An autism awareness group founded by parents will receive $300,000 from the NSW government to make a film to educate schoolchildren about the disorder.

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Cuts in equity funding, by capping the low SES participation equity programs, would be a false economy, according to Professor Alan Robson, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western Australia.

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A new ABS research report analyses data from 1981-2006 to assess the benefits of education.

More information here: http://www.equity101.info/content/Measuring-Economic-Returns-Post-School...

Also download an ABC Radio interview on the issue here: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s2998014.htm

The recently released Coalition plan discusses the intended changes to Higher Education, including cuts to HEPPP funding and reintroducing full-fee paying places for Australian students, to be made if the Coalition is elected to Federal government in 2010.

On 12 August, the University of Sydney welcomed another 350 Year 9 and 10 students onto campus for the latest University Experience Day, held in conjunction with the Smith Family, to expose disadvantaged children to university life.

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The creator of a Homework Centre at UQ's Ipswich campus designed to help Indigenous school students with their studies has been recognised with a Dadjeen Award for Services to Indigenous Education.

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UNSW Medicine’s record enrolment of Indigenous students has been further boosted with the announcement of five new Indigenous scholarships funded by the Balnaves Foundation.

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In 2011, Vision Australia will award Further Education Bursaries to a select number of students who are blind or have low vision. The closing date for 2011 bursary applications is Friday 29 October 2010.

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Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is trialling the training of high performing student teachers for positions in disadvantaged schools. The pilot project, Exceptional Teachers for Disadvantaged Schools, involves giving 27 third-year education students extra skills for teaching in low socio-economic primary and high schools.

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The International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education (Int J FYHE) focuses on research and practice about enhancing the experience of commencing students.

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