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Dr Diane Costello, a Research Officer with the NCSEHE, has over 14 years of experience in the higher education sector. During this time, she has undertaken a variety of research projects, consultancies and teaching positions in the field of community psychology. The majority of Diane’s projects have involved applied research with Indigenous, regional and remote […]
6 January 2017
On Monday 28 November 2016, the NCSEHE hosted the Facilitating an Innovative Future Through Equity 2016 National Research Forum at the National Press Club in Canberra. The Forum was an exciting opportunity for equity policy makers, researchers and practitioners to come together, share ideas and contribute to shaping the future of equity in Australian higher […]
12 December 2016
Understanding social difference and disadvantage, institutional dynamics and technological opportunities Written by Dr Erica Southgate, 2016 NCSEHE Equity Fellow & University of Newcastle Australia Senior Lecturer, School of Education Imagine this: you are fifteen years old, and you live in a country town where you can go fishing, look after all your animals and swim […]
8 December 2016
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education is pleased to announce Equity Fellowships for 2017 have been awarded to Associate Professor James Smith from Charles Darwin University, Ms Louise Pollard from The University of Western Australia and Mr Matt Brett from La Trobe University. The NCSEHE’s three Equity Fellows will undertake strategic, high-impact, […]
29 November 2016
The Ten Conversations is an initiative of developing dialogues to unravel complex and often multifaceted issues and forge a consensus through over 80 equity expert’s opinions assembled at the Facilitating an Innovation Future Through Equity Forum. The goal is to develop a coalescing of perspectives and turn them into focussed narratives in which all stakeholders […]
28 November 2016
Dr Carla Houkamau from the University of Auckland in New Zealand visited the NCSEHE in early September 2016. Whilst Carla was in Perth, she gave a presentation on her recent work with co-authors Mr Anton Blank (Oranui Ltd) and Dr. Hautahi Kingi (Cornell University). Carla discusses the New Zealand education system, challenges faced by Māori […]
22 November 2016
Written by Shane Duggan for The Conversation Universities are being urged to make their admission process more transparent following the release of a report by the Higher Education Standards Panel, which was set up by the government to help with reforming areas of higher education. The rapid expansion of the university sector has led to […]
17 November 2016
Written by Paul Koshy and Mike Dockery, NCSEHE The National Centre for Longitudinal Data (NCLD) hosted the inaugural Longitudinal Data Conference from 25 to 27 October at the National Convention Centre in Canberra. The conference focused not only on on-going longitudinal data collection, but also new developments in linkage to administrative data sets and very […]
3 November 2016
Written by Dr Daniel Edwards for The Conversation Stronger academic support for students may help lower attrition rates, new research finds. The study shows that many students feel they are not getting the support they need, despite research showing that the relationships students have with their lecturers can have a big influence over retention rates. […]
5 October 2016
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