LEADING RESEARCHERS ADVISE ON THE INDICATORS OF RESEARCH QUALITY

http://www.minister.innovation.gov.au/Carr/Pages/LEADINGRESEARCHERSADVISEONTHEINDICATORSOFRESEARCHQUALITY.aspx
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, and CEO of the Australian Research Council (ARC), Margaret Sheil, today announced the establishment of an Indicators Development Group (IDG) to advise on the application of discipline-specific indicators for the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative.
“The IDG will [...]

International comparative performance of the UK research base

http://www.dius.gov.uk/publications/IntComparativePerformanceUKResearch.pdf
The UK has increased its share of research published in the world’s most influential scientific journals, according to a report published by the UK’s Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). The report analysed 17 million papers and 22.5 million citations in 8000 of the world’s leading scientific journals. It was found that the UK [...]

Excellence in Research in Australia (ERA) Initiative Consultation Paper

http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/ERA_ConsultationPaper.pdf
The paper outlines the framework for ERA, the proposed timetable, and seeks views from the sector and other relevant stakeholders on specific issues. Submissions due 30 June 2008.
ARC, June 2008

ERA Consultation Paper

http://www.arc.gov.au/era/consultation.htm
On 4 June 2008 the Minister announced the ARC’s release of the ERA Consultation Paper to the higher education and research sectors. The sector’s contribution to this consultation process is essential to ensure that the ERA initiative achieves its primary goal of identifying the strengths in Australia’s higher education sector. The ARC is now inviting [...]

The Beginning or End of an ERA?

http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/media
Improving access to Australian research, by Colin Steele, Emeritus Fellow, ANU

Launch of REF to be delayed a year

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=401427&c=2
The implementation of the new funding system to replace the research assessment exercise is set to be delayed, Times Higher Education understands.

Access, Usage and Citation Metrics

available on SSRN through Supersearch
ACCESS, USAGE AND CITATION METRICS: WHAT FUNCTION FOR DIGITAL
LIBRARIES AND REPOSITORIES IN RESEARCH EVALUATION?
Chris Armbruster Research Associate, Max Planck Digital Library, Max Planck Society
Abstract
The growth and increasing complexity of global science poses a grand
challenge to scientists: How to organise the worldwide evaluation of research
programmes and peers? For the 21st century we [...]

Carr off to bright start on research

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23281489-12332,00.html
 LABOR’S system to measure the quality of research will piggyback on the Australian Research Council, keeping costs down and using the expertise of funding agencies to guide quantitative measures of scholarly activity.

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK: RIN response

http://www.rin.ac.uk/files/REF%20response%20final.pdf
The Research Information Network’s response to the HEFCE
consultation on the assessment and funding of higher
education post-2008

Research Excellence Framework

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2007/07_34/
Consultation on the assessment and funding of higher education research post-2008
This document sets out proposals for a new research assessment and funding framework in the UK