Nature asks what is the ERA doing to the future of Australian science?

By Jeannie Rea. Australia and New Zealand’s research quality assessment policies have come under scrutiny in the latest edition of Nature. In her article “The limits of excellence”, Annabel McGilvray explores the issues caught up in cycles of research quality evaluation.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v511/n7510_supp/full/511S64a.html

McGilvray focuses upon the 'gaming' embarked upon by universities to lift their research profile - from the churn of research centres relocating from one university to another, to the reclassification of staff out of academic roles. More...