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<DIV dir=ltr> Hi Everybody,</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr> In case anyone missed the announcement, yesterday Kim Carr issued a press release relating to changes in the ERA scheme. One of the key changes is that journals will no longer be ranked--that is, no longer be allocated A*, A, B, C rankings. You can find the ministerial statement here: <A href="http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Carr/MediaReleases/Pages/IMPROVEMENTSTOEXCELLENCEINRESEARCHFORAUSTRALIA.aspx">http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Carr/MediaReleases/Pages/IMPROVEMENTSTOEXCELLENCEINRESEARCHFORAUSTRALIA.aspx</A></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>cheers,</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>Jon</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>