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Students from Indigenous backgrounds who also have disability are doubly disadvantaged at university and require better and more culturally appropriate support, new research shows. Funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) and led by researchers from the University of Canberra, the study examined data collected by the Australian Government Department […]
1 September 2016
Research into the labour market outcomes of university students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Australia has found that students from low SES backgrounds and from rural, regional and remote locations tend to experience comparable labour market outcomes to those of their privileged peers. They are just as likely to find jobs that utilise their qualifications and […]
30 August 2016
Equity students who enter university via enabling programs generally experience better first-year retention rates than those entering via most other sub-bachelor pathways, a new study led by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) has found. Dr Tim Pitman said the research, which included a survey of 2,593 students from 11 universities […]
25 July 2016
It is with great pleasure that we launch our second research publication, Informing Policy and Practice II: 2015 Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program Projects, at the 2016 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc (HERDSA) Conference held at the Rydges Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle, Western Australia. Informing Policy and Practice […]
5 July 2016
Written by Paul Koshy, NCSEHE Research Fellow, and Dr Nadine Zacharias, NCSEHE 2016 Equity Fellow The 25th European Access Network Conference opened on Sunday 29 May at the University College, Dublin (UCD), under the title “Retrospective for Perspective,” looking backwards over 25 years but also forward to the next 25. The Chair of the EAN […]
14 June 2016
A new report funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) finds students living with disability should be given the opportunity to more accurately disclose the nature of their disability to universities. Led by the University of Tasmania’s Professor Sue Kilpatrick, the research explored data collected by the Australian Government Department […]
25 May 2016
Written by Dr Cathy Stone for ANZSSA Background Online learning has a critical place in widening access and participation in higher education for a diverse range of students, many of whom are from backgrounds which have been historically underrepresented at university. Thanks to the Equity Fellows Programme, established this year by the National Centre for […]
11 May 2016
A report funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) has found access to technology and flexible teaching methods, along with how the disclosure of student disability is managed, can help students with disability to gain higher education qualifications. Dr Mike Kent, a researcher from Curtin University’s Department of Internet Studies, […]
9 May 2016
A new report investigating the relationship between equity in Australian higher education and graduate outcomes, released today, has found that patterns of disadvantage persist when students complete university, but also that paid work in the final year of study matters in graduate outcomes. The report, Investigating the Relationship between Equity and Graduate Outcomes, funded by […]
27 April 2016
A report released today by researchers at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) finds university support services inadequate for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and more needs to be done to clarify the assistance available under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at […]
1 April 2016