Driving belonging and persistence: the keys to student success - a 'Students First' Symposium

How is the sector changing its approach in the age of AI? What can universities do to increase belonging, connectedness, and wellbeing in 2025?

This panel discussed the state of belonging in 2024 and what universities will do in 2025.

Professor Michelle Lincoln - Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, University of Canberra
Lisa Bolton - Director of QILT Research & Strategy, Social Research Centre
Dr Joey Crawford - Senior Lecturer in Management, Editor in Chief, Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice - University of Tasmania
Angela Kagucia - Postgraduate Student, Member - Academic Board, Treasurer & Women’s Officer - Student Representative Council (SRC), University of Canberra

And your chair, Prof Judyth Sachs, Chief Academic Officer Studiosity, former PVC Learning and Teaching at The University of Sydney, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost at Macquarie University.