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Connecting with regional communities DESCRIPTION Aspire UWA works with partner schools in Western Australia to inspire and educate students about the benefits of higher education. The Aspire to Astronomy roadshow was a collaboration of education and teacher enrichment partners who are passionate about science and astronomy, and keen to share this enthusiasm with regional […]
31 March 2015
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education is pleased to announce that 12 proposals have been selected for funding as part of the NCSEHE’s 2015 Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program, for a total funding amount of $342,820. The Centre received 44 applications in total, which were considered first by an […]
30 March 2015
Written by Dr Sarah O’ Shea, University of Wollongong, for The Conversation Many university students fall into one of the six “equity groups” that receive targeted funding. However, there is one group that has for too long been ignored as a group that needs extra assistance in making it through university. The six targeted equity […]
23 March 2015
The UNSW ASPIRE/Centennial Parklands partnership highlights to students the diverse skills required to manage eco-systems DESCRIPTION In late 2013 the UNSW ASPIRE Program joined with the Centennial Parklands Foundation to offer opportunities for students from disadvantaged, regional and remote schools to visit Sydney’s iconic Centennial Parklands precinct. A total of 391 students from 22 […]
23 March 2015
MAP4U uses institutional and community assets to sustain effective programs designed to increase participation in higher education DESCRIPTION Murdoch University’s Aspirations and Pathways for University (MAP4U) program is designed to increase the participation in higher education of under-represented students from the south-west corridor of Perth. Activities include: curriculum and pedagogy initiatives; university–school outreach programs; […]
17 March 2015
A study funded by the NCSEHE and undertaken by La Trobe University advocates a framework to increase university access for care leavers – young people who spent time in out-of-home care before the age of 18. The study, Out of care, into university: Raising higher education access and achievement of care leavers, finds three reforms […]
11 March 2015
The program supports the development of personal qualities such as public speaking, working as part of a team, leadership and organisational skills DESCRIPTION The Tropical North Learning Academy (TNLA) mission is to ‘engage young minds to meet the challenges of the future, by offering unique, world-class education programs from the early years to university […]
10 March 2015
LEAP–NISEP continues to develop and provide high-quality activities for a range of school, community and tertiary sector partners DESCRIPTION Learning, Education, Aspiration and Participation (LEAP) – National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP) is Macquarie University’s outreach program that engages with schools and communities in metropolitan and rural low socio economic regions. Our aims are […]
24 February 2015
The program stems from the desire to improve the participation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in science subjects DESCRIPTION Old Ways, New Ways is a new outreach initiative at Edith Cowan University (ECU), which brings together Western and Aboriginal knowledge and perspectives on science. It has been developed to encourage and support […]
27 January 2015
The central aim is to stimulate interest in tertiary study and to widen the tertiary participation of LSES and Indigenous Queenslanders DESCRIPTION The Queensland Widening Participation Consortium is designed to improve the participation of LSES and Indigenous people in tertiary education. School outreach involves each partner university working with a cluster of local LSES […]
21 January 2015