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CRAG Research Office Benchmarking ProjectIn May 2011 Higher Ed Services (HES) via its Collaborative Research Administrators' Group (CRAG) launched the CRAG Research Office Benchmarking Project. The purpose of the Research Office Benchmarking Project is to assist participating universities compare their processes and practices with others in Australia and to identify leading practices that can lead greater efficiencies in the delivery of services to researchers through optimal support staffing structures, systems and executive reporting. Data will be confidentially aggregated and deidentified to produce a combined report with recommendations for all participating universities, and individual reports will be produced for each university. The CRAG member universities currently participating in the Benchmarking Project pilot are: ACU, Deakin, ECU, CQU, Notre Dame, SCU, UNE and UWS. All Australian universities are welcome to get involved and benefit from the combined outcomes of the Project. A Benchmarking Working Party (BWP) has been established and comprises representatives from UWS, Deakin, ECU, ACU and SCU, in addition to Higher Ed Services staff. The BWP has developed the parameters and scope for Phase 1 of the Project and an electronic Research Office Benchmarking Survey has been developed. The Survey includes questions in the following areas of Research Office management and administration:
Project Timeline 2011 (Phase 1)
To participate in the Research Office Benchmarking Project please contact: Carolyn Fairhurst
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