PBRF

Performance” Based” Research” Funding, or PBRF, is is described thus by the Tertiary Education Commission.

“The primary” purpose of the” PBRF” is to ensure that excellent research in the tertiary education sector is encouraged and rewarded. This entails assessing the research performance of” TEOs” and then funding them on the basis of their performance.”

The Tertiary Education Commission funds and” administers” PBRF. “ You” can” read more about it at the TEC website.

TEU has written a large number of submissions on how PBRF should be administered:

Submission to TEC on supplementary consultation document “Reporting of results” 13″ November” 2009
Submission to TEC on” consultation document “Process of evaluating Evidence Portfolios” 6″ November” 2009
Submission on the PBRF Sector Reference Group consultation paper “Weightings” 16 October 2009
Submission to TEC on” addressing the issue of overlapping provision 30 September 2009
Submission on the PBRF Sector Reference Group consultation paper “Pacific research” 28 August 2009
Submission on the PBRF Sector Reference Group consultation paper “Māori research – part 2 – options” 14 August 2009
Submission on the PBRF Sector Reference Group consultation paper “Managing nominated research outputs” 14 August 2009
Submission on the PBRF Sector Reference Group consultation paper “Reporting of results” 19 June 2009
Submission on the PBRF Sector Reference Group consultation paper “Māori research” 15 May 2009
Submission on the PBRF Sector Reference Group consultation paper “Evaluating Applied and Practice-Based Research” 30 January 2009
Submission on the PBRF Sector Reference Group consultation paper “Eligibility” 30 January 2009
Submission on the PBRF Sector Reference Group consultation paper “New and emerging researchers” 30 January 2009