How should financial support for research be distributed to universities? The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in England and Wales.
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with the highest ratings get extra support, while departments with low ratings may have their existing support withdrawn.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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David
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Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, de Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. spjudpb@hotmail.com
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Anthony
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D004739:England; D005378:Financial Support; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D014495:Universities / Q000191:economics*; D014852:Wales