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Event : NCSEHE Student Equity Snapshots Forum: A week of lightning talks by the 2019/20 Equity Fellows
You’re invited to join us for an exciting series of lightning talks and online discussions presented by the 2019/20 Equity Fellows on 26–30 October 2020. Since 2016, the NCSEHE has supported 12 Equity Fellows to conduct targeted research projects, advancing student equity research, policy and practice. The 2019/20 cohort have undertaken major year-long projects focusing […]
8 June 2020
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Event : CGHE webinar: Can we rank universities based on principles of fairness and equity? And if so, should we?
The Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) hosted a webinar on 14 May 2020, presented by NCSEHE Equity Fellow Tim Pitman. Overview Higher education ranking systems are ubiquitous and are used, increasingly, to measure and hold universities accountable for a range of issues, such as quality and performance. However to date, very few ranks incorporate […]
11 May 2020
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Non-English speaking background, Regional
Event : ADCET/NCSEHE webinar: Supporting students’ wellbeing during COVID-19
Presented by Nicole Crawford and Cathy Stone Webinar overview This webinar discussed preliminary findings from research into supporting the mental wellbeing of mature-aged students in regional and remote Australia, through ensuring that, in this time of physical distancing, online learning is delivered in ways that enhance student engagement and student wellbeing. In the midst of […]
27 March 2020
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Non-English speaking background, Regional
Event : ADCET/NCSEHE webinar: Three Essentials in moving online
The NCSEHE, in partnership with the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET), hosted a webinar on 1 April 2020, presented by NCSEHE Fellows Dr Cathy Stone and Dr Nicole Crawford. The webinar was attended by nearly 400 participants who actively engaged with the presenters and gained timely advice during this period of rapid […]
27 March 2020
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Non-English speaking background, Regional
Event : Can we rank universities based on principles of fairness and equity? And if so, should we?
Event cancelled due to travel restrictions. Higher education ranking systems are ubiquitous and are used, increasingly, to measure and hold universities accountable for a range of issues, such as quality and performance. However to date, very few ranks incorporate measurements of equity and fairness, let alone prioritise them. Even rarer still is evidence of a […]
25 February 2020
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Non-English speaking background, Regional
Event : ADCET/NCSEHE webinar: Supporting students with disability during and beyond higher education
Presented by NCSEHE 2020 Equity Fellows David Eckstein and Tim Pitman The NCSEHE partnered with the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) for a webinar on Thursday 5 March, presented by NCSEHE Equity Fellows Tim Pitman and David Eckstein. Through their year-long Fellowships, David and Tim are examining the ways in which Australia’s […]
14 February 2020
Disability, Featured, General
Event : Public seminar presented by Dr Mollie Dollinger
The Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) at The University of Melbourne hosts a series of public seminars exploring current issues in higher education and their implications for policy and practice, with guest presenters from local and international universities. Dr Mollie Dollinger is currently leading a NCSEHE-funded research project exploring how co-design […]
6 February 2020
General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Event : ADCET & NCSEHE Webinar — Beyond graduation: Long-term socioeconomic outcomes amongst equity students
Webinar with Dr Wojtek Tomaszewski The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) in partnership with the NCSEHE presented this webinar by Dr Wojtek Tomaszewski from the University of Queensland. Wojtek detailed the outcomes from recent research revealing 15-year trends in equity students’ post-university outcomes, including measures of health and wellbeing, as well as employment and […]
27 September 2019
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Non-English speaking background, Regional
Event : Regional Study Hubs Network Event One — Geraldton
The inaugural Regional Study Hubs network conference, led by the NCSEHE with support from the Australian Government Department of Education, was hosted by the Geraldton Universities Centre on 12–14 June. This event brought to Geraldton 37 representatives from 14 of the 16 Regional Study Hubs (now referred to as Regional University Centres) situated across 23 […]
28 May 2019
Featured, General, Low SES, Regional
Event : Best Practice in Regional Study Hubs Symposium 2019
Members from 16 Federally-funded Regional University Centres convened in the Snowy Mountains on 15 November 2019 to collaborate, engage with higher education experts, and share examples of best practice with the aim of ensuring students from regional, rural and remote communities across Australia receive better access to higher education and to improve student success. NCSEHE […]
6 May 2019
Featured, General, Regional