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#2 in the University of Tasmania’s Aboriginal Lecture Series Announcing the second event in the Study Centre Circular Head Aboriginal Lecture Series: Brendan Murray: Learning at the Edge of the World. In this inspirational yarn, pakana man Brendan Murray reflects on his journey from illiterate adult to tertiary student, studying a bachelor degree at the […]
16 November 2021
The 2021 Aboriginal Health Conference hosted by Rural Health West will celebrate culture, strengths and successes in Aboriginal health – a time to reflect on past achievements and how we can address the challenges. The conference will provide a space to rejoice and reconnect with colleagues after a challenging year in terms of environmental impacts and the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference program will have five […]
16 November 2021
NAFEA is the national peak body for higher education staff involved in the logistics and administration of work-integrated learning across Australia. Each year, the NAFEA conference brings together a range of stakeholders from across the WIL cycle including NAFEA members, WIL administrators, WIL Researchers, placement providers and policy makers. The conference will provide a forum […]
18 October 2021
The CRADLE team will present a panel discussion on 5 October, drawing on NCSEHE-funded research by Dr Sarah Lambert from Deakin University. Overview Open textbooks are a recent innovation in free, digital texts that can be: distributed at no cost; printed at cost-price; and modified for local needs, such as to correct gender, socio-cultural and […]
24 September 2021
The NCSEHE and Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) welcomed nearly 200 participants from Australia and New Zealand for World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) Australasia 2021. This year’s event featured a keynote from Professor Maria Raciti (USC), who tackled the question, What’s the next step to help low SES students navigate perceived […]
19 September 2021
Initiatives designed with, and for, Pasifika peoples are key to increased participation and retention in Higher Education. Pasifika peoples in Australia are a heterogenous, multi-ethnic community with diverse cultural identities and languages, recognised across 23 different Pacific ancestries. Despite these differences, Pacific communities share common cultural value structures including service, reciprocity, identity, belonging, respect, spirituality, […]
15 August 2021
As part of National Careers Week, the NCSEHE hosted a virtual event on Friday 21 May 2021, showcasing major NCSEHE-commissioned research on key influencers and careers advice for equity students. Overview In 2019, the NCSEHE commissioned four large-scale projects to improve access to information about higher education study options, pathways, and careers for disadvantaged students […]
24 May 2021
The NCSEHE partnered with the Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) to present an online discussion on 20 May, featuring NCSEHE-funded research on online Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for equity students. Overview As universities experience rapid growth in the uptake of WIL strategies, concern has been raised for issues around equity and access. Who participates in […]
19 April 2021
The NCSEHE hosted a webinar on 15 April, presenting new research led by Dr Bret Stephenson on “ghost student” failure in higher education. Webinar overview A quarter of university fail grades represent “ghost students”, who remain enrolled in undergraduate units but show no evidence of participation. Research published by the NCSEHE in March 2021 found […]
10 March 2021
The Support Centre Inclusive Higher Education (SIHO) will host a webinar series entitled ‘Towards Genuinely Inclusive Universities: an international perspective on best practices in the implementation of universal design’. The series is composed of eight webinars and will run from December 2020 until July 2021. This webinar series will shed light on several topics closely […]
27 November 2020