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New research — Non-ATAR university entrance

14 April 2022

A new study fills research gaps around how young people find out about pathways into further education and future careers, including alternative non-Australian Tertiary ...

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It’s time for an Australian Widening Participation Statement of Ethics

13 April 2022

Maria Raciti, USC Australia’s widening participation (WP) agenda is decades old and it is championed by a dedicated community of WP practitioners and scholars. It is a ...

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New research — Equity off course: Mapping equity access across courses and institutions

12 April 2022

New NCSEHE-funded research using national student enrolment data released to universities by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) has examined student ...

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New research — Interrogating relationships between student support initiatives and Indigenous student progression

7 April 2022

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students are enrolling in university degrees at historically high rates; however, the majority of these students are not ...

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Supporting rural, mature-aged nursing & allied health students

6 April 2022

An interdisciplinary collaboration to build the rural health workforce Dr Nicole Crawford, NCSEHE Dr Claire Quilliam, Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne ...

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New research — Aspirations, equity and higher education course choice: The path travelled

5 April 2022

“Aspirations” have become a cornerstone of efforts to widen the participation of underrepresented groups in Australian higher education, with considerable ...

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New research — Understanding wellbeing challenges for university students during crisis disruption

31 March 2022

A new study led by Dr Lynette Vernon of Edith Cowan University and funded by the NCSEHE investigates mental health and wellbeing amongst university students, and how the ...

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Supporting LGBTQIA+ students and staff in higher education

30 March 2022

Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual and more (LGBTQIA+) can face exclusion and discrimination throughout ...

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New research — Investigating the current mental health framework for equity groups

24 March 2022

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 ...

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Co-creating a manifesto for student-staff partnerships & equity

23 March 2022

Amani Bell & Meenakshi Krishnaraj, The University of Sydney About the manifesto We believe that student-staff partnerships can be a pathway toward socially just higher ...

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