1 Purpose of the Document The Australian Research Council (ARC) is undertaking a review of Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) and the Engagement and Impact Assessment (EI) (the Review). This paper forms the basis of public consultation for the Review. It sets out the key issues for consideration and discussion and has been informed by public reviews and stakeholder feedback.
1.1 Submitting feedback
The ARC invites responses to the consultation paper.
Feedback is particularly welcomed from stakeholders within the higher education research sector, discipline peak bodies as well as industry and other end-users 1 of university research, and more broadly. We understand the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Australian higher education sector and that this may affect the capacity of some universities to provide feedback. Please contact the ARC at ERAEIReview@arc.gov.au should you have any questions or concerns.
We thank you for your continued commitment to review and improve both ERA and EI.
Questions for consideration are provided throughout this paper. You are not limited to the questions posed in this document and additional feedback may be provided in the survey form. Written responses can be made through Survey Monkey or by responding to the survey questions using the template in Appendix D of this document. Submissions will be published at the conclusion of the review. If you do not wish for your submission to be published, please indicate this in your submission.
Submissions close 12 October 2020 .
1 A research end-user is an individual, community or organisation external to academia that directly uses or directly benefits from the output, outcome or result of the research. Examples of research end-users include governments, businesses, non-governmental organisations, communities and community organisations.
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