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ACSES was delighted to join WA Education Minister Tony Buti and Curtin University VC Harlene Hayne to attend and present at the WA Regional Higher Education Exchange on Friday. This important event discussed how we can co-create opportunities to improve higher education access and success in rural, regional, and remote WA. Here are some insightful quotes from the event: “Large numbers […]
26 March 2024
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University has announced Equity Fellowships for 2024, which have been awarded for research into some of the biggest challenges in higher education, including student poverty and work placement, AI and data, and the effectiveness of regional universities. The new Equity Fellows are Associate […]
14 December 2023
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University today announced Equity Fellowships for 2024 have been awarded to Associate Professor Amani Bell at The University of Sydney, Ms Danielle Keenan at the University of Technology Sydney, and Dr Bret Stephenson at La Trobe University. Associate Professor Bell’s project, Addressing placement inequities […]
13 December 2023
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education is pleased to announce 10 proposals have been selected for funding as part of NCSEHE’s Small Grants Research Program, for a total funding amount of AUD469,227. This year, the Centre received 72 applications in total, which were assessed by NCSEHE’s Grants and Fellowships Committee before being […]
13 December 2023
Garth Stahl, The University of Queensland; Braden Hill, Edith Cowan University; Himanshu Gupta, Flinders University; James Smith, Flinders University, and Samuel Moore, Menzies School of Health Research One of the top priorities of the Universities Accord process it to improve access to university in Australia, particularly for those from underrepresented groups. This is particularly so […]
17 November 2023
24 August 2023
Creating accessible, effective and equitable careers and study information for low SES students Prof. Dawn Bennett1, Dr. Jane Coffey2, Dr. Sherry Bawa2, Dr. David Carney3, Prof. Alfred M. Dockery2, Dr. Kathleen Franklyn2, Dr. Paul Koshy4, Dr. Ian W. Li5, Dr. Subhadarsini Parida2, & Unwin, Ms. Siobhan Unwin2 Executive summary This study examined low socioeconomic status […]
16 December 2022
For students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds Kylie Austin1, Sarah O’Shea2, Olivia Groves2, Jodi Lamanna1 Executive Summary This report details the findings and recommendations from the NCSEHE-funded project Higher education career advice for students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds. This 18-month study critically investigated best-practice initiatives in career education for primary and secondary students from low socioeconomic […]
14 December 2022
of low SES regional, rural and remote students’ education and career pathway choices: A whole community approach Prof. Sue Kilpatrick1, Dr. Sarah Fischer1, Dr. Subhash Koirala1, Dr. Jessica Woodroffe1, Dr. Nicoli Barnes1, Dr. Olivia Groves2, Dr. Robin Katersky Barnes1, Dr. Kylie Austin2 Executive summary Education and career pathway decision making in rural, regional and remote (RRR) […]
9 December 2022
Understanding higher education pathways through co-design Dr. Mollie Dollinger1, Dr. Andrew Harvey1, Dr. Ryan Naylor2, Dr. Marian Mahat3,Dr. Belinda D’Angelo1 Executive Summary Provision of equitable access to higher education has never been simple. Disparities continue despite over 25 years of ongoing and directed efforts in policy and practice to improve participation across equity groups (Burke, […]
7 December 2022