Engagement and Impact Assessment Pilot 2017 Report

The ARC have today released their final report on the Engagement and Impact Assessment Pilot conducted in early 2017.

Changes suggested for the full assessment in 2018 include:

Field of Research 11 - Medical and Health Sciences will be split in two which means two case studies can be submitted bringing the total maximum to 25 (1 for each of the 22 FOR + an extra one for '11' plus an interdisciplinary and Aboriginal research case study)

Four engagement indicators will be used for the engagement part of the assessment:

• cash support from end-users
• total HERDC income per FTE (specified schemes)
• end-user sponsored grants: proportion of HERDC Category 1
• research commercialisation income (selected FoR codes only).

It is encouraging to finally see a definition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research means that the research significantly relates to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, nations, communities, place, culture or knowledge.

However, the ARC will continue to consult with its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders to further refine the definition.

You can read the report at the ARC's website here: http://www.arc.gov.au/ei-pilot-overview