Performance-based research funding
The Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF)
This is how the New Zealand government assesses research output and quality, and allocates research funding to tertiary institutions. Three measures determine how the funding is apportioned: i) Quality evaluation, ii) Research degree completions, and iii) External research income. In the latest round in 2018, the University of Auckland had 390 FTE or 33% of the A-rated researchers in the country.
| PBRF Assessment Year | Staff -A (FTE, %) |
Staff -B (FTE, %) | Staff -C (FTE, %) | Staff -C(NE) (FTE, %) |
Total PBRF Eligible FTE | New & Emerging |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 152, 10.8% | 518, 36.7% | 482, 34.1% | N/A | 1,412 | N/A |
| 2006 | 201, 12.3% | 533, 32.6% | 451, 27.6% | 94.6, 5.8% | 1,636 | 143 |
| 2012 | 287.9, 16.9% | 637, 37.5% | 405.5, 23.9% | 227.1, 13.4% | 1,699 | 250.3 |
| 2018 | 389.2, 21.9% | 733.7, 41.3% | 345.1, 19.4% | 280.3, 15.8% | 1,778 | 348.7 |
Note: 18.4% of Staff in 2003 received an R grade. The total eligible do not include staff in UniServices.
Top subjects in 2018
| Subject |
Research Quality Average Score | Staff -A (FTE, %) | Staff -B (FTE, %) | Staff -C (FTE, %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology |
30.7 |
48.9, 23.2% |
96.6, 45.9% |
64.8, 30.8% |
| Clinical Medicine | 30.8 |
32.1, 30.0% |
39.6, 37.0% |
35.4, 33.1% |
| Psychology |
33.8 |
25.5, 39.8% |
20.2, 31.5% |
18.4, 28.7% |
| Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour | 34.8 |
16.2, 36.7% | 19.7, 44.7% |
8.2, 18.6% |
| Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Sciences | 30.7 | 15.8, 24.9% | 31.3, 49.3% | 16.4, 25.8% |
| Pure and Applied Mathematics | 35.8 |
15.1, 40.9% |
14.0, 38.0% |
7.8, 21.2% |
| Physics | 32.5 | 11.8, 30.4% | 13.9, 35.9% | 13.0, 33.6% |
| Law | 31.1 |
11.0, 22.5% | 27.5, 56.3% | 10.4, 21.3% |
| Earth Sciences | 32.8 |
9.2, 28.9% |
16.0, 50.1% |
6.7, 21.0% |
| Visual Arts and Crafts |
37.2 |
8.5, 46.7% | 7.7, 42.3% |
2.0, 11.0% |
| Anthropology and Archaeology |
32.2 |
7.7, 39.0% | 6.0, 30.5% |
6.0, 30.5% |
| Māori Knowledge and Development | 31.4 | 7.6, 33.7% | 8.0, 35.4% | 7.0, 31.0% |
| Music, Literary Arts and Other Arts | 29.8 | 4.6, 17.9% | 16.4, 63.4% | 4.8, 18.7% |
| English Language and Literature | 32.9 | 4.5, 26.0% | 10.4, 59.5% | 2.5, 14.5% |
| Human Geography |
30.7 |
4.3, 22.6% |
11.0, 58.1% |
3.7, 19.3% |
| Theatre and Dance, Film, Television and Multimedia |
35.2 |
4.0, 34.7% |
6.5, 56.6% |
1.0, 8.7% |
| Philosophy | 34.9 |
4.0, 24.6% |
12.2, 75.4% |
0.0, 0.0% |
| Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy |
31.3 |
4.0, 26.0% |
8.4, 54.5% |
3.0, 19.5% |
| Pacific Research |
30.0 |
3.0, 17.6% |
11.0, 64.7% |
3.0, 17.6% |
| Sport and Exercise Science | 30.0 |
1.0, 12.5% |
6.0, 75.0% |
1.0, 12.5% |
For more information, please refer to the TEC website.