Unit of Evaluation

Unit of Evaluation

ERA will undertake evaluations in each of eight clusters of disciplines, as follows:

  1. Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences (PCE)
  2. Humanities and Creative Arts (HCA)
  3. Engineering and Environmental Sciences (EE)
  4. Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences (SBE)
  5. Mathematical, Information and Computing Sciences (MIC)
  6. Biological and Biotechnological Sciences (BB)
  7. Biomedical and Clinical Health Sciences (BCH)
  8. Public and Allied Health Sciences (PAH)

Disciplines are defined as four-digit Fields of Research (FoR) as identified in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC).  In cases of low-volume research activity, disciplines may be redefined as two-digit FoR codes.

The combination of FoR codes for each discipline cluster is available here.

The complete list of FoR codes can be found on the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ website.