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Event : Equity @ ACU Symposium
You are invited to attend Australian Catholic University’s Equity Symposium as part of Equity @ ACU Week. This two-day professional learning event on the 25th and 26th of September will explore equity and inclusion within higher education. The online Symposium will provide an opportunity to engage with leaders and experts across the education sector, reflect on […]
29 August 2023
Featured, General
Event : ADCET Webinar: The Headspace University Support Program
Headspace has received funding from the Department of Health Commonwealth, under the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Grant funding for a new piece of work that they are calling Headspace University Support Program. This funding will enable Headspace to deliver a support program, including education and training, critical review and capacity building of staff to build […]
29 March 2023
Care leavers, Disability, General
Event : 3rd International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2023
The Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2023 is a biennial event attracting a global audience committed to sharing knowledge for the health and well-being of indigenous communities. The conference runs for over three days and features: keynote presentations from local and international speakers daily concurrent sessions exhibitors and poster presentations a rich […]
23 March 2023
General, Indigenous
Event : 9th Rural & Remote Health Scientific Symposium
The 9th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium is brought to you by the Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN), the Federation of Rural Australian Medical Educators (FRAME), the Lowitja Institute and the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA). It will bring together the rural and remote health research sector with policymakers and others in the government and non-government sectors to shape the future of […]
23 March 2023
General, Regional, rural and remote
Event : Making student equity a reality
Attaining student equity through the Universities Accord Australia needs a higher education system that offers the same opportunities regardless of someone’s location, financial circumstances, or cultural background. Governments, institutions, and employers must work together to achieve this. The recent Australian Universities Accord discussion paper emphasises the need for targets beyond overall participation in higher education to drive […]
15 March 2023
General
Event : ADCET Webinar: Microsoft Accessibility 101
“There are no limits to what people can achieve when technology reflects the diversity of everyone“. Please join ADCET as they introduce Conor McHoull who will present an overview of Microsoft’s accessibility tools and what is available for educators. This will be a ‘surface’ level introduction to these services. Conor will demonstrate what is available […]
7 March 2023
Disability, General
Event : Community Matters: The Complex Links Between Community and Young People’s Aspirations for Higher Education Online Book Launch
Working towards equity of access to higher education remains a fundamental issue of social justice. Despite substantial efforts to redress historical exclusions via a wealth of government and institutional policies, longstanding enrolment patterns persist and new forms of inequality have emerged in a deeply stratified system. ‘Community matters: The complex links between community and young […]
13 February 2023
General
Event : 2023 STARS Conference
About This conference provides the opportunity to disseminate and discuss current research, good practice, emerging initiatives and leading edge ideas that are aimed at enhancing students’ tertiary learning experiences. Discussion on a wide variety of subjects is encouraged and focuses on the following topics: Students – who are they, what are their needs, what works […]
16 November 2022
General
Event : Improving Equity in Higher Education
This presentation draws on Associate Professor Nadine Zacharia’s research, practice and policy work over the past 10 years as well as insights from the recent World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) in Barcelona with the theme of Leave no one behind. Australia is one of the global success stories in increasing participation of equity group students […]
12 October 2022
General, NCSEHE Equity Fellows
Event : ADCET Webinar: “Falling between the cracks?” Experiences of university students with mental health challenges
In this presentation, Dr Nicole Crawford will share some findings from her NCSEHE Equity Fellowship research, “On the radar”: supporting the mental wellbeing of mature-aged students in regional and remote Australia. In particular, Nicole will focus on the experiences of students with mental health challenges. This exploration of what enables or constrains students from accessing and/or receiving […]
6 October 2022
Disability, General, Regional, rural and remote