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Last week in chilly Hobart, uni staff from around Australia, NZ and UK met to discuss what the big issues are for first year students. The annual First Year in Higher Education conference saw a range of issues covered but for me, the big one was that we have a good body of literature now on the FYE, but too many great initiatives and programs are dependent on individuals. We need to see stronger commitment from universities to put emphasis on the importance of FY and make sure that there is support at policy level.