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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Attracting more Indigenous students to healthcare professions has been recommended to improve health outcomes for Indigenous Australians. A new report by NCSEHE Equity Fellow Dr Andrea Simpson calls for stronger links between vocational and higher education to promote Indigenous participation in healthcare study. “Indigenous people are less likely to use mainstream healthcare facilities, for reasons […]
2 March 2022
University student mental ill-health — the “hidden pandemic” Dr Catherine Drane, Research Fellow, NCSEHE There continues to be a sustained and enduring challenge in addressing university student mental ill-health: namely the under-reporting of mental health issues. In part, this can be attributed to inadequacies in the current university systems for collecting mental health information. Why […]
24 February 2022