Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) is the major research quality assessment exercise for Australian Universities. ERA identifies the research strengths of individual universities and the university sector using a combination of indicators and expert review by committees.
Victoria University's performance in the 2012 ERA assessment was impressive, with many of our research focus areas achieving a ranking of world-standard and above.
On this page
ERA results
Researchers in the sports science labs.
World-class research in world-class facilities.
In 2012, Victoria University received the following ratings in the ERA program:
The highest rating of 5 (well above world standard) in:
- electrical and electronic engineering
- human movement and sports science
- pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences.
A rating of 4 (above world standard) in:
- applied mathematics
- medical physiology.
A rating of 3 (world standard) in:
- artificial intelligence and image processing
- distributed computing
- chemical engineering
- civil engineering
- food sciences
- nursing
- social work
- psychology
- performing arts and creative writing
- cultural studies.
For further information about research being undertaken at VU, view our research focus areas or find out more about projects in our Colleges, Institutes and research centres.
"Our researchers should be extremely proud of their achievements as this national evaluation confirms that researchers at Victoria University compete with the world's best in a range of disciplines".
Professor Peter Dawkins, Vice-Chancellor and President, Victoria University
News: World-class research recognised (December 2012), Victoria University increases world standing in research (December 2012)
ERA data collection
All universities submit information to the Australian Research Council about research activities, including details about publications and research outputs, awards, grants, income from industry and commercialisation of research and applied measures such as patents.
The bulk of the ERA submission uses data collated in previous HERDC collections. Data collection is managed by the Office for Research.
The next ERA collection is expected to occur in 2015.
Contact us
For further information visit the ERA website, VU's research publications & reports, or contact VU's ERA liaison:
Cora Ng
ERA Project Manager
Office for Research
Phone: +61 3 9919 5354