years |
| Researcher Data | Census date - 31 March 2011 |
Relevant information about the 2012 ERA Submissions will be posted here as it becomes available as well as links to key documents issued by the ARC.
Information about the recently concluded ERA 2010 Submissions and guidelines is available below.
ERA 2010 - UNSW
The ARC has released the ERA 2010 Submissions Results and they are available in the ARC website. The report includes a national report, profiles by Field of Research Code, a summary of indicators by Field of Research (FoR) codes, and an Australian institution report. For details, visit the ARC website (http://www.arc.gov.au/era/outcomes_2010.htm).
Nationally, UNSW received the fourth highest rating of 4.04 (out of a maximum five) – measuring our performances in all broad fields of research as “at, above or well above” world standard. These results confirm UNSW as the strongest research university in NSW and one of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities.
In 33 subject areas, UNSW received the top or equal top rating and scored five out of five in 19 areas:
- Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
- Analytical Chemistry
- Art Theory and Criticism
- Banking, Finance and Investment
- Business and Management
- Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
- Civil Engineering
- Clinical Sciences
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Evolutionary Biology
- Film, Television and Digital Media
- Historical Studies
- Human Movement and Sports Science
- Immunology
- Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
- Marketing
- Numerical and Computational Mathematics
- Performing Arts and Creative Writing
- Psychology
ERA 2010 Results.
The ARC has released the results of the ERA 2010 Submissions, and they are available for download from the ARC website.
ERA 2010 Submission - COMPLETED
- Cluster One: Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences (PCE)
- Cluster Two: Humanities & Creative Arts (HCA)
- Cluster Three: Engineering & Environmental Sciences (EE)
- Cluster Four: Social, Behavioural & Economic Sciences (SBE)
- Cluster Five: Mathematical Information & Computing Sciences (MIC)
- Cluster Six: Biological and Biotechnological Sciences (BB)
- Cluster Seven: Biomedical and Clinical Health Sciences (BCH)
- Cluster Eight: Public and Allied Health Sciences (PAH)
The ARC has released the guidelines for the full ERA 2010 submission.
The Submission Guidelines and Technology Pack for the PCE and HCA Trial Submission are found in the ARC website: Key ERA 2010 Documents
For the full round submission, the data that will be collected are research outputs, income, applied outputs, esteem measures and staff information. Esteem measures were not included in the 2009 Trial Submission.
ERA 2010 Submission: UNSW ERA Data Collection (6-Year and 3-Year Reference Periods for ERA Full Round - 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2008)
- The Online Research Activity Census was reopened on 18 January 2010 to collect researcher data.
- Lists of eligible staff (as per our HR database) will be distributed to ADRs, Field of Research (FoR) Leaders, and other relevant ERA contacts.
- The ERA Office, Faculties, Schools and the Library are working together on collecting and verifying missing research outputs; and on selecting and uploading research outputs selected for the Clusters that require peer review in the appropriate institutional repository
- The ERA Office will submit the UNSW ERA data via the ARC’s online submission system (SEER).
ERA 2010 Submission: RESEARCH OUTPUTS
- Data were collected for the whole University.
- The publications data are stored in the library using ResPubs.
- For researchers who have not been at UNSW for the whole reference period (2003-2008) and who were ‘paid’ members of staff at the census date, ERA Office collected all outputs for the reference period, regardless of the researcher’s location.
- The ERA Office collected lists of publications (or CVs), and update the data on ResPubs.
- The ERA Office and the library sent a request to researchers for them to verify their outputs already recorded in UNSW database---ResPubs.
Data Collection for Disciplines for Peer Review
- Research background (field, context, research question)
- Research contribution (innovation, new knowledge)
- Research significance (evidence of excellence)
ERA 2010 Submission: RESEARCH INCOME (3-Year Reference Period for ERA Full Round - 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008)
- Australian Competitive Grants (Category 1);
- Other Public Sector Research Income (Category 2);
- CRC Research Income (Category 4); and
- Industry and Other Research Income (Category 3) split by:
- Australian
- International A (Competitive, Peer Reviewed Research Grant Income)
- International B (Other Income)
ERA 2010 Submission: APPLIED MEASURES (3-Year Reference Period for ERA Full Round - 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008)
- Applied Measures include patents, plant breeder's rights, registered designs and research commercialisation income.
ERA 2010 Submission: CRITICAL DATES
ACTIVITY
DATES
Stage 1 Submission Friday, 18 June 2010 Stage 2 Submission Thursday, 22 July 2010 Stage 3 Submission Thursday, 29 July 2010 Stage 4 Submission Friday, 6 August 2010
Details of the Stages of submission are available in the Submission guidelines, pp. 16-17.
ERA 2009 Trial Results
The ARC has conducted the ERA Trial assessments in 2009. The ERA Trial Submission was conducted on two Clusters: Physical, Chemical and Earth (PCE) Sciences and Humanities and the Creative Arts (HCA). Results of the Trial are available on the ARC website, links below:
PCE Results
HCA Results