Promoting Research Excellence : New Approaches to Funding.

Foreword
 Table of contents
 Abbreviations and acronyms
 Acronyms
 Abbreviations
 Executive summary
 Chapter 1 Research excellence initiatives: A new form of competitive research funding
 Introduction
 REIs as research funding instruments
 Characteristics of government research funding
 Scope of the project and structure of the report
 Main messages from the study
 Outlook
 Notes
 References
 PART I OECD/RIHR SURVEY RESULTS ON FUNDING FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES
 Chapter 2 Research excellence initiatives and government ministries
 Introduction
 Data sources and methodology. Description of REIsEvaluations and experiences with REI
 Summary
 Notes
 References
 Annex 2.A1 Additional tables
 Chapter 3 Research excellence initiatives and centres of excellence
 Introduction
 Data source and methodology
 Basic characteristics of CoEs
 Age profile of centres
 Management structures and relations between hosts and CoEs
 Measuring the impact of research in CoEs
 The contribution of REIs
 Summary of the results
 Notes
 References
 Annex 3.A1 List of REIs, COEs and selected variables by country
 Chapter 4 Research excellence initiatives and host institutions
 Introduction. Data source and methodologyCharacteristics of host institutions
 Administrative arrangements and objectives
 Funding schemes
 The link between HIs and CoEs funding
 Perceived effects of REIs and CoEs
 Summary of the results
 Notes
 References
 PART II COUNTRY CASE STUDIES
 Chapter 5 Denmark: Centres of excellence
 Public research excellence initiatives: An overview
 Investment capital for university research
 Notes
 Chapter 6 The German Excellence Initiative
 Background and framework conditions
 The universities' approach to the Excellence Initiative. What makes the Excellence Initiative special?The universities' view on the application and selection procedures
 Internal governance
 Budget and administration of funds
 Recruitment and recruitment strategies
 Collaboration with other universities and with non-university research institutions
 International visibility
 Collaboration between departments and scientific disciplines
 Impact on doctoral training
 Summary and conclusions
 Note
 References
 Chapter 7 Japanese experience with centres of excellence
 R & D activities and tertiary education in Japan. The development of research excellence initiativesGlobal COE Programme
 World Premier International Research Centre Initiative
 Centres interviewed for the case study
 Summary of interviews: GCOE Programme
 Summary of interviews: WPI
 REIs from the perspective of host organisations
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Reference
 Chapter 8 Norwegian Centres of Excellence
 Introduction
 General characteristics of the CoEs
 Funding and internal governance of the Norwegian CoEs
 Responsibilities and division of labour
 Staff and recruitment
 General assessment and experiences
 Concluding remarks
 Notes.