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The 2018 Gender and Education Association (GEA) International Conference will be hosted by the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) at the University of Newcastle (UON) next December.

The gender gap in computing will be explored later in July when Professor Linda Sax visits the University of Newcastle (UON).

For the first time, students may have to pay up to A$3271 for “enabling” courses, designed to prepare students for university study.

Renowned scholar in gender and education, Dr Marie-Pierre Moreau, visited the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) in April. During her time at the University of Newcastle (UON), she delivered a public seminar exploring how universities and other institutions can better support staff and students with caring responsibilities. Her findings were detailed in the Newcastle Herald and a recording of her seminar is available via Soundcloud.

A new report shows many equity students in higher education are challenged by institutional expectations about time, with time management impacted by the competing imperatives of study, work and personal commitments.

Dr Sally Baker and Dr Rachel Burke explore how proposed changes to the Australian Citizenship test are likely to further disadvantage refugees.

Experiences of staff and students with caring responsibilities will be investigated later this month when Dr Marie-Pierre Moreau visits the University of Newcastle (UON).

New research and comprehensive guidelines for improving student outcomes in online learning is now available to access.

The University of Newcastle (UON) will conduct the first-ever distance video link tutorials with students in Dubbo tomorrow to deliver a program that encourages success in school and beyond.

Dr Stephanie Gilbert, Coordinator of Teaching Quality and Development at The Wollotuka Institute, is set to put an international perspective on her research after she was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.

For White Ribbon Day 2016, UON's Professor Penny Jane Burke, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education features in the Newcastle Herald speaking about the transformative power of education and how her life story inspired her son to make an award-wining film Still Waters.

The University of Newcastle (UON) has invited local organisations to attend the screening of an award winning short film this White Ribbon Day to explore the role that higher education can play in furthering national discussions on the issue of domestic and family violence.