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Sad news that Peter Noonan has passed away. He had a major influence on tertiary education policy for more than 30 years.
Remembering Peter Noonan, who recently passed away at the age of 67. A policy maker and thinker, he was at the centre of many of the major reforms to Australia's education system, from the 1980s until the present. theaustralian.com.au/higher-…
Very good. "In other words, would it harm Australian research if we simply gave ERA a rest, and let researchers get on with, you know, researching?" No, no it wouldn't. But no, no we won't.
Good piece from John Byron: 'A new ERA: not worth the effort.' The low hanging fruit in research policy is spending less time optimising research outcomes and more time doing research. campusmorningmail.com.au/new…
Very interesting. To which I would add, in Australia at least, The Government as a stakeholder is not only interested in what unis can do for the economy but what role they are expected to play in culture wars. From both sides.
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NCSEHE-funded research finds Indigenous students & people with #Disability were more likely to exhibit poor #MentalHealth prior to university than their non-equity counterparts.
New @UQ_News & @uwanews report, available now: ncsehe.edu.au/equity-mental-… #HigherEducation @UWAresearch
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And obviously congrats also to the researchers who have been putting in the hard yards!
But as Director - you deserve special credit for bringing it all together !!
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A bumper harvest of @NCSEHE disability research this autumn:
Live tweeter extraordinaire @DrJoannaT ++ cool work on exams
@DavidREckstein fellowship on careers
@timothypitman ++ on financing and fellowship report out soon!
Thanks @seos895 for funding this and more !!!
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Thanks @MattBrettLTU for such recognition of @NCSEHE research work! But kudos must go to our wonderful @NCSEHE grants & fellowship advisory committee for making good funding choices (under leadership of Lesley Parker and of course @Eduspokesperson for providing the necessary $$$!
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New blog from @CathyDrane (@NCSEHE Postdoc) examining the ways in which students' record mental health - a concise and interesting read!
Now is the time to revamp university student mental health reporting systems - NCSEHE: ncsehe.edu.au/university-stu…
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New research finds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men are underrepresented at Australian universities, despite high levels of aspiration to #HigherEd.
Read the full report: ncsehe.edu.au/research-highe…
@MenziesResearch @EdithCowanUni @UQ_News @MurdochUni @latrobe @UniCanberra
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Government stats just released confirms this research. VU's attrition rate down significantly since adopting the block model. More than half of VU's students are from recognised equity groups, so this is a win for many students coming from non-traditional backgrounds into uni.
NCSEHE-funded research from @victoriauninews showing that the #BlockTeaching model makes a difference.
#HigherEducation #Equity
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#UDLTertiaryEdAUS
UDL, you're already doing it in one way or another.
"UDL is a way to find a common discourse around the best practices we are probably all already exploring actively" @FFovet
Let's challenge ourselves to do more
@UDLTertiary @adcet_edu_au
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One in ten tertiary students look after dependent children while studying, NCSEHE-funded research found.
Lisa Andrewartha on the challenging demands for parents in #HigherEd, and how unis can be accommodating to their needs. Via @KiftSally's CMM series. campusmorningmail.com.au/new…
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Whenever I see a schmick name like Trailblazer I worry more time and money was spent on the sizzle than the sausage. Also, is the quarter billion new money, or re-purposed? Am I being too grumpy?
First new initiative in the Government's university research commercialisation agenda. I hope unis have good ideas waiting in the top drawer - EOIs due in Jan 2022. Very broad outputs can include "new courses to address skills gaps". ministers.dese.gov.au/morris…
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This is priceless. newscientist.com/article/229…
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Sad news about Stuart Macintyre. In higher ed, he wrote a very readable short history of the U of M and with @Gwil_C and @DrDreHistorian *No End of a Lesson*, on the Dawkins reforms & their aftermath.
Very interesting (OK, maybe for policy wonks).
Our new analysis on the cost of teaching: :melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.a…
Rigid subsidies a mismatch for university course costs
afr.com/policy/health-and-ed… @MelbCSHE @PilbaraGroupLea
A key take home is that the COURSE STUDIED IS THE SINGLE GREATEST EFFECT ON GRADUATE INCOME more than just about all the other effects COMBINED, including uni attended and whether student came through an alternative pathway. We know this but it bears repeating. LOUDLY.
The first published results of linked ATO income and DESE enrolment data. Summary reports by level of education + Excel file with 1, 5 and 9 year out data by field and uni. qilt.edu.au/general/article/…
About time! The ability to link ATO and education data has been with us literally for decades, nice to see this data is finally being put to use.
The first published results of linked ATO income and DESE enrolment data. Summary reports by level of education + Excel file with 1, 5 and 9 year out data by field and uni. qilt.edu.au/general/article/…