How should financial support for research be distributed to universities? The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in England and Wales.

Full Abstract

In the United Kingdom, the "Research Assessment Exercise" is used by central government as a way of distributing infra-structure funds to University departments to support research. Departments with the highest ratings get extra support, while departments with low ratings may have their existing support withdrawn. The paper describes an exercise aimed at improving the rating obtained by one such department.

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Author information

Author/s: Goldberg, David (D); Mann, Anthony (A);

Affiliation: Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, de Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. spjudpb(-atsign-)hotmail.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Epidemiologia e psichiatria sociale (Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc), published in Italy. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2006 Apr-Jun; vol 15 (issue 2) : pp 104-8

Dates: Created 2006/07/26; Completed 2006/09/15; Revised 2006/11/29;

PMID: 16865930, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

ErratumIn: Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc. 2006 Jul-Sep;15(3):238.

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Research - economics; standards
Universities - economics
Wales

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