The Uncompleted Impact:The Design and Con-troversies of the"Double Research Evaluation Systems"in Australian Universities
With the rise of the impact agenda in the academic field,non-academic im-pact evaluation,as a new practice,has become the focus of research evaluation reform in the world.In 2018,on the basis of"Excellence in Research for Australia"(ERA),Australia introduced"Engagement and Impact"(EI),forming a"double research evaluation systems"of both"academic impact"and"non-academic impact".The former is based on the core function of knowledge production innovation;the latter is committed to promoting the trans-formation and application of research achievements on the basis of the former,jointly creat-ing an innovative system design with complementary internal quality and external benefits of the research.Compared with the single system design of other countries,Australia coordi-nates the operation logic of multiple systems to seek breakthrough changes in scientific and technological innovation and academic research,regains the non-academic impact evalua-tion that has been shelved due to political factors in history,and builds a strategic synergy for research development.At the same time,it also faces controversies in functional posi-tioning,element construction,and practical orientation.At the time of organized research in China,the above experience and ideas provide enlightenment for how to deepen the reform and construction of research system and mechanism in universities.
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