September 24, 2009 – 7:30 am
nbsp;http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/0…
We have published a consultation on our proposals for the Research Excellence Framework, which can be viewed at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/0…. The consultation will run until 16th December 2009. Further information on the consultation including supporting documents and contact information can be found on the REF web pages http://www.hefce.ac.uk/ref/ These pages will be updated during the consultation to include [...]
September 16, 2009 – 8:27 am
nbsp;http://www.arc.gov.au/general/peer_consu…
The Consultation Paper outlines a range of issues and potential improvements the ARC is considering as part of its review of peer review processes.
The ARC released the Consultation Paper on 14 September 2009 to seek feedback on specific issues relating to ARC’s peer review processes.
The consultation period will close on 19 October 2009.
September 16, 2009 – 8:24 am
nbsp;http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rdreports/20…
Summary
HEFCE has conducted a pilot exercise to inform the use of bibliometric indicators in the Research Excellence Framework (REF). We commissioned Technopolis to identify and disseminate the key lessons learned by higher education institutions participating in this pilot. Technopolis consulted pilot institutions in two stages; the first at the end of the data collection and [...]
nbsp;http://elsevier.com/wps/find/authored_ne…
Amsterdam, 29 June 2009 – Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of SciVal Spotlight, a customized web-based tool that offers institutions a unique multidisciplinary perspective of research performance to evaluate, establish and execute more informed research strategies.
SciVal Spotlight uses an innovative visualization technique to [...]
nbsp;http://becker.wustl.edu/impact/assessmen…
The Becker Medical Library Model for Assessment of Research Impact model represents a practical, do-it-yourself tool for tracking the impact of biomedical research. The Model includes guidance for quantifying and documenting research impact as well as resources for locating evidence of research impact.
February 24, 2009 – 7:17 am
nbsp;http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authore…
Scopus Custom Data will be the sole provider
Amsterdam, 20 February 2009 – Elsevier announced today that Scopus®, its flagship product and world’s largest abstract and citation (A&C) database, was chosen by the Australian Research Council (ARC) for its Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative.
The ERA initiative will assess research quality within Australia’s [...]
February 24, 2009 – 6:54 am
nbsp;http://www.arc.gov.au/media/releases/med…
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, today announced the timeframe for the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) trial, which will evaluate the Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences (PCE) and Humanities and Creative Arts (HCA) clusters.
“The Australian Government is committed to the development of a world-class research quality and [...]
February 3, 2009 – 2:30 pm
nbsp;http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/Draft_ERA_Tech…
February 3, 2009 – 2:28 pm
nbsp;http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/Draft_ERA_Sub_…
January 16, 2009 – 12:26 pm
nbsp;http://www.rae.ac.uk/
The Research Assessment Exercise was conducted jointly by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) and the Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland (DEL).
The primary purpose of the RAE 2008 was to produce quality profiles for each submission of research [...]
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