The results of the 2012 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) were released by the Australian Research Council (ARC) on Thursday 6th December 2012. .
ERA is an assessment system that evaluates the quality of the research conducted at Australian universities by discipline. It identifies the research strengths of individual universities and of the sector as a whole.

Details of the ERA 2012 process together with the ERA 2012 National Report are available from the ARC website

Commentaries on the results …..

The Conversation

• ERA Results: Medical research is Australia's best Megan Clement 6-Dec-2012
• The dawning of a new ERA: getting research measurement right Tseen Khoo 6-Dec -2012

The Australian

• Majority of University research 'world class' Julie Hare 7-Dec-2012 (interview with CEO of ARC)
• Fears on rankings-focused research Andrew Trouson 7-Dec-2012

The Sydney Morning Herald

• University research at top end of world standard Catherine Armitage 7-Dec-2012

The University of Queensland

• UQ on top in national research quality assessment 6-Dec-2012