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Post : Diversity and Innovation Techfest 2023
Yesterday, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education Executive Director Professor Shamit Saggar took part in the Diversity and Innovation Tech Fest 2023 at Perth Town Hall. Speaking on “Diversity in Innovation: Nurturing an Inclusive Ecosystem” along with fellow panellists Associate Professor Parwinder Kaur, Hon. Stephen Dawson MLC, Danelle Cross, Kay Solanki, and US […]
5 December 2023
Featured, General, Indigenous, Regional, rural and remote
Post : Engagement Australia International Conference 2023: Engaged Universities – The next 20 years
Last week, NCSEHE’s Shamit Saggar and Miriam Fisher attended the 2023 Engagement Australia International Conference at Western Sydney University’s Parramatta South campus, the central theme of which was, “Engaged Universities – The next 20 years.” Conference discussions delved deeply into the impending Australian Universities Accord and provided numerous insights that resonated across the higher education […]
24 November 2023
Editorial, Featured, General
Post : ‘I feel like I’ve been able to create more awareness’: what is it like for Indigenous men at top-ranked universities?
Garth Stahl, The University of Queensland; Braden Hill, Edith Cowan University; Himanshu Gupta, Flinders University; James Smith, Flinders University, and Samuel Moore, Menzies School of Health Research One of the top priorities of the Universities Accord process it to improve access to university in Australia, particularly for those from underrepresented groups. This is particularly so […]
17 November 2023
Editorial, Featured, General, Indigenous
Post : First Nations Fellowship Program Deadline Extension
We have extended the deadline for applications to join its inaugural First Nations Fellowship Program until 5pm (AWST) on Monday 6 November 2023. At NCSEHE, we are committed to fostering excellence and inclusivity in higher education. One of our core goals is to provide opportunities that empower individuals and enable them to make meaningful contributions […]
4 October 2023
Featured, Indigenous
Post : In conversation with NCSEHE Doctoral student Jaimey Facchin
“Hey, my kid is in year 12. What the hell is an ATAR?” NCSEHE PhD student Jaimey Facchin is hoping her research can equip parents and carers of First-in-Family (FiF) students to navigate the world of higher education and support FiF students across their educational journey. Following a career in equity student outreach, Jaimey elected […]
16 June 2022
Featured, First in Family, General
Post : NCSEHE 2021 Annual Report
Director’s Report Professor Sarah O’Shea Building upon the work conducted by the NCSEHE in 2020, the Centre has continued to foreground educational equity across higher education policy, practice, and research. This eighth Annual Report details NCSEHE activities designed to build the connections between equity policymakers, researchers, and practitioners as well as provide a platform for […]
26 May 2022
General
Post : New NCSEHE publication — Informing Policy and Practice V
The fifth volume in the Informing Policy and Practice series collates 21 reports from the NCSEHE Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants and Equity Fellows Programs. In this print and digital series, each report is summarised and accompanied by expert commentary, highlighting the strengths and relevance of the projects. Foreword NCSEHE Director, Professor Sarah […]
3 May 2022
General
Post : New research — Equity off course: Mapping equity access across courses and institutions
New NCSEHE-funded research using national student enrolment data released to universities by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) has examined student equity stratification by field of education and institution. The research team, Beni Cakitaki, Michael Luckman, and Professor Andrew Harvey, analysed of the patterns of course and institutional stratification for six equity groups, […]
12 April 2022
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Migrants / refugees, Regional, rural and remote, Women in non-traditional areas
Post : New research — Interrogating relationships between student support initiatives and Indigenous student progression
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students are enrolling in university degrees at historically high rates; however, the majority of these students are not completing their qualifications. The latest available national statistics show that the national average six-year bachelor degree completion rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students is 41 per cent. This […]
7 April 2022
Featured, General, Indigenous
Post : New research — Investigating the current mental health framework for equity groups
New research led by Tomasz Zając from The University of Queensland identified the critical importance of pre-existing poor mental health as a predictor of student attrition during the first year of university. The NCSEHE-funded study found that two equity cohorts, Indigenous students and people with disability, were more likely to exhibit poor mental health prior […]
24 March 2022
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous