Source: Tertiary Education Commission
Last updated 30 November 2023
Last updated 30 November 2023
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This page is about the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation 2026.
This page is about the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation 2026.
The next PBRF Quality Evaluation will be held in 2026.
In July 2021, the Government announced changes to the PBRF, based on the independent review conducted in 2019–2020 and further targeted consultation. These included changes to the Quality Evaluation. See Performance-Based Research Fund – Ministry of Education.
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) then established a Sector Reference Group (SRG) to provide advice and recommendations on operational design changes to the design of Quality Evaluation 2026. The SRG ran a consultation process from September 2021 to October 2023.
The following documents and pages provide further information on Quality Evaluation 2026:
Guidelines for Quality Evaluation 2026
What is the Quality Evaluation?
The Quality Evaluation is an assessment of the research performance of staff at participating tertiary education organisations (TEOs) by expert peer review panels. It is held periodically and is the largest component of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF).
The Quality Evaluation process is based on the submission and assessment of Evidence Portfolios. Peer review panels assess Evidence Portfolios against agreed standards and this process is moderated by the Moderation team.
TEOs also review their staff against the eligibility criteria and participate in our audit processes.
Once peer review panel decisions have been made and approved, the results are given to each participating TEO and a report on the Quality Evaluation results is published.
For more information on participating TEOs (over all four rounds – 2003, 2006, 2012 and 2018), see TEO participation in PBRF Quality Evaluations (PDF 369 KB).
