Books and Book Length/Major Research Reports/Edited Collections
Harvey, A., Luckman, M., Gao, Y., Kubler, M., Tomaszewski, W., Dempsey, N., Devlin, M., Cook, E., Hill, B., Hill, A., Shore, S., Reedy, A., & Holmes, K. (2020). Towards the point of return: Maximising students’ uptake of university places following deferral and leave. Report for the Department of Education, Skills and Employment. Melbourne: Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research, La Trobe University.
Devlin, M., Zhang, L., Edwards, D., Withers, G., McMillan, J., Vernon, L., and Trinidad, S. (2019). Economies of Scale in Supporting Low SES Students: Research Report. National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.
Wood, D., McLeod, M., Viragh, K., Devlin, M. Hill, A., Harvey, A., Bennett, A., Hanley, J., Whitty, G. and Nelson, K. (2017). A comparative study of the equity strategies employed by Australian universities. Central Queensland University, Rockhampton.
Devlin, M. and McKay, J. (2017). Facilitating success for students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds at regional universities. Federation University Australia, Ballarat. ISBN: 978-1-8768519-4-1
Pitman, T, Trinidad, S., Devlin, M., Harvey, A., Brett, M., & McKay, J. (2016). Pathways to higher education: A comparison of the efficacy of enabling and sub-bachelor pathways for disadvantaged students. National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Perth. ISBN: 978-0-9923560-9-5
Blackmore, J., Gribble, K., Farrell, L., Rahimi, M., Arber, R. and Devlin, M. (2014). Australian International Graduates and the Transition to Employment: Final Report. Deakin University, Melbourne. Digital copy ISBN: 978-0-7300-0009-9 | Print copy ISBN: 978-0-7300-0010-5. Major report from ARC grant no. LP0990875
Devlin, M., Kift, S., Nelson, K., Smith, L. and McKay, J. (2012). Effective teaching and support of students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds: Resources for Australian higher education. Final Report. Office for Learning and Teaching, Commonwealth of Australia. ISBN: 978-1-922125-51-4
Devlin, M., Smeal, G., Cummings, R. and Mazzolini, M. (2012). Leading sustainable improvement in university teaching and learning: Lessons from the sector. Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Sydney, Australia.
Davies, M., Devlin, M. and Tight, M. (Eds). (2010). Interdisciplinary Higher Education, International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Vol. 5. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Amsterdam; New York: JAI Elsevier Press:
Devlin, M., Nagy, J. and Lichtenberg, A. (2010) (Eds.). Reshaping Higher Education, Research and Development in Higher Education, 33.
Harris, K., Farrell, K., Bell, M., Devlin, M. and James, R. (2008). Peer Review of Teaching in Australian Higher Education: A handbook to support institutions in developing and embedding effective policies and practices. Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Sydney, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-734044-59
James, R., Anderson, A., Bexley, E., Devlin, M., Garnett, R., Marginson, S. and Maxwell, L. (2008, March). Participation and Equity: A review of the participation in higher education of people from low socioeconomic backgrounds and Indigenous people. Universities Australia, Canberra, Australia.
James, R., Bexley, E., Devlin, M. and Marginson, S. (2007, August). Australian University Student Finances 2006: Final report of a national survey of students in public universities. Universities Australia. Canberra, Australia.
James, R., Bexley, E., Devlin, M. and Marginson, S. (2007, February). Australian University Student Finances 2006: A summary of findings from a national survey of students in public universities. Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee, Canberra, Australia.
