Making a difference—outcomes of ARC funded research

Making a difference—outcomes of ARC funded research

Making a difference Outcomes of ARC supported research 2016–17

THE AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL

The Australian Research Council (ARC) is a Commonwealth entity within the Australian Government. The ARC’s purpose is to grow knowledge and innovation for the benefit of the Australian community through funding the highest quality research, assessing the quality, engagement and impact of research and providing advice on research matters. The ARC funds research and researchers under the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP). The NCGP consists of two elements—Discovery and Linkage. Within these elements are a range of schemes structured to provide a pathway of incentives for researchers to build the scope and scale of their work and collaborative partnerships. The majority of funding decisions under the NCGP are made on the basis of peer review. The ARC evaluates the quality of research undertaken in higher education institutions through the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) program. ERA is an established evaluation framework that identifies research excellence in Australian higher education institutions by comparing Australia’s research effort against international benchmarks. ERA assesses quality using a combination of indicators and expert review by research evaluation committees. The ARC is also responsible for developing and implementing an Engagement and Impact (EI) assessment announced by the Australian Government in December 2015 as part of the National Science and Innovation Agenda. EI will assess the engagement of researchers with end-users, and show how universities are translating their research into economic, social, environmental and other impacts.

ISBN 978-0-9943687-3-7 (print) Published: June 2017

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