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Welcome to the first NCSEHE eNews for 2019! We are looking forward to a full year, with the publication of our 2018 Research Grants Program reports, the next issue of NCSEHE Focus and A Better Chance for All — the final report from the #StudentEquity2030 project. The final report by 2018 NCSEHE Research Fellow Maria […]
20 February 2019
About the NCSEHE Equity Fellows Program The Australian Government Department of Education and Training (DET) has funded an ongoing Equity Fellows Program, managed by the NCSEHE, under the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP). Six Fellowships have already been funded and the program will continue with further Fellowships awarded during the 2019–20 period. The […]
18 February 2019
The Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) at the University of Newcastle is pleased to open applications for the 2019 Writing Program for Equity & Widening Participation Practitioners. The University of Newcastle, in conjunction with Sheffield Hallam University, UK and the Office for Fair Access, UK, have developed a writing program to enhance the relationship between equity and […]
6 February 2019
‘Mind the Gap!’ Exploring the post-graduation outcomes and employment mobility of individuals who are first in their family to complete a university degree Overview This 2019 Research Fellowship is a joint endeavour between the NCSEHE and the Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research (CHEEDR) at La Trobe University, and is being led by Professor […]
4 February 2019
The NCSEHE and the Western Australian chapter of Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) hosted 56 participants for a professional development day on Tuesday 29 January 2019 at Curtin University. Overview Delivered by experts in the field, sessions revolved around high school performance and standards and the relationship to access and participation in higher education, looking […]
14 January 2019
Briefing Note written by Dr Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE). Introduction This NCSEHE briefing note reports on domestic undergraduate equity student participation in Australian higher education from 2012 to 2017. It focuses on trends among domestic undergraduate enrolments in Table A provider institutions in identified equity groups: Low socioeconomic […]
13 December 2018
A new report by La Trobe University has found that student equity is central to the effective implementation of university performance funding. Under the model proposed by the Australian Government, universities would receive public funding according to their performance on outputs such as student completions, satisfaction, and outcomes. The report, funded NCSEHE, analysed national data […]
4 December 2018
Overcoming the challenges of disability: A creative path to success “My beautiful little baby girl was born with twisted feet.” This is the last line of a poem my mother wrote when I was born. It was the most determining factor in the person I became. Growing up on a farm near Dalby, Queensland, I endured multiple operations […]
19 November 2018
Written by Peter Hurley (Monash University) Originally published on The Conversation. 8 November 2018 The link between educational attainment and income has long been known. Now Australians have more information about what graduates earn from different universities and courses. A recent report shows graduates from NSW universities generally have the highest median income. Unsurprisingly, so do graduates […]
8 November 2018
This month’s NCSEHE Equity Insights includes the latest news on upcoming research grants and Fellowships; the World Access to Higher Education Day program; the 34th National SPERA Conference and AREA Award nominations; Student Equity 2030 roundtables wrap-up; Australian and international My Story — Student Voice; and plenty more. Featured in this issue: NCSEHE Equity Fellows program and competitive grants for 2019-21 […]
7 November 2018