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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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In this online workshop, The Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) explore ways that insights from social science research contribute to meaningful community engagement to support new approaches to equity and social justice in higher education.

Australian higher education equity policy has continued to struggle to meet its objectives in creating access to higher education for under-represented people and communities. To understand why these disparities persist, the CEEHE at the University of Newcastle works collaboratively with participants, communities and external agencies to understand who is missing from higher education, why, and what can change to make universities more accessible and relevant. They do this through research-informed practice and practice-informed research – where researchers and practitioners work closely together – to understand social and cultural inequities and injustices that significantly affect educational access, experiences and participation.

In this workshop, they bring together speakers across CEEHE programs that work with people from an Out Of Home Care Background, people with a refugee background and people who are experiencing or have experienced gender-based violence.

For more information on this webinar and how to register, visit the website.