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Post : Regional community attributes impact university engagement
Positive community attitudes and employer support for higher education are central to regional and remote student university success, new research has shown. The study, led by Dr Robin Katersky Barnes from the University of Tasmania and funded by the NCSEHE, defined student influencers and community characteristics that supported positive higher education outcomes. “Higher education access, […]
16 December 2019
Featured, General, Low SES, Regional
Post : Accessible work placements support equity and diversity in engineering
Social capital, financial status and personal circumstances can impact engineering work placement experiences, leaving some students at a disadvantage, according to new research led by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) with The University of Western Australia, Murdoch University and Curtin University. The report, funded by the NCSEHE, recommended universities and industry refine Work Integrated […]
5 December 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Post : November NCSEHE Equity Insights eNews
In this November wrap-up, we introduce the 15 successful 2019/20 NCSEHE Research Grants Program projects as well as the four new 2020 Equity Fellows. We present two major print and online publications, My Story — Student Voice and Informing Policy and Practice IV, launched at the Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) & National Association of Enabling Educators of […]
1 December 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Post : New NCSEHE publication: Informing Policy and Practice IV
Foreword Professor Sue Trinidad — NCSEHE Director The objective of the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) is to build the evidence base through research informing policy and practice. One of the ways we have achieved this is through the NCSEHE Research Grants Program which has funded 47 projects since 2014, with […]
27 November 2019
Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Post : Major research fellowships promote student equity in higher education
The NCSEHE has appointed four new Equity Fellows who will conduct targeted research projects to advance student equity research, policy and practice. The 2020 Equity Fellows, Mr David Eckstein (Swinburne University of Technology), Dr Tim Pitman (Curtin University), Dr Janine Delahunty (University of Wollongong) and Dr Andrea Simpson (La Trobe University), will undertake year-long projects […]
27 November 2019
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Post : 2020 NCSEHE Equity Fellow Andrea Simpson
Articulating pathways to higher degree allied health coursework programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Andrea Simpson, La Trobe University Project Outline The quality of educational choice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, together with university success and retention rates, are important policy concerns. This fellowship will integrate data from the Department of […]
27 November 2019
General
Post : 2020 NCSEHE Equity Fellow Tim Pitman
Supporting people with disability from regional, rural and remote Australia, to succeed in higher education Tim Pitman, Curtin University About the Equity Fellowship My Equity Fellowship will focus on how universities can best support people with disability, who come from regional, rural and remote Australia, in their higher education studies. These students not only study […]
27 November 2019
Disability, General, Regional
Post : New NCSEHE publication: My Story — Student Voice
Preface Professor Sue Trinidad, Director, NCSEHE Ms Nina-Marie Thomas, Editor, My Story — Student Voice The NCSEHE provides national leadership in student equity in higher education. The Centre connects research, policy and practice to improve higher education participation and success for marginalised and disadvantaged people. An emphasis on the “student voice” and evaluation and communication […]
25 November 2019
Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, My Story, Regional
Post : Applications open for University of Newcastle 2020 National Writing Program
The NCSEHE will host the Writing Program for Equity and Widening Participation Practitioners in 2020. Now in its fourth year, the program is led by the Centre for Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) at the University of Newcastle, Australia in conjunction with Sheffield Hallam University, UK and the Office for Fair Access, UK. […]
18 November 2019
Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, My Story, Regional
Post : 2019/20 NCSEHE Research Grants Program projects announced
The objective of the NCSEHE is to build the evidence base through research informing policy and practice. One of the ways the Centre has achieved this is through the NCSEHE Research Grants Program which has funded 47 projects over four rounds from 2014–19, with a total research expenditure of A$1,945,733. The fifth funding round (2019–20) […]
7 November 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional