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.

You are reading: #NCSEHE_Snapshots series

On 26–30 October 2020, the NCSEHE hosted the Student Equity Snapshots Forum — a week of lightning talks and live discussions with the 2019/20 cohort of NCSEHE Equity Fellows.

The event was complemented by a series of #NCSEHE_Snapshots publications. Over 500 of the limited edition booklets were mailed to Forum participants and key stakeholders, and are available here on the NCSEHE website in flipbook and PDF formats.

Outreach strategies for indigenous students: increasing impact & university participation

Dr Katelyn Barney

Katelyn Barney’s Fellowship identifies success factors and highlights areas to strengthen outreach initiatives for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.

Outreach strategies for indigenous students: Increasing impact & university participation

Supporting students’ mental wellbeing: Teaching and learning makes such a difference!

Dr Nicole Crawford

Nicole Crawford’s Fellowship investigated proactive approaches to support the mental wellbeing of mature-aged university students in regional and remote Australia.


Supporting students’ mental wellbeing: Teaching & learning makes such a difference!

On footprints, the university experience and why we need to listen to regional students

Dr Janine Delahunty

Janine’s Fellowship explores how regional and remote people navigate into and through higher education and what challenges they face in realising their goals.

On footprints, the university experience and why we need to listen to regional students

‘Nothing inevitable about exclusion’: Careers support for students with disability

Mr David Eckstein

David Eckstein’s Fellowship investigates the provision of targeted careers support for students with disability, as well as barriers to service provision.

‘Nothing inevitable about exclusion’: Careers support for students with disability

Disability support in higher education: What our students are telling us

Associate Professor Tim Pitman

Tim Pitman’s Fellowship looks at how universities can best support people with disability, particularly regional, rural and remote students.

Disability support in higher education: What our students are telling us

Pathways to allied health: Insights from Indigenous health professionals

Dr Andrea Simpson

Andrea Simpson’s Fellowship investigates pathways to higher degree allied health coursework programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Pathways to allied health: Insights from Indigenous health professionals

Featured publications
This report outlines policy options in relation to parity targets for four priority equity groups in Australian higher education – students from low SES backgrounds, First Nations Australian students, students with disability, and students from regional and remote Australia.
A case study documenting the transition of one Indigenous student, Robbie, from an underprivileged school located in the Western suburbs of Sydney to an urban Australian university.
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.
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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