Diversity and inclusion work

How can higher education better support diverse students and staff? Find advice on equity, diversity and inclusion policies and actions that open pathways into higher education to non-traditional students and support student success for diverse cohorts by building inclusive institutions. Plus, how to achieve greater diversity at every level of academia and make everyone feel they belong.

By Eliza.Compton, 4 July, 2025

Empowering academics for greater student success

Young female student at laptop
Student success initiatives traditionally focus just on the students. Empowering academics with effective engagement tools opens another pathway for scaling up success
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3minutes
By kiera.obrien, 16 June, 2025

Equality on campus starts in the toilets

A toilet cubicle
With diversity, equity and inclusion policies under threat, there’s a simple and cost-effective change universities can make for a trans-inclusionary, accessible campus
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 2 June, 2025

International students don’t need ‘fixing’

Different languages in speech bubbles on a laptop
To internationalise education, and not just enrolments, educators need to move feedback on academic language from correction to collaboration. Here Nashid Nigar offers a framework for rethinking inclusion through literacy diversity
By Laura.Duckett, 16 May, 2025

How student-led research can build belonging and agency

Students working together in the library
A project that hired students as co-researchers to explore inclusion and connection resulted in higher levels of agency and belonging. Here, the academics behind the scheme share what they learnt
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4minutes
Diversity and inclusion work