UniSQ’s Student Voice Video Toolkit
This session details the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ's) Students as Partners initiative, with a special focus on the newly developed Student Voice Practical Guide and training video series, co-created by students and staff.

Nina Sorley, Students as Partners, University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)

Student Disability Collectives as Powerful Platforms
Recent research undertaken by Ebe Ganon at Deakin University demonstrates how disabled university students are revolutionising support and engagement on campus through Student Disability Collectives (SDCs). These grassroots groups, operating independently across Australian universities, are bringing traditionally underserved students together to collectivise, advocate, and support each other. By creating their own networks and resources, students are driving meaningful change that traditional university services and staff-led initiatives often miss. This research reveals SDCs as powerful platforms for student empowerment, personal growth, and rights advocacy.

Ebe Ganon, Board Chair, Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA)

Co-Designing Authentic Classroom Engagement
In a rapidly evolving higher education environment, fostering authentic student engagement remains at the heart of impactful teaching. This session provides student partnership coordinators, practitioners, student services, and student support staff with practical strategies for engaging students effectively as co-designers of curriculum.

Dr. Ari Pinar, Education Consultant

Trends, Reviews and Sector Reflections
In the context of tightening budgets and resource limitations, several student voice initiatives are currently undergoing review or organisational change.

University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC)

Co-Curricular Recognition Programs
In this collaborative session we hear from Curtin University with an update on a recent benchmarking survey to institutions around their current model of co-curricular recognition models. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and share recent outcomes, challenges, or learnings from their own contexts.

STARS Co-Curricular Recognition Network
Curtin University

New Year, New Initiatives
Griffith's current approach to fostering meaningful partnerships between staff and students and how they are facilitating new ways to embed Student Voice into everyday work practices across the University.

Sara Ardern, Griffith University

Advocacy and Welfare Preventative Initiatives in Partnership with Students
Ee-Li and Jessica from the University of Canterbury Students Association share how they have partnered with their Student Executive members on the delivery of preventative initiatives to address noticeable trends in student welfare that also enhance a sense of belonging

Ee-Li Hong, Advocacy & Welfare Manager, University of Canterbury Students Association
Jessica Andronico, Senior Student Support Advocate and Dental Coordinator, University of Canterbury Students Association

Formats of Student Partnership Commitment in Higher Education
A discussion led by three student partnership practitioners to unpack different formats that signify the institutional commitment to student partnership Lucinda

Crossley Meates, University of Wollongong
Jessica Frawley, University of Sydney
Anna McLeod, RMIT

Student Recognition and Reward Practices
Featuring the case study by Sarah Ellis from UTS sharing insights into creating an internal good practice guide about compensating student contributions to student voice activities then followed by the discussion activity facilitated by the SVA working group which has developed a national survey about student recognition and reward practices in tertiary education.  

Sarah Ellis, Manager, Success and Strategy (Student Equity), Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, University of Technology Sydney