University admissions

How to make university admissions processes more equitable, efficient and transparent, and widen access to students from diverse backgrounds, first-generation students and mature students. This covers advice on student recruitment, enrolment practices and designing admissions criteria that recognise diverse talent.

By dene.mullen , 2 March, 2022

Enrolment throws up issues to be balanced, not problems to be solved

Welcoming international students is increasingly important for universities worldwide

Enrolment managers must realise an increasingly complex landscape doesn’t need a quick fix to a short-term challenge but rather a reasonable strategy for managing long-term tensions

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 17 February, 2022

How to design early college programmes that foster success for under-represented students

Advice on developing early college programmes which improve higher education outcomes for students from underrepresented group

David Dugger explains what an early college programme should focus on in order to improve outcomes for students from under-represented groups

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 16 February, 2022

Widening access to postgraduate studies: from research to strategy to action

Advice on developing research informed strategies to widen participation in higher education

Providing equitable access into and through higher education is a constant battle, especially in postgraduate research, but barriers can be addressed when evidence is connected to action, as Diane Gill explains

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 21 January, 2022

Graduate programmes have a lot to teach HE about enrolment

University enrolment teams could learn a lot from the lessons of graduate programmes

Steady increases in graduate enrolments have been one of the precious few bright spots during perhaps the most volatile period for higher education in recent memory

By dene.mullen , 18 January, 2022

Has government investment in higher education equity been worth it?

Australian government has invested heavily in university equity initiatives

Evaluating the success of sector-wide initiatives is fraught, but there are some universal truths that should be considered, say Steven Howard and colleagues

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 7 January, 2022

IPEDS and the trouble with student metrics in the US

The higher education sector in the US is using an antiquated system of judging student metrics

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System surveys hold great weight in the higher education system, but they are not inclusive enough and thus no longer fit for purpose, says Elizabeth Harris

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 19 November, 2021

Universities need to prepare for the mature student onslaught

Universities should be preparing now to be inundated with older students given workforce shifts

Higher ed is notoriously bad at attracting and accommodating mature students. Given the workforce shifts spawned by the pandemic, this needs to change, says Dilshad Sheikh

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 25 October, 2021

Re-engaging adult learners is key to a sustainable HE recovery

Tempting back adults who left college early without a degree could be key to higher education's recovery

Winning back those who left college without a degree will be key in reversing the declines of the past year, say Kai Drekmeier and Amanda Winters

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3minutes

University admissions