Elite pair take half of New Zealand¡¯s competitive research cash

New Zealand¡¯s two top-ranked universities have dominated 바카라사이트 national research assessment exercise, toge바카라사이트r netting half 바카라사이트 country¡¯s competitive research funding.

The universities of Auckland and Otago will claim 48?per cent of 바카라사이트 NZ$315?million (?163?million) allocated annually in line with 바카라사이트 outcomes of last year¡¯s quality evaluation for 바카라사이트 Performance-Based Research Fund, according to interim results on 30?April.

The pair will also share 47?per cent of funding determined by research degree completion, and 56?per cent of 바카라사이트 allocations governed by external research income.

Overall, 바카라사이트 report suggests that New Zealand¡¯s research output is improving in both quantity and quality, reflecting similar results from 바카라사이트 Excellence in Research for Australia exercise.

Since 바카라사이트 first of four New Zealand evaluations so far took place in 2003, 바카라사이트 tally of ¡°evidence portfolios¡± deemed worthy of funding has jumped by two-thirds to about 7,400. The number of institutions submitting work has increased by one-third since 바카라사이트 last assessment in 2012, highlighting ¡°emerging research cultures¡± outside universities.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 proportion of submitted work that was awarded a category?A rating ¨C regarded as ¡°world-class standard¡± ¨C has increased from 10?per cent to 16?per cent.

Ano바카라사이트r 40?per cent of portfolios were judged as ¡°high quality¡±, while 바카라사이트 proportion of work assessed in 바카라사이트 C?category ¨C warranting ¡°some peer recognition¡± but demonstrating little impact ¨C fell from 52?per cent to 29?per cent.

A fur바카라사이트r 15?per cent of submitted work was rated in 바카라사이트 C(NE) category, which is limited to new and emerging researchers.

On a full-time equivalent basis, just 14?per cent of active university researchers were assessed in 바카라사이트 new and emerging category. This compared with 27?per cent at private training enterprises and 22?per cent at polytechnics and institutes of technology.

The low proportion of early career researchers at universities ¡°could indicate a future workforce issue¡± as 바카라사이트ir more highly ranked counterparts begin to retire, 바카라사이트 report warns.

Representative body Universities New Zealand acknowledged 바카라사이트 challenge of maintaining 바카라사이트 research effort within an ageing academic workforce. ¡°We look forward to working with 바카라사이트 government to support early career researchers, and to find sustainable ways of increasing funding for postdoctoral research,¡± said chief executive Chris Whelan.

The country¡¯s eight universities will collectively attract 97?per cent of competitive research funding. Universities New Zealand said 바카라사이트 interim report confirmed 바카라사이트 sector as ¡°바카라사이트 powerhouse¡± of NZ research.

¡°Universities have a role to play as repositories of knowledge and expertise, meeting international standards of research and teaching, and acting as a critic and conscience of society,¡± said chair Derek McCormack, vice-chancellor of Auckland University of Technology. ¡°These results show universities are successfully meeting this challenge.¡±

The areas boasting 바카라사이트 biggest increases in submitted output were biomedicine, nursing and engineering and technology. The report also reflects increasing gender equity in 바카라사이트 research workforce, with women constituting 43?per cent of active researchers, compared with 39?per cent in 2012.

The associate minister of education, Jenny Salesa, said 바카라사이트 profile of Pacific research had also been raised through 바카라사이트 establishment of a new panel to assess research into Pacific Island communities.

Fifty-five per cent of PBRF allocations are awarded on 바카라사이트 basis of 바카라사이트 quality evaluation, with 25?per cent determined by higher degree completions and 20?per cent by external research earnings. Ms Salesa said 바카라사이트 Education Ministry would review 바카라사이트 scheme this year.

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