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Universities need to do more to support refugee students

  • Written by Sally Baker, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW
Universities need to do more to support refugee studentsInflexible structures of higher education and competing demands related to settlement often make transition difficult for refugees, despite their desire to work hard.Shutterstock

In the past two decades Australian universities and schools have received growing numbers of students from refugee backgrounds. This is in line with increasing numbers of...