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Unis above world average NEW Zealand universities perform above the world average in their areas of research specialisation, and at a level comparable with the leading Australian universities, according to a report by New Zealand's Ministry of Education.The report - Comparing the academic impact of research by New Zealand and Australian universities 1981-2005 - examines the number of times New Zealand university research publications are cited by subsequent researchers over a 25-year period. Citation counts are an internationally recognised way of assessing the academic impact of research publications. Roger Smyth, the Education Ministry's Manager, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis & Reporting, said: "The report shows that New Zealand universities do very well in selected areas but tend to be more specialised in their research than the leading Australian Group of Eight (G8) universities, who perform at a high level across a broad range of subject areas." Another report released by the Ministry of Education - Persistence in doctoral research: analysing the impact of the PBRF on the retention of doctoral students - shows there is a higher likelihood of doctoral students continuing with their studies since the Performance-Based Research Fund came in, particularly for younger full-time students. "This trend in retention is encouraging, given the Performance-Based Research Fund is designed to improve the completion rate of postgraduate research students", said Roger Smyth. The two studies have been developed by the Ministry of Education as part of a larger evaluation of the effects of the Performance-Based Research Fund on research performance being led by the Tertiary Education Commission. |
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