Inside higher education

This section of the proceedings report provides details of the issues discussed in the theme Inside Higher Education. This theme explored the experience of university from the inside for students and staff, including pedagogy, the first year experience, orientation programs and curriculum. Much ground was covered by both the equity practitioners and the academics who contributed. However, several common issues emerged across the sessions. Inevitably not everything covered in this theme can be reported, but what follows is a synthesis of the main issues and the presenters who raised them.