Devlin, M. and James, R. (2006, September). Partnerships, Pathways and Policies – Improving Indigenous Education Outcomes. Conference report of the Second Annual Indigenous Higher Education Conference, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, Australia ISBN: 0-642-77653-9 and 0-642-77654-7 (Online)
James, R. and Devlin, M. (2006, March). Improving Indigenous Outcomes and Enhancing Indigenous Culture and Knowledge in Australian Higher Education. The IHEAC Conference Report 2005 on Education led recovery of Indigenous capacity: reshaping the policy agenda and The IHEAC Strategic Plan 2006-2008, Department of Education, Science and Training, Canberra, Australia. ISBN: 0-642-77628-8 or 0-642-77629-6 (Online)
Book Chapters
Devlin, M. & McKay, J. (2019). A ‘Critical Factor’: Facilitating the success of students from Low Socioeconomic Status Backgrounds at Australian Regional Universities through Technology. In Hoffman, J., Blessinger, P. & Makhana, M. (eds.), Strategies for Facilitating Inclusive Campuses in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Equity and Inclusion, Innovations in Higher Education. pp 131-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120190000017010, ISBN: 978-1-78756-065-9
Devlin, M. (2019). Nine elements of the Scholarship of Discovery: A starting point. In L. Ling and P. Ling (Eds) Emerging Methods and Paradigms in Scholarship and Education Research.
Devlin, M. & McKay, J. (2018). Facilitating the success of students from low SES backgrounds at regional universities through course design, teaching and staff attributes, in M. Shah, J. McKay (Eds.), Achieving Equity and Academic Excellence in Higher Education: Global Perspectives in an Era of Widening Participation. Palgrave Macmillan.
McKay, J., Pitman, T., Devlin, M., Trinidad, S., Harvey, A., & Brett, M. (2018). The use of enabling programs as a pathway to higher education by disadvantaged students in Australia, In Agosti, C & Bernat, E (Eds.). University Pathway Programs: Local responses within a growing global trend, Springer International Publishing AG.
Pitman, T., Harvey, A., McKay, J., Devlin, M., Trinidad, S., & Brett, M. (2017). The impact of enabling programs on Indigenous participation, success and retention in Australian higher education, in S. Larkin, J. Frawley; J. Smith; (Eds.) Indigenous pathways and transitions into Higher Education: From policy to practice. Springer.
Devlin, M. (2016). Higher education learning and teaching research: A case study informed by the neo-positivist paradigm. In Ling, L. and Ling. P (Eds.). Methods and Paradigms in Education Research. IGI Global.
McKay, J. and Devlin, M. (2015). Widening Participation in Australia: Lessons on equity, standards and institutional leadership. In S. Mahsood, A. Bennett, and E. Southgate, (Eds.) Widening Participation: A Global Perspective. Elsevier.
Devlin, M. and McKay, J. (2014). Reframing the problem: Students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds transitioning to university. In Brook, H., Fergie, D., Maeorg, M. and Michell, D. (Eds). Universities in Transition: Foregrounding Social Contexts of Knowledge in the First Year Experience (p. 97-125).
Larkin, H., Nihill, C. and Devlin, M. (2014). Inclusive practices in academia and beyond. In K. Fraser (Ed.). The Future of Learning and Teaching in Next Generation Learning Spaces. Emerald Group Publishing: UK (pp. 147-172).
Devlin, M. and Larkin, H. (2013). The student experience. In S. Loftus, T. Gerzina, J. Higgs, M. Smith, & E. Duffy (Eds.) Educating Health Professionals: Becoming a University Teacher. Sense publishers, The Netherlands.
Davies, W. M., and Devlin, M. (2010). Introduction. In M. Davies, M. Devlin and M. Tight (Eds), Interdisciplinary Higher Education: Perspectives and Practicalities, International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Vol. 5. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Amsterdam; New York: JAI Elsevier Press.
Davies, W. M. and Devlin, M. (2010). Interdisciplinary Higher Education. In M. Davies, M. Devlin and M. Tight (Eds), Interdisciplinary Higher Education, International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Vol. 5. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Amsterdam; New York: JAI Elsevier Press.
Devlin, M. (1995). Metacognition and the cognitive apprenticeship model in tertiary learning support. In M. Garner, K. Chanock, & Clerehan, R. Academic Skills Advising: Towards a Discipline. Monash University Press, ISBN: 0-909367-41-X.
