Centre for the Study of Higher Education

A/Prof Thomas Cochrane

A/Prof Gwilym Croucher

DR Christopher Duffy

DR Mat Hardy

DR Ross Jones

DR Tom Kennie

DR Samantha Marangell

Prof Raoul Mulder

DR Tracii Ryan

A/Prof Grace Thompson

A/Prof James Waghorne

Projects

Projects conducted by research group members

Displaying 10 projects from 60 for the research group.

Breeding Biology and Movement Ecology of the Cape Barren Goose

2024 - 2027

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Developing Practices for Low-Cost Solutions

2026 - 2027

Assessing the Cost of Delivering Education and Support to Low SES and Other Equity Students: Detailed Analysis of Time Series Financial Data

2025 - 2026

Improving the Mental Health of Young Adults in Australia's Universities

2023 - 2026

Supporting Academics With Inclusive & Equitable Curricula, Teaching and Learning

2025 - 2026

Completed

Review of the UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel (1997)

2025 - 2025

Completed

Investigation of Cancer in General Practice: Review and Update of Step 2 of the Optimal Care Pathways for People With Cancer

2024 - 2025

Completed

Scholarly Works

Scholarly Works by research group members

Displaying 10 scholarly works from 952 for the research group.

Defining, Facilitating, and Sustaining Quality University Teaching

Elisa K Bone, Anne-Marie Chase, Raoul A Mulder, Barbara C Panther

Book Chapter | 2026

This chapter relays and extends a discussion with three experts around quality in university teaching. In shaping this chapter, we..

Supporting University Student Wellbeing in an Uncertain World

Tracii Ryan, Chi Baik

Book Chapter | 2026

This concluding chapter synthesises key insights and themes from the various research studies, whole-of-institution approaches, an..

Sexual and social functions of ornamental wing feathers in Black Swans (Cygnus atratus)

AC Katsis, MA Elgar, RA Mulder

Journal article | 2026 | Ibis

Open access

Studies on the evolution of ornamentation have traditionally focused on sexual selection, although ornaments may also signal an in..

Joining the chorus: Understanding peer review and why your participation counts

G Thompson

Journal article | 2026 | Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

University Student Wellbeing in an Uncertain Future: Research, Policy, Practice

T Ryan, C Baik

Book | 2026

This comprehensive edited collection brings together the latest research, case studies, institutional policies, and best practices..

Student Experiences and Wellbeing in an Evolving Higher Education Context

T Ryan, C Baik

Book Chapter | 2026

In light of major social, economic, and technological shifts occurring globally, today’s university students are grappling with a ..

“This Is Like My First Support Group”: The Benefits of Online Music Group with Young Autistic Women in Indonesia

M Subiantoro, L Bolger, SM Hayward, G Thompson

Journal article | 2026 | Autism in Adulthood

Many music therapy practices with autistic people have focused on intervention with autistic children. There are a growing number ..

Defining, Facilitating, and Sustaining Quality University Teaching: Perspectives and Provocations

EK Bone, AM Chase, RA Mulder, BC Panther

Book Chapter | 2026

Parent perspectives of telehealth compared to in-person family-centred music therapy for their autistic child in Hong Kong: A qualitative study

LWS Leung, J Kim, G Thompson

Journal article | 2026 | Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Introduction: The development of telehealth music therapy started before COVID-19 and has expanded since the outbreak of the pande..

What does it mean for higher education students to belong?

T Ryan, CA Rivera Munoz, L Vanderstraeten, B Zhao, Y Zhang, S Lynch-Wells, M Walter, J Cai, C Baik

Journal article | 2026 | Higher Education Research and Development

Open access

A sense of belonging can have many benefits for higher education (HE) students, including increased persistence, motivation, engag..

News

News by research group members

Displaying 10 news articles from 67 for the research group.

Art and music therapies can be ‘life changing’ for people with disability

Grace Thompson

From November, music and art therapists will be able to charge the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) the same as counsellors, aft..

September 11, 2025

‘Finding an Indigenous voice’

James Waghorne, Ross Jones, Marcia Langton AM

The procession that entered Wilson Hall in September 2012 included the University of Melbourne’s two Indigenous professors, Marcia Langton ..

August 12, 2025

‘What version of the past is promoted and what’s obscured?’

Zo\u00eb Laidlaw, James Waghorne, Mark Stern

The fortunes of the early University of Melbourne were propelled by generous benefactors. These donors’ wealth derived overwhelmingly from ..

June 4, 2025

Why we are Walking for Truth

Jennifer Balint, Barry Judd, James Waghorne, Mark Stern

In 1834, the Henty brothers established the first permanent European settlement in Victoria at Portland on unceded Gunditjmara Country. Thi..

May 23, 2025

Truth-telling and re-naming is an opportunity to redefine our future

James Waghorne, Ross Jones

In October 2024, the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Education renamed its Fritz Duras Memorial Lecture the HOPE (Health, Outdoor and ..

December 6, 2024

Australia’s approach to international student caps is even more radical than in the UK and Canada

Gwilym Croucher, Christopher Ziguras

This week, Education Minister Jason Clare made an announcement that could reshape the landscape of international education in Australia. ..

August 29, 2024

Funding might change, but Job-ready Graduates stays for now. What does the budget fine print say about higher education?

Gwilym Croucher

On one level, the 2024 federal budget brought few big surprises for universities. The two key measures were already announced leading up..

May 15, 2024

Why is the government proposing caps on international students and how did we get here?

Christopher Ziguras

The federal government is due to introduce legislation on Thursday to enable new caps on the number of international student places at educ..

May 15, 2024

Universities Accord: many students could pay less for their higher education … eventually

Gwilym Croucher

The federal government has released the final report on a Universities Accord. Taking more than a year to prepare, it is billed as a “bluep..

February 24, 2024

We reviewed the arguments for and against 'high-stakes' exams. The evidence for using them doesn’t stack up

Raoul Mulder, Sarah French

Across Australia, students are receiving and digesting important exam results. University students began receiving their semester 2 results..

December 13, 2023