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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
Aspirations, equity and higher education course choice: The path travelled “Aspirations” have become a cornerstone of efforts to widen the participation of underrepresented groups in Australian higher education, with considerable practical and political attention given to “raising” aspirations over recent decades. However, with very little longitudinal research on how students actually navigate their post-school futures, […]
5 April 2022
Featured, First in Family, General
Post : New research — Understanding wellbeing challenges for university students during crisis disruption
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 levels of support offered by institutions impacts students during periods of disruption. For higher education students, maintaining optimum mental health and wellbeing is imperative to participate and […]
31 March 2022
Featured, General
Post : Supporting LGBTQIA+ students and staff in higher education
Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual and more (LGBTQIA+) can face exclusion and discrimination throughout higher education and into the workplace, often impacting their academic success and personal wellbeing. Progress is being made across Australian universities to advance support and inclusion for students of diverse gender identities, and there is […]
30 March 2022
Featured, General, LGBTQIA+
Post : Co-creating a manifesto for student-staff partnerships & equity
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 education, particularly when diversity is viewed as a strength, and when intersectionality and Indigenous ways of knowing and being are considered. Working with university students and staff during the 2021 […]
23 March 2022
Featured, General
Post : New research — University responses to enhancing equity in the post-COVID-19 landscape
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant and far-reaching consequences for the higher education sector, and has particularly impacted students from equity cohorts. Factors such as the loss of income from international students and the Job Ready Graduates Package (JRGP) had significant implications in terms of responding to student equity. Mary Teague from the University of […]
22 March 2022
Featured, General
Post : New research — Examining outcomes for care leavers in higher education
Drawing on the first longitudinal data set on care leavers in Australian higher education, new research led by Andrew Harvey at La Trobe University examines the access, geo-demographic profile, course selection, success, retention, and completion rates of care leavers across La Trobe and Federation universities. The data set focuses on all aspects of the student […]
15 March 2022
Care leavers, Featured, General
Post : Lessons from the pandemic
On fairer and more caring uni teaching and learning Sally Baker, UNSW Sydney; Joel Anderson, Australian Catholic University; Lisa Hartley, Curtin University; Rachel Burke, University of Newcastle, and Tebeje Molla, Deakin University The pandemic forced universities to rush out remote delivery of their courses online. Now we have had time to take stock of the […]
9 March 2022
Culturally and linguistically diverse
Post : New research
University-wide accessibility enhances experiences for students with disability New research has shown a universal approach to accessible facilities, course delivery, and disability awareness will enhance participation and success for university students with disability, particularly those from regional areas. The study by NCSEHE Equity Fellow Associate Professor Tim Pitman from Curtin University identified opportunities to improve […]
8 March 2022
Disability, NCSEHE Equity Fellows, Regional, rural and remote