Research funding systems in Australia, New Zealand and the UK

Policy Settings and Perceived Effects

Bibliographic Data

ID6326640
AuthorsJerry M Lewis (0000-0001-5858-8634, The University of Melbourne), Jenny M Lewis, Sandy Ro (0000-0002-2900-4094), Sandy Ross (The University of Melbourne)
Year2011
Volume39
Issue3
Pages379-398
Publication date2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442
PublisherBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/030557310x520270
OpenAlexW2332342503
LanguageEN
Citations received12

The funding of research in universities is increasingly based on direction of resources in support of 'excellence'. Funding decisions are linked to evaluation through research funding systems, but there has so far been little comparative empirical research on the perceived effects of these systems. This article reports on a study involving interviews with 274 academics at universities in Australia (Melbourne), New Zealand (Auckland) and the UK (Birmingham). Perceptions of the three research funding systems demonstrated significant differences across universities, and some interesting gender and seniority differences, but surprisingly little variance between humanities, science and social science disciplines

Geography · New Zealand studies · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Health and Medical Research Impacts · Public Administration · scientometrics and bibliometrics research

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