The report presents policy and practice summaries from a series of 14 projects funded through ACSES grants and fellowship programs – bringing together recommendations from some of the most impactful student equity studies in Australia of the past 12 months. 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, while also providing links to the complete reports for readers who wish to explore the research in greater depth. 

The 14 projects included in the collection cover research on all four equity groups recognised in the Australian higher education equity framework: First Nations Australian students, students from low SES backgrounds, students with disability, and students from regional and remote areas. Several projects also address first-in-family students and students experiencing compounding disadvantage, reflecting a growing recognition that formal equity group categories do not capture the full complexity of students’ circumstances.

The first edition presents the work of researchers at universities across Australia on subjects ranging from increasing the number of Aboriginal school teachers, to addressing student placement inequities and financial hardship.