Refereed journal articles
Devlin, M. & McKay, J. (2019). Teaching regional students from low socioeconomic backgrounds: Key success factors in Australian higher education. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education 29 (3), 7-23.
Devlin, M. & McKay, J. (2018). The financial realities for students from low SES backgrounds at Australian regional universities. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education 28(1).
Devlin, M and McKay, J. (2018). Teaching inclusively online in a massified university system. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning 20(1), pp. 146-166.
Devlin, M. and McKay, J. (2016). Teaching students using technology: Facilitating success for students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds in Australian higher education. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 32(1)
McKay, J. and Devlin, M. (2015). “Low income doesn’t mean stupid and destined for failure:” Challenging the deficit discourse around low SES students in higher education. International Journal of Inclusive Education.
McKay, J. and Devlin, M. (2014). Demystifying higher education culture for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Higher Education Research and Development.
Devlin, M. (2013). Bridging socio-cultural incongruity: Conceptualising students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds in Australian higher education. Studies in Higher Education. 38(6) 939-949.
Devlin, M. (2013). Effective university leadership and management of learning and teaching in a widening participation context: Findings from two national Australian studies. Tertiary Education and Management. Online:
Devlin, M. and Radloff, A. (2012). A structured writing programme for staff: Facilitating knowledge, skills, confidence and publishing outcomes. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 38(2), 230-248.
Hagel, P., Carr, R. and Devlin, M. (2012). Conceptualising and measuring student engagement through the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE): A critique. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 37(4), 475-486.
Devlin, M. and O’Shea, H. (2011). Effective university teaching: views of Australian university students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds. Teaching in Higher Education 17(4), 385-397.
Devlin, M. and O’Shea, H. (2011). Directions for Australian higher education institutional policy and practice in supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 33(5) 529-535.
Devlin, M. and Samarawickrema, G. (2010). The criteria of effective teaching in a changing higher education context. Higher Education Research and Development 29(2) 111-124. [Included in Routledge’s top ten most cited articles in Higher Education journal portfolio and listed in the Top 10 articles downloaded from HERD since inception.]
Devlin, M. (2009). Indigenous higher education student equity: Focusing on what works. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 38 (1), 1-7. doi:10.1375/S1326011100000533.
Devlin, M., Brockett, J. and Nicholls, S. (2009). Focusing on university student engagement at the institutional level. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 31(2), 109-119
Devlin, M. James, R. and Grigg, G. (2008). Studying and working: A national study of student finances and student engagement. Tertiary Education and Management 14(2) 111-122.
Devlin, M. (2008). Research challenges inherent in determining improvement in university teaching. Issues in Educational Research 18(1), 12-25.
Devlin, M. and Gray, K. (2007). In their own words: A qualitative study of the reasons Australian university student plagiarise. Higher Education Research and Development 26(2), 181-198.
Devlin, M. (2006). Challenging accepted wisdom about the place of teaching in university teaching improvement. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 18(2), 112-119.
Devlin, M. (2006). Policy, preparation and prevention: Proactive minimisation of student plagiarism. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 28(1), pp 45-58.
Peat, M., Franklin, S. Devlin, M. and Charles, M. (2005). Revisiting the impact of formative assessment opportunities on student learning. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 21(1), pp 102-117.
Devlin, M. and Tija, T. (2004). Beyond satisfaction surveys: The development of an evaluation process for a postgraduate transferable skills program. Issues in Educational Research. 14(1), 44-58
Devlin, M. (2003). Using a student-centred, solution-focused approach to improving individual university teaching. International Journal for Academic Development 8 (1-2), 77-89.
Devlin. M. and James, R. (2003). The potential of a methodology for university-wide multimedia and educational technology evaluation. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 28 (1), 47-58.
Devlin, M. (2002). An improved questionnaire for gathering student perceptions of teaching and learning. Higher Education Research and Development 21 3, 289-304.
Devlin, M. (2002). Taking responsibility isn’t everything: A case for developing tertiary students’ conceptions of learning. Teaching in Higher Education 7 (2), 125-138.
