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Research income & research funding assurance

14/08/2026

For many universities, the Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC) is treated as an annual compliance task. It is far more than that. HERDC determines each institution’s share of the Commonwealth’s research block grant pool, $2.37bn allocated across 42 providers in 2026 through the Research Support Program and Research Training Program, and every return must […]

2024 HERDC specifications released: Key updates & audit requirements

12/03/2025

The final Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC) specifications for the collection of 2024 data have been released. It’s a great outcome to have further clarification on the treatment of Shared Income to Non-Higher Education Providers. The main changes between the 2023 specifications and 2024 specifications are as follows:  Each HEP must arrange for an […]