Peer review in the funding of research in higher education: The Australian experience

Jayasinghe, Upali W.; Marsh, Herbert W.; Bond, Nigel

doi:10.3102/01623737023004343

Peer review in the funding of research in higher education: The Australian experience

In this article we evaluate the peer review process used to fund Australian university research across all disciplines. Peer reviews of research proposals (2,989 proposals, 6,233 external reviewers) submitted to the Australian Research Council (ARC) are related to characteristics of the researche…