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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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Is the problem us? Helping part-time students succeed in a full-time world
An ACSES Equity Fellowship final report. The project looks at the increasingly complex challenges facing part-time university students and what interventions are needed to help them succeed.
From Evidence to Impact 2026 – Policy and Practice Insights from ACSES
From Evidence to Impact presents policy and practice summaries from a series of projects funded through ACSES grants and fellowship programs. It is intended for practitioners, policymakers, and institutional leaders who wish to engage with the findings and recommendations in an accessible, at-a-glance format.
Centring equity in data and digital governance: Informing policy to empower practice
An ACSES Equity Fellowship final report. The project looks at how Australian universities are managing challenges around the governance of equity data, which tracks how students from underrepresented backgrounds enrol, study, and succeed in higher education.
Increasing access and opportunity: Nesting enabling programs in senior schooling
A Large Grants Research Program final report. The project is the first national, cross-institutional benchmarking and impact study of in-school enabling programs in Australia, examining models and outcomes with a focus on impact for equity groups.
Towards a financially inclusive higher education system
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study examined the prevalence and impact of financial hardship on university students. It evaluated the effectiveness of existing financial support services and identified barriers that prevent students from accessing essential assistance.
First Nations students’ progress into and through university
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study provides insight into the pathways and approaches to university by First Nations students and the role that a university centre designed specifically to support First Nations students can have on building success for students.
Socio-economic backgrounds, choice of disciplines, and post-university labour market performance
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study empirically examined the long-term labour market outcomes of university graduates from different socio-economic backgrounds, with a particular focus on the role of subject choice at university.
Evidence-based pedagogies to support online engagement of low SES, and regional, rural, and remote students
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study sought to explore how to support engagement for online students, thereby addressing issues of disengagement and attrition.
Understanding school students’ aspirations in uncertain times
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study returned to a diverse cross-section of schools in the Aspirations Longitudinal Study (2012-2015) to understand how students’ views about their futures had changed over the past decade.
Pathway programs and Indigenous student completion: Building the evidence
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study identified and analysed the strategies used in three Group of Eight university pathway programs to support Indigenous students to successfully transition into and through university.
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A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study returned to a diverse cross-section of schools in the Aspirations Longitudinal Study (2012-2015) to understand how students’ views about their futures had changed over the past decade.
An ACSES First Nations Fellowship final report. This project explored how teaching is perceived as a career by Aboriginal senior secondary students and current Aboriginal teachers, and examined strategies to promote teaching as a viable and appealing profession.
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study examined the prevalence and impact of financial hardship on university students. It evaluated the effectiveness of existing financial support services and identified barriers that prevent students from accessing essential assistance.
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.
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