ERA Transition - New Working Group to Advise

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ms Judi Zielke PSM, has convened an expert working group to support the ARC to develop a modern data driven approach for Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).

ERA is Australia’s national research assessment, administered by the ARC. It identifies and promotes excellence in research in Australia’s higher education institutions through comparisons with international benchmarks.

The ARC will develop a plan to transition ERA to a modern data driven approach in line with the Statement of Expectations. An ERA evaluation round will not be conducted in 2023. This will reduce workload for universities and enable the ARC to prioritise this work.

The working group will comprise:

• Ms Judi Zielke PSM, CEO, ARC (Chair)
• Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO, DVCR, University of South Australia
• Professor Chris Moran FTSE, DVCR, Curtin University
• Professor Mary Spongberg, DVCR, Southern Cross University
• Professor Nick Fisk AM, DVCR, University of New South Wales
• Professor Kate McGrath, DVCR, University of Technology Sydney
• Professor Duncan Ivison FAHA, Previous DVCR, University of Sydney
• Mr Alistair Maclean, Chief Executive Officer, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
• Ms Vicki Thomson, CEO, Go8
• Mr Dom English, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Education
• Professor Steve Larkin, PVC-Indigenous Engagement, University of Adelaide
• Professor Cameron Neylon, Curtin University
• Mr Tony Sheil, Director, Office for Research, Griffith University
• Ms Michelle Duryea, Edith Cowan University and Convenor, Research Information and Reporting Special Interest Group, Australasian Research Management Society

Broad consultation will occur later this year. The transition plan will be delivered by December 2022 for implementation in 2024-25.

If you have any questions please email ARC-NCGP@arc.gov.au or phone +61 2 6287 6600.