The UK Research Assessment Exercise: Unintended Consequences

Elton, Lewis

doi:10.1111/1468-2273.00160

Cited by 133 publications

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“…however, it has been subject to considerable discussion (eg, Williams, 1998, Elton, 2000. Elton highlighted some of its unintended consequences, but did not consider its effect on most of the UK"s full-time researchers.…”

Section: The Uk"s Research Assessment Exercise (Rae) Is One Of the Momentioning

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Managing for the ideal research environment

Madden

2009

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

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Section: The Uk"s Research Assessment Exercise (Rae) Is One Of the Momentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing for the ideal research environment

Madden

2009

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

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“…3 The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) is a periodic survey of research performance across the UK higher education sector. This is not the place to rehearse the dysfunctions of the RAE; they are rich and varied, and much lamented and lampooned elsewhere, for example, Elton (2000) and Pierce (2000).…”

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Organizational Dynamics of Technology-Based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda

Wastell¹,

McMaster

2008

Journal of Information Technology

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“…The main argument for change in the research funding in Australia is influenced by the schemes introduced recently in the UK, the National Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) [10] and New Zealand, the Performance Based Research Fund [13,16]. It is interesting to see how Australia has performed, particularly in comparison with these two countries in research output.…”

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The changing research funding regime in Australia and academic productivity

Newman

2008

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

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Australian university research output has been questioned by the Federal Government. A new research funding system is soon to be introduced which is likely to place a heavier weight on publications. Although the importance of publications is not disputed, the article argues that there is no reason for the performance of the Australian academics to be doubted. Data on research publications is used to show that Australia outperforms the UK and New Zealand whose systems are being used as the model for the proposed changes in Australia. The gap between Australia and these two countries has in fact widened since their research funding reforms were introduced. Further data is provided on different citation systems, research funding and PhD completions in one academic unit, namely the Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy (ISTP) as a case study to demonstrate productivity and quality gains during the period under question.It is usual practice for the Australian Federal Government to shape the country's research priorities to better reflect and care for the needs of the economy, society and the physical environment where they exist. The funding for research should provide the basis for achieving such long-term sustainability. A country with a long-term vision for the future should use universities as a social pillar, which can guarantee brighter prospects for its coming generations. For Australia to have a strong and world-class university research sector, adequate resources should be provided to match its current achievements. Also, a (new) funding model should allow for diversity and flexibility in research to properly reflect the complexity of the academic world.

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The UK Research Assessment Exercise: Unintended Consequences

Cited by 133 publications

References 6 publications

Managing for the ideal research environment

Managing for the ideal research environment

Organizational Dynamics of Technology-Based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda

The changing research funding regime in Australia and academic productivity

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