Devlin, M. (1999). An interview schedule for use in the assessment of tertiary students’ learning development needs. The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist 16(2), 22-28.
Devlin, M. (1996). Older and wiser?: A comparison of the learning and study strategies of mature age and younger teacher education students. Higher Education Research and Development 15 (1), 51-60.
McLean, P., Elphingstone, L., Devlin, M. & Surtie, F. (1995). Models of learning support in Victorian institutions: Issues and implications. Higher Education Research and Development 14(1), 75-86.
Commissioned Research, Policy and Publications
Australian Learning and Teaching Council
Devlin, M., Smeal, G., Cummings, R. and Mazzolini, M. (2012). Leading sustainable improvement in university teaching and learning: Lessons from the sector. Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Sydney, Australia.
Devlin, M., Smeal, G., Cummings, R. and Mazzolini, M. (2012). Seven insights for leading sustainable change in teaching and learning in Australian universities. Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Sydney, Australia.
Nagy, J., Devlin, M., Brooker, M., Smeal, G., and Cummings, R., Mazzolini, M., and Lyubomirsky, A. (2011). ALTC Promoting Excellence Initiative: Major themes identified in completed institutional project reports. Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Sydney, Australia. ISBN: 978-1-921856-58-7
Devlin, M., Brockett, J. and Baker, L. (2008). Teaching Quality Indicator Pilot Project Final Report, Deakin University, Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Sydney, Australia
Harris, K., Farrell, K., Bell, M., Devlin, M. and James, R. (2008). Peer Review of Teaching in Australian Higher Education: A handbook to support institutions in developing and embedding effective policies and practices. Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Sydney, Australia. ISBN: 978073404459
Australian Universities Teaching Committee
James, R., McInnis, C. and Devlin, M. (2002) Assessing Learning in Australian Universities. Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne for the Australian Universities Teaching Committee, federal Department of Education Science and Training (DEST), ISBN: 0 7340 2902 0.
Devlin, M. (2002). Online assessment. In James, R. McInnis, C and Devlin, M., Assessing Learning in Australian Universities, a national project funded by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee.
Devlin, M. (2002). Assessing Large Classes. In James, R. McInnis, C and Devlin, M., Assessing Learning in Australian Universities, a national project funded by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee.
Devlin, M. (2002). Minimising plagiarism. In James, R. McInnis, C and Devlin, M., Assessing Learning in Australian Universities, a national project funded by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee.
Devlin, M. (2002). Assessing Group Work. In James, R., McInnis, C. and Devlin, M., Assessing Learning in Australian Universities, a national project funded by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee.
Devlin, M. (2002). Assessing students unfamiliar with assessment practices in Australian higher education.. In James, R., McInnis, C. and Devlin, M., Assessing Learning in Australian Universities, a national project funded by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee.
Devlin, M. (2002) Advice for students unfamiliar with assessment practices in Australian higher education. In James, R., McInnis, C. and Devlin, M., Assessing Learning in Australian Universities, a national project funded by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee.
Universities Australia/Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee
James, R., Anderson, A., Bexley, E., Devlin, M., Garnett, R., Marginson, S. and Maxwell, L. (2008, March). Participation and Equity: A review of the participation in higher education of people from low socioeconomic backgrounds and Indigenous people. Universities Australia, Canberra, Australia.
James, R., Bexley, E., Devlin, M. and Marginson, S. (2007, August). Australian University Student Finances 2006: Final report of a national survey of students in public universities. Universities Australia. Canberra, Australia. (iv + 71 pp)
James, R., Bexley, E., Devlin, M. and Marginson, S. (2007, February). Australian University Student Finances 2006: A summary of findings from a national survey of students in public universities. Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee, Canberra, Australia. (v + 64pp)
Australian Council for Educational Research
Devlin, M. (2009). How parents and partners can support student engagement. Guide on student engagement commissioned by the Australian Council for Educational Research, Melbourne, Australia. http://www.acer.edu.au/files/AUSSE_EG_Parents_Partners.pdf
Devlin, M., Coates, H. and Kinzie, J. (2007, December) Using AUSSE data for enhancement. commissioned by Australian Council for Educational Research, Melbourne, Australia.
