The Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success acknowledges Indigenous peoples across Australia as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which the nation’s campuses are situated. With a history spanning more than 60,000 years as the original educators, Indigenous peoples hold a unique place in our nation. We recognise the importance of their knowledge and culture, and reflect the principles of participation, equity, and cultural respect in our work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future, and consider it an honour to learn from our Indigenous colleagues, partners, and friends.
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Understanding school students’ aspirations in uncertain times
L Fray, S Patfield, K Sincock, J Gore, and C Rubie
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2026
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study returned to a diverse cross-section of schools in the Aspirations Longitudinal Study (2012-2015) to understand how students’ views about their futures had changed over the past decade.
Pathway programs and Indigenous student completion: Building the evidence
B Fredericks, K Barney, T Bunda, A Moor, K Hausia, S Parlett, N Richy, and D Taylor-Griffiths
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2026
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study identified and analysed the strategies used in three Group of Eight university pathway programs to support Indigenous students to successfully transition into and through university.
Time for a rethink: Assessment policy to enable equity
J Dargusch, L Harris, J Willis, M Kettle, J Arnold, N Rogers, J Gallagher, and D N Chi
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2026
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study examined how assessment policies and practices around time are creating barriers for students from equity groups including First Nations people, migrants and refugees, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds and regional and remote areas.
Navigating the cultural interface: Indigenous PhD scholars’ experience of working toward equity in health research across Australia, Turtle Island Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand
S Andrews, T Eastman, E Munro-Harrison, and O Mazel
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2025
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study explored the ways in which Indigenous PhD scholars in Australia, Turtle Island Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand are championing community-informed and Indigenous-led research at the cultural interface in higher education.
Investigating the relationships between First-in-Family status, equity groups, and university access
T Zając, G Stahl, W Tomaszewski, and N Xiang
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2025
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study compared the university enrolment patterns of First-in-Family (FiF) students, defined as students without university-educated parents, with that of non-FiF students.
The Critical Interventions Framework Part 3: Programs and approaches that enable equity in higher education
Anna Bennett, Ryan Naylor, Jo Hanley, Jo Lewis, Cheryl Burgess
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2024
The Critical Interventions Framework Part 3 (CIF 3) focuses on evaluative studies which provide details of the impacts of specific interventions on equity groups in relation to access to and success in higher education.
Transforming Lives at the Institutional Level: Equity Promotion Initiatives Across the World
Jamil Salmi
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2023
A comprehensive exploration of innovative initiatives aimed at enhancing access and success in higher education for traditionally excluded and under-represented groups.
Ameliorating disadvantage: Creating accessible, effective and equitable careers and study information for low SES students
Dawn Bennett, Jane Coffey, Sherry Bawa, David Carney, Alfred M. Dockery, Kathleen Franklyn, Paul Koshy, Ian W. Li, Subhadarsini Parida, Siobhan Unwin
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2022
A new study examined low socioeconomic status (low SES) students’ access to information about higher education study options, pathways, and careers.
Best-practice career education for students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds
Kylie Austin, Sarah O’Shea, Olivia Groves, Jodi Lamanna
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2022
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds need tailored career guidance, supported by key influencers including universities, new research has shown.
Informing key influencers of low SES regional, rural and remote students’ education and career pathway choices: A whole community approach
Sue Kilpatrick, Sarah Fischer, Subhash Koirala, Jessica Woodroffe, Nicoli Barnes, Olivia Groves, Robin Katersky Barnes, Kylie Austin
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2022
New research shows RRR Low-SES communities feel more confident in informing students career choices when actively collaborating with university students.
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Australian Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
J M Lodge et al.
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2025
Published by the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success, in collaboration with the Australian National AI in Schools Taskforce.
Student’s reported satisfaction at University: the role of personal characteristics and secondary school background
Ian W. Li, Denise Jackson, Paul Koshy
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2024
This study addressed this topic in the Australian context using data from the annual Student Experience Survey (2016–2020 waves) with linkage to administrative records for 24,292 students from seven higher education institutions.
Addressing placement inequities via participatory action research
A Bell
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2025
An ACSES Equity Fellowship final report. This project tackled placement poverty and exclusion faced by university students, especially those from equity-deserving groups, by co-developing 40 practical solutions with students and educators.
The Critical Interventions Framework Part 3: Programs and approaches that enable equity in higher education
Anna Bennett, Ryan Naylor, Jo Hanley, Jo Lewis, Cheryl Burgess
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2024
The Critical Interventions Framework Part 3 (CIF 3) focuses on evaluative studies which provide details of the impacts of specific interventions on equity groups in relation to access to and success in higher education.
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