Submissions • June 2018
Submission to the Inquiry into Funding Australia’s Research
In this submission, DASSH sets out the key areas of concern for humanities, arts, and social sciences disciplines in the higher education sector.
Submissions • February 2018
Response to the Inquiry into Provisions of the Higher Education Support Legislation (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018
DASSH welcomes this opportunity to respond to the changes and impact of lowering the HELP repayment threshold and subsequent threshold adjustments, and limits on HELP loans as outlined in the Higher Education Support Legislation (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018.
Submissions • August 2017
Response to the Review into Rural, Regional and Remote Education
DASSH welcomes the consideration in this Discussion Paper of key issues, challenges, opportunities and barriers that impact upon the learning outcomes of regional, rural and remote students in Australia. The focus of DASSH’s submission is on challenges that regional, rural and remote students face beyond school and especially in the transition to university and other… Continue Reading»
Submissions • July 2017
Response to the Inquiry into School to Work Transition
DASSH welcomes this opportunity to contribute to the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training’s inquiry into school to work transition.
Submissions • June 2017
Response to the inquiry into the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment Bill
DASSH welcomes this opportunity to respond to the potential reforms to higher education outlined in the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill (2017) and appreciates the Education and Employment Legislation Commitee’s commitment to working closely with all stakeholders.
Submissions • April 2017
Submission to the ARC on the ROPE Consultation
Due to the nature of academic work, but also due to the increasing emphasis universities and employers are placing on engagement and impact outside academia, increasing numbers of researchers in the humanities, arts and social sciences disciplines are moving in and out of academic roles. Even within academia, early and mid career academics in humanities,… Continue Reading»
Submissions • January 2017
National Research Infrastructure Roadmap Submission
DASSH welcomes the Expert Working Group’s inclusion of Digital Data and eResearch Platforms and Platforms for humanities, arts and social sciences as key research infrastructure focus areas. These two areas are vital for research within humanities, arts and social sciences disciplines as well as more broadly and have traditionally been given little focus and limited… Continue Reading»
Submissions • September 2016
Response to PhillipsKPA’s DET commissioned survey of professional course accreditation practices in Australian higher education
In general, academic units within the humanities, arts and social sciences disciplines welcome professional accreditation, particularly where it is fundamental to the requirement for professional practice across the range of courses on offer. However, in some areas, professional accreditation lags behind industry standards, for example by failing to adapt to new digital techniques, and is… Continue Reading»
Submissions • September 2016
Response to the Department of Education and Training’s National Research Infrastructure Capability Issues Paper
The humanities, arts and social sciences sector comprises a large part of Australia’s research and innovation system, a system that is transforming due to digital capabilities and the resulting transformation of research practice. The humanities, arts and social sciences sector must be recognised as having critical needs for infrastructure capability.
Submissions • September 2016
Response to ACIL Allen’s DET commissioned evaluation of the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP)
DASSH welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program evaluation. While Australian universities differ greatly in the use of HEPP funding, it is the case the humanities, arts and social sciences disciplines very frequently provide the core preparation and pathway support for students in literacy, critical thinking and an introduction… Continue Reading»
Submissions • July 2016
Response to the Department of Education and Training’s Driving Innovation, Fairness and Excellence in Australian Higher Education
DASSH’s response to this consultation paper is informed by our recognition that sustaining a high quality education in our disciplines is important for an economy in transition and for enabling our nation to successfully navigate an uncertain and exciting future. Graduate capabilities in humanities, arts and social sciences are among the hardest to automate and… Continue Reading»
Submissions • July 2016
Response to the Department of Education and Training’s Sharper incentives for engagement: New research block grant arrangements for universities
DASSH endorses the emphasis on simplifying systems and reporting requirements, incentivising engagement with end-users, and recognising that Australia has a mature university system in which individual higher education institutions should determine the best use of their research funding (with appropriate reporting requirements). We also applaud the proposal to double weight HDR completions by Indigenous students… Continue Reading»