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Marngo Designing Futures is a responsive tertiary aspiration program that connects young Indigenous people with university and the world of design. The program is a Swinburne University Centre for Design Innovation initiative and co-created by leading Indigenous and Non-Indigenous designers and academics with relevant expertise. The aims of the program are to stimulate interest and […]
7 December 2015
Research funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University has found that while there are substantial differences between the academic performance at age 15 of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, there is no significant difference between subsequent educational outcomes. The study, funded through the NCSEHE’s Student Equity in Higher […]
11 November 2015
Written by Dr Tim Pitman, NCSEHE Research Fellow The Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) national forum on Indigenous pathways and transitions into higher education (#HEPP15) was an intensive two days. As an academic, the conference put me just where I need to be: far enough out of my comfort zone to challenge me and […]
26 October 2015
Research funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University has investigated equity groups and predictors of academic success in higher education, with particular focus on the influence of first in family (FiF) status, socio-economic and demographic contributors to the academic outcomes of students enrolled in a large regional […]
8 October 2015
Written by Sarah O’ Shea, Paul Chandler and Valerie Harwood for The Conversation Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has revealed Labor’s policy platform for higher education, saying the focus would be on retaining students in higher education and curbing the numbers dropping out. The students most at risk of not graduating are those from equity backgrounds […]
25 September 2015
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) is providing yet another Curtin University final-year student with a valuable opportunity to gain work experience relevant to their field of study. Mr Ian Cunninghame, a final year Master of Professional Communications student at Curtin, has been contracted as a Data Entry Officer by the […]
17 September 2015
Research funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University has found that while more students with low SES backgrounds are attending and completing university, they are not completing their degrees at the same rate as their high-SES counterparts. The study, funded via the 2014 Student Equity in Higher […]
14 September 2015
The transition into higher education can be a challenge for students at the best of times. Not only must they navigate university administrative processes, increased study loads, and unfamiliar academic terminologies, but there are also lifestyle matters to negotiate. How do you balance your study load with your social and family commitments? Can you access […]
2 September 2015
Research funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University finds that first in family (FiF) students – students who are the first in their immediate family, including siblings, to have attended university – study to make a better life for themselves, and pursue their interests. The collaborative project […]
17 August 2015
Nominations for the 2015 Equity Fellows Programme are now closed. Thank you to all concerned for your interest. The Australian Government Department of Education and Training (“the Department”) is funding an Equity Fellows Programme (“the Programme”) under the Higher Education Participation Programme (HEPP). The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at […]
31 July 2015