Introduction
Use of Information from ERA
ERA provides Government, universities, industry, and prospective students with valuable information about research performance in Australian universities. For example, ERA data and outcomes:
- inform a range of advice to Government across the various portfolios of Government
- assist universities with strategic planning
- inform funding allocations for Sustainable Research Excellence in Universities (SRE) block grants
- specifically inform the development of research policy in Government and the wider sector, including:
- Research Engagement for Australia: Measuring Research Engagement between Universities and End Users (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering)
- Mapping Australia’s Science and Research Priorities (Department of Industry and Science)
- Mapping the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Australia (Australian Academy of the Humanities)
- Development of the Defence Trade Controls Act (Department of Defence)
- Draft National Strategy for International Education (Department of Education and Training).