{"id":4739,"date":"2011-02-16T04:38:32","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T20:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/report-confirms-curtins-world-class-research\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:06:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T05:06:40","slug":"report-confirms-curtins-world-class-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/report-confirms-curtins-world-class-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Report confirms Curtin’s world-class research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently published Excellence in Research Australia (ERA)<\/em> results have seen Curtin meet or exceed world standards\u00a0 across a variety of disciplines.<\/p>\n

Curtin’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor of\u00a0 Research and Development, Professor Linda Kristjanson, is pleased with the\u00a0 recent results and believes that the University can look forward to continued growth in research quality and outputs.<\/p>\n

The following announcement was released by Professor Linda Kristjanson.<\/p>\n

ERA results were released on the 31 January 2011.\u00a0 We were pleased with the excellent performance achieved by a number of Curtin\u2019s discipline groups.\u00a0 We achieved world class rankings for 45% of our two-digit research discipline areas and 36% of our four-digit research discipline areas. At the four-digit Field of Research level we achieved ratings of four and five (above and well above world standards) for Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Geochemistry, Geology, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Medical Microbiology, and Cultural studies.\u00a0 We were also very pleased to note that another 13 discipline groups achieved a rating of 3 at the four-digit level, indicating that their performance was equal to the world standard (Applied Mathematics, Numerical and Computational Mathematics, Condensed Matter Physics, Geophysics, Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Human Movement & Sports Science, Nursing, Urban & Regional Planning, Tourism; Film, Television & Digital Media; Performing Arts & Creative Writing; and Historical Studies).<\/p>\n

It is important to remember that the ERA trial exercise was based upon 2003-2008 data.\u00a0 We anticipate improved results in the next round of ERA, based upon the recent research recruitments and improvements in quality of research publications in 2009.\u00a0\u00a0 The recent HERDC data shows strong growth by Curtin in the number of research publications in top quality journals (A\/A*) including Nature and Science, with 49.6% of journal articles for 2009 in this group, up from 36.6% in 2008. This increase in quality also occurred at a time of continuing growth in Curtin\u2019s research publications, with a 13.5% growth (1,617 research publications) for 2009 and a national ranking of 10th up from 11th in 2008 and 17th in 2007 and 20th in 2003.<\/p>\n

There has been concern that the data related to ERA performance recently reported in some media presents distorted and in some instances inaccurate information. The report relied upon constructed rankings of universities based upon mean ERA scores for an arbitrarily chosen set of up to the top 25 discipline groups in which universities were assessed.\u00a0 Had the top 20 discipline groups been used as the basis of the averaging, Curtin would have been listed above or equal to the world standard, with our average score being 3.4.<\/p>\n

It is also important to understand that there is a strong correlation (0.70) between age of university and ERA performance as measured by four-digit Fields of Research Codes.\u00a0\u00a0 With this in mind, it is pleasing to recognise that Curtin achieved world standard or higher (3,4,5) rankings in 20 discipline groups. As a young and large university, we are on the right trajectory to become a world class research intensive university over the next twenty years.<\/p>\n

Our commitment to excellence is the first principle guiding our research efforts. We are also committed to undertaking research that is relevant to industry and the wider community.\u00a0 To this end, we look forward to engaging in ongoing discussions in the sector and with government to ensure that future assessments recognise engagement and innovation.<\/p>\n

We value the information obtained from this first trial first benchmarking exercise and are confident that we are on a strong upward trajectory.<\/p>\n

Curtin\u2019s Discipline Groups Above or Well Above World Standards (ERA Ratings 4 & 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Analytical Chemistry (5)
\n\u2022 Geology (5)
\n\u2022 Physical Chemistry (4)
\n\u2022 Geochemistry (4)
\n\u2022 Medical Microbiology (4)
\n\u2022 Curriculum & Pedagogy (4)
\n\u2022 Cultural Studies (4)<\/p>\n

Curtin\u2019s World Standard Disciplines (ERA Rating 3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Applied Mathematics
\n\u2022 Numerical and Computational Mathematics
\n\u2022 Condensed Matter Physics
\n\u2022 Geophysics
\n\u2022 Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences (2 digit)
\n\u2022 Chemical Engineering
\n\u2022 Electrical & Electronic Engineering
\n\u2022 Human Movement & Sports Science
\n\u2022 Nursing
\n\u2022 Urban & Regional Planning
\n\u2022 Tourism
\n\u2022 Film, Television & Digital
\n\u2022 Media
\n\u2022 Performing Arts and Creative Writing
\n\u2022 Historical Studies<\/p>\n

Download Professor Kristjanson’s response to Curtin University’s ERA results.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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