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Contribution of Research to National Goals

 

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These indicators will look at range and coverage of research being undertaken in the tertiary education sector, how this aligns with national goals and connections between the tertiary education sector and end users to promote knowledge use and uptake.

1.  Key indicators

The 2004 Statistics NZ Research and Development Survey shows that around two-thirds of university based research expenditure is in the basic research category¹, compared with about half for CRIs and only 5% for private research establishments.

Research sectors by type of research being undertaken 2004

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Research and Development Survey 2004.

Looking at it in terms of research types, universities contribute to about half of the total expenditure on basic research and a quarter of the total expenditure on applied research.

Research types by sector 2004

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Research and Development Survey 2004.

The 2003 PRBF quality evaluation results showed that the largest number of ‘A’ or ‘B’ rated staff were in humanities and law, biological sciences and social sciences and other cultural and social studies.

PBRF quality evaluation results by panel, number of research staff (in FTEs) rated ‘A’ or ‘B’ and overall quality score (FTE basis) 2003

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Ninety-five percent of staff rated ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ were based in universities.

Distribution of research staff (in FTEs) rated ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ by PBRF quality evaluation by sub-sector 2003

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Data from a Ministry of Research, Science and Technology study of indexed research papers from the tertiary education sector shows that the largest growth in numbers is in the area of medicine and health.

Published indexed research papers from the tertiary education sector by general domain 1997 and 2003

Source: Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, National Bibliometric report 1997–2004

A Ministry of Research, Science and Technology breakdown by research purpose shows that three-quarters of university research links to a broader area of socio-economic objectives, the largest areas being:

• health - 21 percent
• social development and services - 12 percent
• development of infrastructure - 12 percent
• industrial development - 10 percent.

Source: Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, Research and Development in New Zealand — A Decade in Review, 2006.

¹ Category definitions are not comparable with the 2002 survey results published in the Baseline Monitoring Report (↑)

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2.  What has been reported

Baseline Monitoring Report

Nature and Coverage of Research

Monitoring Report 2004

Engagement of TE Os with Industry for Knowledge Creation and Transfer

Monitoring Report 2005

Contribution of Research to National Goals

3.  Related information

Research & Development in New Zealand 2004

Research and development statistics (two yearly) – information on R&D performed in the business, government and university sectors.

R&D in New Zealand – a Decade in Review

This report tracks research and development trends in New Zealand over the decade 1994 to 2004. It collates, for the first time in a single document, statistics on the sectors performing R&D, and the level and source of investment for research carried out in this country.

Bibliometric Studies

Analyses of New Zealand publications and citations in scientific journals to determine world share, citation impact and degree of collaboration.

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