News • October 2018
October 2018 News
DASSH joins with the Australian Academy of the Humanities to express concern and disappointment at the Australian Government’s rejection of $4M in humanities research. Download the media release here.
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.
News • May 2018
May 2018 News
DASSH joins with the Australian Academy of the Humanities to express concern at the lack of proposed investment for our disciplines in the Government’s Research Infrastructure Investment Plan. Download the media release here.
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»
News • February 2017
February 2017 News
The Tertiary Education Union of New Zealand organised a nationwide Day of Action on 22 February to highlight the benefits of teaching and learning humanities, arts, social sciences and fine arts in New Zealand. DASSH’s media release can be downloaded here.
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.