HERDC (Higher Education Research Data Collection) is a key contributor to CQUniversity funding. The University reports eligible research publications to HERDC annually. The DIISR (Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) uses the HERDC data to calculate performance based funding allocations.
HERDC eligible research publications include:
Each publication needs to meet DIISR criteria.
Further information please contact the Research Division.
ERA (Excellence in Research for Australia) aims to identify and promote excellence across the full spectrum of research activity in Australia's higher education institutions. It evaluates the quality of the research undertaken in Australian universities against national and international benchmarks.
The unit of evaluation is broadly defined as the Field of Reserach (FoR) within an institution based on the ANZSRC (Australia and New Zealand Standard Classification).
ERA classifies research into 8 broad clusters:
For CQUniversity specific information see the University's ERA Overview.
Field of Research (FoR), Socio-Economic Objective (SEO), and Type of Activity (ToA) codes are used to categorise your research outputs. They are part of the metadata you will need to add to your research publication records in Research Elements.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) outlines FoR, SEO, and ToA codes in their Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC) report. You can download separate spread sheets for each type.
Stats NZ has interactive online lists you can use for these codes.
aCQUIRe is the CQUniversity Institutional Repository. Submissions of all documents are made using Research Elements. Please submit publications in a timely manner throughout the year.