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Event : Enhancing Graduate Employment Outcomes Conference
The Enhancing Graduate Employment Outcomes conference is your chance to join like-minded peers from universities across the country in exploring proposed solutions to address the challenges inherent to producing work-ready graduates. Learn from industry leaders as they share their trials and successes in working towards developing strategies to enhance graduate employability and ultimately produce career-ready […]
5 February 2020
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Post : January NCSEHE Equity Insights eNews
January marked a new chapter for the NCSEHE as we welcomed Director Professor Sarah O’Shea to the team! Sarah joins us from the University of Wollongong, succeeding Professor Sue Trinidad who held the role for seven years. As we move into February, we look forward to co-hosting Professor Sue Ellis for a free public lecture […]
5 February 2020
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Event : 2020 HERDSA Conference: Research & Development in Higher Education
The 43rd annual conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) will be held on 30 June – 3 July 2020 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane. HERDSA is a scholarly society for people committed to the advancement of higher education and promotes the development of higher education policy, […]
4 February 2020
Disability, Editorial, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Event : Vision Australia webinar — Stand up for your rights: university students
Are you preparing for, or thinking about, studying at university and want to know how best to advocate for yourself? Register for the Vision Australia Stand Up for Your Rights Advocacy Webinar: What university students need to know for advice from an experienced panel. Topics will include: preparing for university tips and tricks in helping […]
3 February 2020
Disability, Featured 
Post : My children… think it’s cool that Mum is a uni student: Women with caring responsibilities studying online
Cathy Stone and Sarah O’Shea Published in Australian Journal of Educational Technology Special Issue 2019 Much has been written about the growing influence and reach of online learning in higher education, including the opportunities that this can offer for improving student equity and widening participation. One area of student equity in which online learning has […]
24 January 2020
Featured, General 
Post : University trailblazers need extra support for post-graduation success
Major Fellowship research has shown sustained engagement beyond graduation would boost employment and study outcomes for students who are the first in their families to attend university. The research by NCSEHE 2019 Research Fellow Professor Sarah O’Shea from the University of Wollongong explored the post-graduation experiences and outcomes of First-in-Family students. The project was conducted […]
22 January 2020
Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Post : NCSEHE Equity Fellowship — Research Associate opportunity
NCSEHE 2020 Equity Fellow David Eckstein is currently seeking a part-time/casual researcher to assist with a research ethics application and the design, administration and analysis of national surveys, round table discussions and select university case studies. About the Equity Fellowship — Meaningful jobs for graduates with disability: From luck to business as usual The Fellowship […]
17 January 2020
Disability, Featured, General 
Post : NCSEHE briefing note: Equity student participation in Australian higher education 2013–2018
Compiled from 2019 Australian Government Department of Education data, the Equity student participation in Australian higher education 2013–2018 briefing note reports on trends in undergraduate participation in Australian higher education across student equity groups. Last year saw continued moderate growth in overall enrolments, with domestic undergraduate numbers hitting 764,652, up by 12.6 per cent over the five […]
17 December 2019
Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Publication : NCSEHE briefing note: Equity student participation in Australian higher education 2013–2018
Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education Introduction This NCSEHE briefing note reports on domestic undergraduate equity student participation in Australian higher education from 2013 to 2018. It focuses on trends among domestic undergraduate enrolments in Table A Provider institutions in identified equity groups: Low socioeconomic status (Low SES) students Students with […]
17 December 2019
General Publication : Understanding completion rates of Indigenous higher education students from two regional universities
Fiona Shalley, James Smith, Denise Wood, Bronwyn Fredericks, Kim Robertson and Steven Larkin Charles Darwin University, CQUniversity, The University of Queensland and The University of Newcastle Executive summary Data shows that Indigenous higher education students have lower access, participation and completion rates compared with non-Indigenous students. Indigenous students from regional and remote areas face additional challenges […]
17 December 2019
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