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This 2 hour online symposium is being convened by the AARE Professional and Higher Education SIG co-convenors. The first question that we consider is whether conferences have gone missing at all. Is it possible that the routine work of face-to-face conferences has been distributed across new platforms for gathering academics and disseminating knowledge? What affordances do these new forms of gathering promise? What are their limits? The second question we consider is this: c…

Congratulations to the following members who have been appointed to the AER Editorial Team following our recent call for Expressions of Interest.

Associate EditorsCathie Burgess, University of Sydney
Emma Burns, Macquarie University
Steven Lewis, Deakin University

ECR EditorsAbbey Cruickshank, University of Tasmania
Troy Heffernan, LaTrobe University
Melitta Hogarth, University of Melbourne
Katrina Thorpe, University of Technology, Sydney

We warmly welcome the new members of the Editorial Tea…

Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews1, Shannon Foster, and the D’harawal Traditional Descendants and Knowledge Holders Circle.

1University of Technology Sydney

 In any attempt to understand or engage with this year’s NAIDOC theme, Heal Country (https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/2021-theme), one thing should be abundantly clear, Country [with a capital ‘C’] ‘is more than just a place.’ Country is not just some siloed off block of land that an individual can claim sole ownership of whilst thumping away o…

AARE is seeking an outstanding scholar to take on a role as Series Editor (General) working alongside, Professor Greg Thompson (QUT) and Associate Professor Jessica Gerrard. The initial appointment will be for 3 years with the possibility of a further or extended term if interested.

For further information regarding the position click here.

Applications should be sent to LGIEeditors@aare.edu.au by June 1st, 2022 marked Local/Global Issues in Education.

It is expected that the successful candi…

AARE has recently resubscribed to MCERA’s Silver services. This allows AARE-registered researchers to engage with MCERA in a variety of ways. 

MCERA can help you to engage with discussions around your areas of expertise through expert comments and briefings. If you are aware of a topic that is being under-reported, or mis-reported, or is missing the nuance; or if you know of an event coming up that might be newsworthy that you’d like to comment on, let the MCERA staff know. We will work with…

Working towards equity of access to higher education remains a fundamental issue of social justice. Despite substantial efforts to redress historical exclusions via a wealth of government and institutional policies, longstanding enrolment patterns persist and new forms of inequality have emerged in a deeply stratified system. Community Matters: The Complex Links Between Community and Young People’s Aspirations for Higher Education offers a new lens on equity of access.

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The 2023 available grants to support SIG initiatives include Major+, Major and Minor grants:

Applications for smaller grant amounts will also be considered.

For more information please refer to the AARE website. 

Queries regarding applications, or possible uses for competitive funding should be directed to the SIG Coordinator at sigs@aare.edu.au.

Working towards equity of access to higher education remains a fundamental issue of social justice. Despite substantial efforts to redress historical exclusions via a wealth of government and institutional policies, longstanding enrolment patterns persist and new forms of inequality have emerged in a deeply stratified system. Community Matters: The Complex Links Between Community and Young People’s Aspirations for Higher Education offers a new lens on equity of access.

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AARE is seeking an outstanding scholar to take on a role as Series Editor (General) working alongside, Professor Greg Thompson (QUT) and Professor Marcia McKenzie (University of Melbourne). This follows the conclusion of Associate Professor Jessica Gerrard’s term as series editor. We sincerely thank Jess for her commitment to advancing the series and all her work in the role.
 
The initial appointment will be for 3 years with the possibility of a further or extended term subject to consideration…