From extraction to reciprocity: building authentic university and community partnerships
3 Oct 2024: Learn how to build bridges between universities and communities to allow for reciprocity and mutually beneficial outcomes. This session explores how to create pathways for communities to initiate research projects, and deliver social impact.
Australian Universities Accord: Unpacking the final report
13 Mar 2024: Experts from across the sector came together to discuss the Australian Universities Accord final report recommendations, how this may shape the sector, and the next steps from a practitioner and lobbying perspective.
Attaining student equity through the Universities Accord
27 Mar 2023: Australia needs a higher education system that offers the same opportunities regardless of someone’s location, financial circumstances, or cultural background. Learn how we can achieve meaningful progress in student equity.
The right to education
22 Feb 2022: Everyone should be able to access quality education, regardless of their postcode or bank balance. Our panellists discuss how we can ensure everyone has a great education, irrespective of their circumstances.
The digital revolution in schools
25 Aug 2021: Digital access is changing the way we educate young people, but unequal distribution of that access has exposed a crushing divide in our education system. How can we achieve equity amidst the tech revolution?
What kind of university does society need now?
9 Jun 2021: Gatekeepers, culture warriors, or upholders of democracy? Hear from our panellists who will discuss the social and public purpose of higher education in the 21st century.
Are the kids alright?
16 Oct 2020: Our panellists dissect how universities can better support students’ wellbeing and mental health in a post-COVID world – in a future weighed down by financial unease, changing social conditions and unrest.
Engagement endangered
24 Sept 2020: This event explores the role of Australian universities in actively promoting positive social change, including contributing to local and global communities through research, education, and practice.
ATAR: Scaled for injustice? Or just irrelevance?
4 Sept 2020: Is the ATAR reproducing inequities? We discuss reimagining how universities can make visible the currently invisible, recognise ‘soft’ skills, and ensure diversity of voice and experience by embracing future-focused assessment.
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