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Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic)
Level 7, Wills Building
North Terrace Campus
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SA 5005 AUSTRALIA
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International Benchmarking

The University encourages benchmarking not only with comparator institutions within Australia but also with institutions overseas.

Selection Criteria for International Benchmarking Partners

The current criteria for selection of the University’s international benchmarking partners are as follows:

  • Universities with which the University of Adelaide has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or other agreement, preferably including a reference to benchmarking
  • Universities which have English as a primary language
  • Universities which are research intensive
  • Universities which are comprehensive, preferably including medicine
  • Universities which are of comparable size to the University of Adelaide

International Benchmarking Partners

International Benchmarking PartnersType of Benchmarking Partnership AgreementPurpose of Benchmarking with Benchmarking PartnersUniversity of Adelaide Contact Person
Queen's University (Canada) Memorandum of Understanding Comparable Institutional Performance Data (Research, Learning & Teaching, Financial Performance)  Pro Vice-Chancellor (International)
University of British Columbia (Canada)      
University of Bristol (England)      
University of Massachusetts Amherst (United States)      
University of Canterbury (New Zealand)      
Shandong University (China)      

International Benchmarking Measures

The tables below show the indicators, measures and associated data definitions for research, learning and teaching, and financial performance.

Research

IndicatorMeasureData Definition
Research Refereed journal articles per Academic Staff FTE per broad discipline

The number of refereed journal articles per Academic Staff full-time equivalent, broken down by the following fields (these feilds are used in the Shanhai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) rankings):

  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics;
  • Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences;
  • Life and Agricultural Sciences
  • Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy;
  • Social Sciences.
Research Activity Ratio of research revenue to total Income from research activities as a % of total activities (excluding controlled entities).
Research Training Activity Ratio of the number of higher degree by research students to total

Number of higher degree by research (PhD and Masters) enrolments as a % of total higher education level student enrolment numbers.

Learning and Teaching

IndicatorMeasureData Definition
Graduate Satisfaction % of graduates satisfied with their course experience Percentage of graduates overall satisfied with their course experience (Equivalent for each partner of the Graduate Careers Australia Course Experience Questionnaire).
Emplyer Satisfaction % of graduates employed Percentage of graduates employed of those available fo work in the year after graduation (Equivalend for each partner of the Graduate Careers Australia Graduate Destination Survey).
Learning Performance Undergraduate retention rates The number of undergraduate students retained as a % of the total from the previous year less the students that have completed.
Learning Performance Undergraduate progress rates The number of undergraduate course enrolments with a grade of pass or more as a % of the total undergraduate course enrolment.

Financial Performance

IndicatorMeasureData Definition
Research and Teaching Support % of expenditure on the library collection Expenditure on the library collection (excluding salaries and infrastructure) as a percentage of total expenditure, excluding controlled entities.
Salary Expenditure % of expenditure on all salaries Expenditure on all salaries as a percentage of total expenditure, excluding controlled entities.
Government Support % of revenue from Government sources Income from all Government sources as a percentage of total expenditure, excluding controlled entities.
Financial Health Operating Margin Operating result as a percentage of total operating revenue, excluding controlled entities.
Financial Health Current ratio Ratio of the value of current assets to current liabilities, excluding controlled entities.
Knowledge Transfer % of revenue from Intellectual Property (IP)

The value of revenue generated from IP (including licences and patents), including controlled entities.

 

International Benchmarking Reports Repository

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