Appendix B—ERA Contextual Indicators
Volume and activity The volume and activity indicators provide an overview of the types and volume of research outputs and an indication of the level of activity within a unit of evaluation, including the relative proportions of different types of research outputs. Publishing profile The publishing profile indicator provides information on the depth and breadth of publishing behaviours within a unit of evaluation. The publishing profile helps inform expert judgement regarding the relevance of the outlets to the research being published. It also enables the expert evaluators to take into account any regional or applied focus of the research in the unit of evaluation. Research income The research income indicator profiles research income by Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC) category. The Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) maintains the HERDC as part of its process for determining annual allocation of research block grants by the Australian Government 23 . The HERDC categories are:
Category 1—Australian competitive grants
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• Category 2—Other public sector research income
• Category 3—Industry and other research income
(i) Australian
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- (ii) International A (competitive, peer reviewed research grant income)
- (iii) International B (other international income)
• Category 4—Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) income
Research income is collected at the specific discipline level over the three-year reference period. The indicator shows trends over the reference period and is useful in identifying the particular nature of a unit of evaluation such as applied research or multidisciplinary research.
Applied measures
ERA currently collects data on applied measures including:
patents
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research commercialisation income
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registered designs
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plant breeder’s rights
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NHMRC endorsed guidelines.
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23 The Government's research block grants are established under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and provide block funding to eligible Australian higher education providers for research and research training.
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