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In your opinion, are any of the ERA applied measures appropriate indicators of research engagement in EI?
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Patents. Yes/No. Please explain your answer.
b. Research commercialisation income. Yes/No. Please explain your answer.
c.
Registered designs. Yes/No. Please explain your answer.
d. Plant breeder’s rights. Yes/No. Please explain your answer.
e. NHMRC endorsed guidelines. Yes/No. Please explain your answer.
4.3.6 Engagement narrative A narrative was included as part of the assessment of research engagement. This was in recognition that the income-based engagement indicators alone were not sufficient to assess a university’s engagement performance and that there were no other readily available and appropriate indicators of research engagement. In the narrative, universities were required to describe the engagement activities of the discipline, including:
the purpose of the engagement
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• how researchers within the discipline engaged with research end-users for mutual benefit
• the duration and extent of the engagement activities.
Universities could include any qualitative or quantitative information in their narrative such as patents granted, book sales, consultation with/advice to government, and co-designing of performances and exhibitions. In EI 2018, 626 engagement units of assessment were assessed, with 215 receiving a ‘high’ rating and a further 317 receiving a ‘medium’ rating.
Further detail on the engagement submission is available in the EI 2018 Assessment Handbook.
Further information on the outcomes of EI 2018, can be located in the EI 2018 National Report.
Issues to be explored
Recognising the diversity of engagement activities across all disciplines and institutions, EI 2018 endeavoured to enable flexibility through the methodology. The ARC received a range of feedback from universities and assessors concerning the need to balance between enabling sufficient flexibility for universities while also enabling sufficient standardisation for assessment.
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