The conference provides the opportunity to disseminate research and practice for enhancing the first year in higher education. Discussion on a wide variety of subjects is encouraged and focuses on the following topics:

• Institutional-level innovation for the FYHE
• Strategies that address social inclusion in HE
• Promoting Indigenous perspectives in the FYHE
• Academic and professional partnerships for an enhanced FYHE
• Intentional FYHE to Capstone experiences
• Assessing FY student learning
• Institution-wide curricular and co-curricular approaches
• Work integrated learning for FY students  

Latest news:

• Notification of submission outcomes will commence Monday April 16

• REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Click here to register
  
  
• New Special Interest Groups announced:
  - Biology convened by Gerry Rayner, Monash University
  - Law convened by Clare Cappa, University of Queensland
  - First Year Students Wellbeing convened by Rachael Field, Queensland University of Technology
  - Peer programs Co-convenors Melissa Zaccagnini, University of Wollongong & Victoria Menzies, Queensland University of Technology
  - Widening Participation convened by Mary Kelly and Alison Green, Queensland University of Technology &
  - A-Z guide to building learning communities convened by Peter Hanley, James Cook University.
  
  
• The draft Program is now available, please click here.
  
  
• The 2012 Call for Submissions has now closed.
  
  
• new dates announced:Confirmed dates are now: 26 - 29 June 2012. The conference has been brought forward one week from the previously advertised dates (3 - 6 July) to avoid clashes with other key higher education events.