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About the Building Legacy and Capacity Workshop Series The Building Legacy and Capacity Project is an initiative by the NCSEHE to further extend the Centre’s capacity in synthesising, codifying and disseminating learnings from research and practice and use them to inform future initiatives, studies and policy. Project components include a series of expert panel workshops […]
27 March 2018
The Girls in ICT — Venus project was established to enthuse and inspire female Year 9 and 10 students from low socioeconomic status (SES) areas about careers in the Computer and Security Sciences (C&SS). Currently, females are significantly underrepresented in this industry. This project investigated the prevailing attitudes that Year 9 and 10 female students […]
26 March 2018
The Australian Government Department of Education has established the Equity Research and Innovation Panel, an initiative funded through the 2017 National Priorities Pool component of the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP). The Equity Research and Innovation Panel’s responsibility is to provide strategic advice on Australian Government funded research (and trials) on student equity […]
23 March 2018
Professor Dawn Bennett will be conducting a series of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) workshops related to her Senior National Fellowship with the former Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT). The Fellowship positioned employability development as the cognitive and social development of students as capable and informed individuals, professionals and social citizens. […]
7 March 2018
The latest edition of Equity Insights showcases national and international news, research, resources and events from the NCSEHE and our associates. Featured in this issue: Universities Australia Higher Education Conference 2018 wrap-up CQUniversity National Forum: Improving the transition and retention of regional students from low socioeconomic backgrounds: ‘A 5Ps approach’ Webinar Series: ‘A 5Ps Approach’ Melbourne CSHE […]
6 March 2018
Description The Student Futures Program (SFP) is a suite of initiatives that supports students through preparation for and transition to university, contributing to student retention and success. SFP is founded on peer support, with a large portion of HEPPP funding allocated to employing students as peer leaders. This means that not only does SFP support […]
5 March 2018
Written by Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University Originally published on The Conversation This article is part of a series exploring ideas for reforming higher education in Australia. We asked academics to analyse overseas models, innovative ways forward in a digital world, and ideas we may not have considered. Higher education policy is contested. Economic imperatives may […]
2 March 2018
28 February 2018
Nadine Zacharias, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University, Australia Published in International Studies in Widening Participation by the English Language and Foundation Studies Centre and the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education, The University of Newcastle, Australia. It is a real privilege to be part of the editorial team for the International […]
28 February 2018
Description The Whole of Community Engagement (WCE) initiative commenced in July 2014, led by the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership at Charles Darwin University (CDU). WCE aimed to find ways that strengthen pathways into higher education to support the aspiration and expectation of six remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. Using a […]
26 February 2018