Volume 13 Issue 2 2023

In 2023 the STARS Conference was run in conjunction with the Australian Mental Health in Higher Education Collaboration (AMHHEC). As always, the Conference provided us with opportunities to learn together and share our diverse expertise, experiences and knowledge – all grounded and guided by our collective commitment to, and passion for, enhancing the student experience and student learning success. This special issue brings together the accepted peer-reviewed articles and a selected practice report from the 2023 STARS Conference. We are also pleased to include a feature article from Vincent Tinto. Over three days (3-5 July) the STARS Conference community heard from two keynote speakers and one plenary panel on student and staff wellbeing, participated in 75 concurrent presentations (Emerging Initiatives and Good Practice Reports) and enjoyed the always popular poster sessions.