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A study of students at an Australian university Dawn Bennet1, Elizabeth Knight2, Paul Koshy3 and Ian Li4 Undertaking university study is a significant step for all students, but particularly those from rural, regional, and remote (RRR) areas. For this cohort, the pathway to higher education is often riskier and more challenging, and one with fewer […]
16 December 2021
A new website launched today, produced by the NCSEHE, provides a central point of information about Regional University Centres (RUCs) and unites Australia-wide RUCs. Featuring targeted resources, news and events related to regional tertiary education, the website has been developed in consultation with the RUC Network Advisory Committee and funded by the Australian Government Department […]
14 December 2021
Written by Dr Janine Delahunty, University of Wollongong Illustrations by Kate Delahunty Taking steps towards what we’d like to be doing in the future, the kind of person we’d like to become, or alternatively what to avoid doing or becoming, can be likened to a “bridge between the present and the future”. For students from equity […]
12 December 2021
Written by Kylie Austin1, Olivia Groves2, Sarah O’Shea2 and Jodi Lamanna1 Effective career education has the potential to help all individuals to reach their full potential, by reducing the gap in educational and employment outcomes between students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. In Australian schools, the current provision of career education has been identified to be outdated and not […]
6 December 2021
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 and those who influence them. With a particular focus on low socioeconomic status (SES), regional and remote, and Indigenous students, the projects were conducted under the Australian Government Department of Education, […]
29 November 2021
Mental wellbeing is a teaching and learning issue; it is a support issue; it is a university cultural issue; it is everyone’s business! During 2019–20, Dr Nicole Crawford conducted a major NCSEHE Equity Fellowship project, On the radar: Supporting the mental wellbeing of mature-aged students in regional and remote Australia. The research identified a variety […]
24 November 2021
Thomas Roche, Southern Cross University and Suzi Syme, Southern Cross University Originally published on The Conversation 18 November 2021 “I remember how hard the words hit me – ‘you’re not smart enough’.” Dylan, a proud Bundjalung man in his 30s from northern New South Wales with South Sea Island heritage, shared with us what high […]
18 November 2021
Sally Patfield, University of Newcastle Originally published on The Conversation 17 November 2021 Today is World Access to Higher Education Day, but Australia is still a long way off fair access for students from all backgrounds. The enrolment share of students from low socio-economic, regional and non-English-speaking backgrounds fell in 2019. And that was before the […]
17 November 2021
Congratulations to the two recipients of the NCSEHE and Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) Australasian Spotlight on Equity: Grants for recognition of impact! The NCSEHE and EPHEA have partnered to provide a grant that recognises the impact of equity practitioners and researchers. This recognition will take the form of an official commendation and […]
17 November 2021
The latest issue of NCSEHE Equity Insights is now available online. The October roundup showcases a new NCSEHE-funded regional student website from Dr Janine Delahunty and a podcast series on Indigenous student outreach, produced under Dr Katelyn Barney’s NCSEHE Equity Fellowship. Also featured in the newsletter is the NCSEHE and EPHEA’s World Access to Higher […]
29 October 2021