National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education
New event archive available:
2nd Annual Student Equity in Higher Education National Conference, October 11-12th 2010, Melbourne
New report available:
"Ensuring that every Australian, no matter how wealthy or poor, has a fair chance [to graduate from university] is one of the most important challenges for Australian universities...Our reputation as an egalitarian nation and our future prosperity rests on the outcome... The task now is to expand access and opportunity to everyone, regardless of the family or community they come from."
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Deputy Prime Minister
'Address to the Sir Robert Menzies Oration 2008'
6 November 2008, Melbourne.
Founded in 2008, the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) is a research centre funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and hosted by the University of South Australia. The work of the National Centre informs student equity policy and practice in Australian higher education.
Professor Trevor Gale is the National Centre's founding director. Profiles of all National Centre staff are available "http://www.equity101.info/content/ncsehe-people">here and contact details are available here. The latest version of the NCSEHE newsletter is available to download here (551KB pdf)
The National Centre's research agenda is informed by three major themes: aspiration, mobility and voice. For more details on NCSEHE’s research focus, please visit our Research page.
In consultation with key stakeholders, the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education has developed www.equity101.info, a site supporting dynamic collegial networks and providing opportunities to better locate information and scholarship for this growing community.
The equity101 site is also a place to access the latest news, events and research from the NCSEHE. Please follow these links to access a constantly updated stream of NCSEHE activities, including: