Excellence in Research for Australia
The ARC administered Australia’s national research assessment, Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA). ERA identified and promoted excellence across the full range of research in Australia’s higher education institutions. Through ERA the ARC identified excellence in research. It did this by comparing Australia's university research against international benchmarks. This created incentives to improve the quality of research. The first round of ERA, and the first nationwide assessment of research disciplines in Australia, was conducted in 2010. The ARC published the results in early 2011. ERA assessments were conducted in 2012, 2015, and 2018. The 2023 ERA round was paused.