Devlin, M., Coates, H. and Kinzie, J. (2007, December) Workshopping AUSSE data: A guide for facilitators.commissioned by Australian Council for Educational Research, Melbourne, Australia.
Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council (IHEAC)
Devlin, M. and James, R. (2007, June). Strengthening Indigenous Research Culture in Australian Universities and Higher Education. Report of the 2007 IHEAC Research Conference 20-21 February 2007. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, Australia. ISBN: 0 642 77698 9 and 0 642 77699 7 (online)
Devlin, M. and James, R. (2006, September). Partnerships, Pathways and Policies – Improving Indigenous Education Outcomes. Conference report of the Second Annual Indigenous Higher Education Conference, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, Australia ISBN: 0 642 77653 9 and 0 642 77654 7 (Online)
James, R. and Devlin, M. (2006, March). Improving Indigenous Outcomes and Enhancing Indigenous Culture and Knowledge in Australian Higher Education. The IHEAC Conference Report 2005 on Education led recovery of Indigenous capacity: reshaping the policy agenda and The IHEAC Strategic Plan 2006-2008, Department of Education, Science and Training, Canberra, Australia. ISBN 0 642 77628 8 or 0 642 77629 6 (Online)
James, R. and Devlin, M. (2005, October). Towards a new policy environment for Indigenous people, culture and knowledge in Australian Higher Education: An examination of issues and possibilities for institutional and government policy. Paper commissioned for Education-Led Recovery of Indigenous Capacity: Reshaping the policy agenda, DEST Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Committee Inaugural Conference, Canberra, 1-2 November, 2005.
Deakin University
O’Shea, H. and Devlin, M. (2012). Advice for new Deakin University students. (2nd edition). Higher Education Research Group, Deakin University, Australia.
Devlin, M. and McKay, J. (2011). Inclusive teaching and support of university students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds: A brief discussion paper. Higher Education Research Group, Deakin University, Australia.
Devlin, M. and O’Shea, H. (2011). Teaching students from low socioeconomic backgrounds: A brief guide for university teaching staff. Higher Education Research Group, Deakin University, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-646-55837-0
O’Shea, H. and Devlin, M. (2011). Advice for new Deakin University students. Higher Education Research Group, Deakin University, Australia.
The University of Melbourne
Davies, M. and Devlin, M. (2010) Interdisciplinary Higher Education, Teaching and Learning Unit, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne.
Devlin, M. (2007). Effective Lecturing, Teaching and Learning Unit, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne.
Devlin, M. (2007). How to start the first tutorial. Teaching and Learning Unit, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne.
Devlin, M. (Ed.) (2007). Tutor success stories. Teaching and Learning Unit, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
Farrell, K. Devlin, M., and James, R. (2007). Nine Principles Guiding Teaching and Learning (Revised), Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne.
Davies, M. and Devlin, M. (2007). Interdisciplinary Higher Education: Implications for teaching and learning, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne.
Devlin, M. (2007). Effective Lecturing in Economics and Commerce. Teaching and Learning Unit, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne.
Devlin, M. (2006, February). Defining expectations in offshore marketing and recruitment. Report prepared for Marketing and Recruitment Offshore. Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne. 17pp.
Anderson, M., Devlin, M., Garnett, R., Hooper, C. and James, R. (2005). Graduate views on the quality and relevance of their course and the University experience: 2001. Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne.
Anderson, M., Devlin, M., Garnett, R., Hooper, C. and James, R. (2005). Graduate views on the quality and relevance of their course and the University experience: Companion report 2001. Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne.
