Sydney rates well above world standards in ERA evaluation

The University of Sydney has been rated at or above world standard in all 24 of the broad discipline areas in which it was rated in the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation program. Details of the ERA results were released today by the Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr. The University of Sydney scored well above the world average with a maximum of five out of five across a wide spectrum of discipline areas: Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Biomedical and Clinical Health Sciences, History and Archaeology and Philosophy and Religious Studies. Sydney also was rated to be above world standard in an additional 10 disciplines areas: Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Information and Computing Sciences; Engineering; Public and Allied Health Sciences; Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services; Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Law and Legal Studies, Studies in Creative Arts and Writing; and Language Communication and Culture. "These results are particularly pleasing and highlight our core value that we aim to be a place of enquiry for the benefit of Australia and the wider world, with the brightest researchers and the most promising students," said Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence. "Our researchers are committed to making a real difference, and I congratulate all on these excellent outcomes." The University of Sydney also was rated as being at or above the Australian standard in a total of 21 of the 24 different broad discipline categories.