This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education administration of the Research Block Grant schemes. The department's performance was assessed against the following criteria: the schemes are effectively planned and administered; the processes and systems used for calculating and distributing funds reflect the allocation criteria...

The Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey has focused since its inception on capturing an accurate picture of faculty members' practices, attitudes, and needs. In the fifth triennial cycle, fielded in fall 2012, the survey focused on research and teaching practices broadly, as well as the dissemination, collecting, discovery, and access of research and teaching materials...

This report uses Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) data to look at the impact of schools on a student’s tertiary entrance rank (TER) and the probability of them going to university (controlling for TER). It shows that the characteristics of schools do matter: although young people’s individual characteristics are the main drivers of success...

Universities around the world are coming under greater pressure to increase their productivity, often because of reduced funding in the context of increasing student demand. At the same time, many governments are looking to universities to produce short-term practical outcomes, commercialise their intellectual property, and chase funding, no matter what the implications of winning it.

How students experience university plays a major role in their academic, personal and professional success. Over the last decade Australian universities and governments have placed considerable emphasis on key facets of the student experience such as skills development, student engagement, quality teaching, student support, and learning resources. Reflecting this, a project was conducted in 2012...