Devlin, M. and Hooper, C. (2003). The influence of flexible course delivery possibilities on prospective student decisions. Report prepared for Marketing and Recruitment Onshore, The University of Melbourne:
Devlin, M. and Hooper, C. (2002). A preliminary investigation of the attitudes of students in underrepresented secondary schools towards the University of Melbourne. Report prepared for the National Recruitment Unit, Melbourne: The University of Melbourne:
Swinburne University of Technology
Devlin, M. (2013). Resources to support AQF compliance. Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Devlin, M. (2005) Avoiding plagiarism and cheating: A guide for students at Swinburne University of Technology (2ndedition).
Devlin, M. (2004) Avoiding plagiarism and cheating: A guide for students at Swinburne University of Technology. Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Devlin, M. (2004). Designing Assessment to Minimise Plagiarism: A Guide for Staff. Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Devlin, M. (2004). Educating Students about Plagiarism: A Guide for Staff. Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Devlin, M. (2003). Effective Lecturing. Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Devlin, M. (2003). Teaching for the First Time. Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Devlin, M. (2003). Facilitating Student Participation. Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Office for Learning and Teaching
External Evaluator: OLT funded project, final report and outcomes, Jones, D., Low Choy, D., Revell, G. Heyes, S. Tucker, R. (2015) Re-casting Terra Nullius Blindness: Empowering Indigenous Protocols and Knowledge in Australian University Built Environment Education (2016).
Professional association magazines/newsletters
The Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
Invited column on higher education policy, HERDSA Connect 42(3) Spring, 2020
Invited column on higher education policy, HERDSA Connect 42(1) Summer, 2020
Invited column on higher education policy, HERDSA Connect 41(3) Spring, 2019
Invited column on higher education policy, HERDSA Connect 41(2) Autumn, 2019
Invited column on higher education policy, HERDSA Connect 41(1) Summer, 2019
Invited column on higher education policy, HERDSA Connect 40(3) Autumn, 2018
The Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE): SRHE News also syndicated to SRHE Blog (read in 110+ countries)
Invited column in SRHE News, No 39, Society for Research into Higher Education, January, 2020
Invited column in SRHE News, No 35, Society for Research into Higher Education, January, 2019
Invited column in SRHE News, No 31, Society for Research into Higher Education, January, 2018
Invited column in SRHE News, No 27, Society for Research into Higher Education, January, 2017
Invited column in SRHE News, No 23, Society for Research into Higher Education, July, 2016
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 20, Society for Research into Higher Education, July, 2015
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 19, Society for Research into Higher Education, April, 2015
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 18, Society for Research into Higher Education, January, 2015
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 17, Society for Research into Higher Education, October, 2014
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 16, Society for Research into Higher Education, July, 2014
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 15, Society for Research into Higher Education, April, 2014.
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 14, Society for Research into Higher Education, January, 2014.
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 13, Society for Research into Higher Education, September, 2013.
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 11, Society for Research into Higher Education, April, 2013.
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 10, Society for Research into Higher Education, January, 2013.
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 9, Society for Research into Higher Education, September, 2012.
Invited column in SRHE News, No. 8, Society for Research into Higher Education, May, 2012.
The year in review. Invited column in SRHE News, No. 7, Society for Research into Higher Education, February, 2012.
My University, My Goodness Invited column in SRHE News, No. 6, Society for Research into Higher Education, September, 2011.
Recent policy developments in Australian higher education, Invited column in HERDSA News, 33(1) Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, April, 2011.
Australia: Après le deluge, quoi?, Invited column in SRHE News, No. 5, Society for Research into Higher Education, March, 2011.
Australia: The naked truth about performance funding, Invited column in SRHE News, No. 4, Society for Research into Higher Education, December, 2010.
HERDSA Conference 2010, Invited column in SRHE News, No. 3, Society for Research into Higher Education, August, 2010
Diversity or divergence? Invited column in SRHE News, No. 2, Society for Research into Higher Education, May 2010.
In Australia, Rural disadvantage is spreading like wildfire, Invited column in SRHE News, No. 1, Society for Research into Higher Education, February 2010.
You can find all publications by Marcia Devlin on ResearchGate here.