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Description The University of Western Australia (UWA) has an integrated suite of equity outreach programs ranging from broad-based, early intervention outreach programs and access pathways to more intensive, targeted individual support programs. Fairway UWA is an alternative entry pathway to UWA for students completing Year 12 under difficult circumstances. Open to WA students who face […]
12 February 2018
Description CQUniversity is a comprehensive regional university with 25 campuses across Australia. Fifty per cent of its domestic undergraduate students are from low SES backgrounds, and 62 per cent are from regional and remote locations. With this proportion of disadvantaged students, CQUniversity experiences relatively high student attrition and low completion rates. The Retention and Return […]
5 February 2018
The first NCSEHE eNews for 2018 showcases the latest news, research and events from the NCSEHE and our associates. Featured in this issue: NCSEHE National Equity Fellows Forum publication: Synthesis of group discussion Briefing Note: Equity Student Participation in Australian Higher Education: 2011 to 2016 HEPPP success stories in the spotlight: University of Newcastle; University […]
1 February 2018
Samantha McMahon, Valerie Harwood, Anthony McKnight, Kate Senior and Sarah Ryan In the contemporary context, many universities create and use short videos. These ‘polished’, carefully branded videos are most frequently used to promote and recruit students to specific universities. But are these powerful video tools only suited for securing a market share of ‘excellent’ school […]
31 January 2018
Description University of South Australia (UniSA) Connect curriculum enrichment programs involve over 8,000 senior secondary students annually, enhancing their STEM skills. The programs inspire further STEM study, educational attainment, and understanding of STEM career pathways. UniSA Connect’s strong equity focus targets students that historically have been less engaged with STEM, such as girls and Indigenous […]
29 January 2018
Description The University of Newcastle (UON)’s innovative program Live, Learn, Grow seeks to overcome the known barriers preventing students from a care experience—such as foster or residential care—engaging with higher education. The program is the first of its kind to provide care leavers with a range of tailored support services including subsidised on-campus accommodation, supported […]
20 January 2018
Written by Susan Gair, James Cook University Originally published on The Conversation. Balancing work and tertiary study is harder now than in 2012: study Students know completing a university degree gives them a better chance of landing a high-paying job, often after surviving financial hardship while studying. But striking a balance between life, work and study appears to […]
17 January 2018
Description The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Widening Participation Strategy delivers a whole-of-university approach to increasing the number of students from underrepresented equity groups accessing and completing university study, in particular students from low SES backgrounds and Indigenous students. The UTS U@Uni program is a key component of the strategy, focusing on outreach to schools […]
15 January 2018
On 20 November 2017 the NCSEHE staged the second National Equity Fellows Forum at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. The Forum presented and promoted the current projects of the 2017 Equity Fellows, Matt Brett, Louise Pollard and James Smith. Perhaps more significantly, by examining the commonalities and synergies of those projects, critical issues for […]
3 January 2018
Briefing Note written by Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) Equity Student Participation in Australian Higher Education examines trends in higher education undergraduate enrolments in Australia between 2011 and 2016. This six-year period has been a time of marked change in Australian higher education, with the demand-driven system (DDS) increasing […]
13 December 2017