Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Initiative

Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) is an initiative of the Federal Government. ERA is a research quality and evaluation system developed by the Australian Research Council (ARC) in conjunction with the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR).

ERA is designed to assess research quality using a combination of metrics and expert review by committees comprising experienced, internationally-recognised experts.

Reporting and evalution for ERA is by Discipline Cluster, of which there are eight. Discipline Clusters are defined according to Fields of Research codes.

The first full ERA evaluation was conducted in 2010.  ERA 2010 results were announced in early 2011 and the results confirmed the University of Adelaide's position as an Australian leader in research, with 19 out of 22 research discipline areas (86% of them) rated at or above world standard.  For full ERA 2010 results visit the ARC's website.

The next iteration of ERA will occur in 2012. 

	Updates ERA 2012 Submission Guidelines released Improvements to ERA 2012 ERA 2010 results released		ORBIT An intuitive, web based system giving detailed views of research activities at the University of Adelaide. This link will redirect you to the Research Branch ORBIT site.
	Resources  ERA Documents Orbit ERA FAQs ARC FAQs Fields of Research (FoR) Codes Discipline Clusters Indicators Journal Lists Rating Scales		ARC ERA Website Central and official source of information including: ERA 2012 ERA 2010 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ARC contacts & ERA liaison officers
	General Information ARC Timeline ARC ERA Newsletters Media Releases Useful Links		Management The team behind ERA at the University of Adelaide.