Tag: widening participation
Macquarie Undergraduate Research Internship (MURI) – Relaunching in 2022
Learn how the Widening Participation Unit has reinvigorated this essential program.
Everyone belongs at MQ
An online survey provides us with a snapshot of the MQ community at a time that will be uniquely remembered for its social distancing. Equally though, this period has made us realise how important belonging is to us all.
Widening Participation in 2019 – A year in review
The University’s commitment towards national widening participation goals of equitable access for underrepresented students to participate in higher education continued to grow strongly in 2019. The Widening Participation Unit (WPU) played an instrumental role in coordinating and motivating action to...
NCSEHE webinar: Shifting Widening Participation outreach activities to remote learning environments
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) will host a webinar on June 10 on shifting Widening Participation and Outreach programs to remote delivery.
2020 LEAP Partnership Engagement Grant Scheme now open
The 2020 LEAP Partnership Engagement Grant Scheme (PEGS) is now open for application.
MQ Pasifika Community connects with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) recently visited the University campus to meet with the Widening Participation Unit, students and academics involved with the University’s Pasifika community.
Making Connections Through Academic Mentoring
Macquarie academics support students from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds to navigate university and feel more connected at university.
Widening Participation in 2018 – A Year in Review
The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Programs and Pathways, Professor Sean Brawley, guided the University’s Widening Participation Unit (WPU) to strategically and proactively respond to sectoral changes around equity in higher education. The new approach, outlined in the Widening Participation Strategic Framework 2018...
Engaging Students from Equity Groups
2019 HEPPP funded LEAP PEGS initiatives The Pro Vice-Chancellor Programs and Pathways, Professor Sean Brawley, along with the Widening Participation Unit (WPU) warmly congratulates the successful applicants of 2019 LEAP – PEGS ( Partnerships Engagement Grant Scheme) Nearly thirty different...