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Research Institute employers seek large cuts in award rates of pay
The Australian Association of Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) is spending tens of thousands of much-needed research dollars paying lawyers to oppose an application by the NTEU to confirm the ...
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UK’s version of ERA pushing quality teaching 'into the shadows'
Australia is not the only national research system currently facing important questions about the way the research performance systems are managed by universities. Jen Tsen Kwok, NTEU National Policy ...
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NTEU report calls for reforms to ERA research assessment
A report released yesterday on the ERA system used to assess the quality of university research output, provides evidence that a number of universities are strategically reclassifying research ... -
NTEU Report available today highlights gaming in ERA process
The NTEU has published a report today called Impact of ERA Research Assessment on University Behaviour and their Staff that highlights major problems in the university management of research over the ...
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University may reconsider the attack on academic freedom
Recently the VC’s negotiating team put forward a proposal that would allow the University to make academics redundant if their research was not in line with the strategic direction of the ...
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Investigation into claims Canada is muzzling its scientists
The BBC announced earlier this month that Canada's Information Commission is to investigate claims that the government is ‘muzzling’ its scientists by imposing rules which prevent them ...
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An award safety net for research institute staff?
Staff at over a hundred research institutes in Australia will be covered by higher education awards if NTEU applications before the Fair Work Commission (FWC) succeed. David Trevaks, the newly ...
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NTEU renews call for a review of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) scheme
The NTEU has renewed its call for a review of the ERA’s cost-effectiveness and its broader ramifications upon the Australian research community.
NTEU National President Jeannie Rea said, ...
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2012 ERA Results
ERA Results
The Australian Governemnt today released the results of the 2012 ERA exercise. The results show that both the volume and quality of reserach being undertaken at Australian ...
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National Research Investment Plan released
Following the government's Focusing Australia's Publicly Funded Research Review last year, Minister Chris Evans launched the National Research Investment Plan (NRIP) on Wednesday. The Plan sets out ...


