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UWA student helping families keep kids safe online

Lilly, a UWA Psychological and Behavioural Sciences student, is helping parents and carers navigate the online world their children are engaging in through her internship with The Kids Research Institute Australia.

6 December, 2024

McCusker Centre for Citizenship awarded for social impact

The McCusker Centre for Citizenship has been recognised with a 2024 UWA Award for Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching, recognising the positive social impact of its internship program for students and WA communities.

5 December, 2024

Sydney inspired by women’s health and wellbeing work during marketing internship

Sydney, a Bachelor of Business student, was able to lean into her creativity with a marketing internship supporting women's health and wellbeing not-for-profit, Luma.

4 December, 2024

Alton broadens experience interning with the City of Swan

Alton is majoring in Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and took on an internship with the City of Swan that let him put his skills into practice while also contributing to work outside of his area of study.

28 November, 2024

Sowjanya brings past experience to strengthen Ruah’s community service

Sowjanya, a UWA Master of Business Analytics student, was looking for a way to use her skills and past experience to benefit the community and was matched with an internship assisting Ruah Community Services.

28 November, 2024

Wen Dis has big impact for older people in the community

Wen Dis, one of UWA's most recent graduates, made a significant contribution to her internship project with Council on the Ageing WA.

27 November, 2024

Amy awarded for outstanding efforts supporting employment diversity in public sector workforce

Amy interned with the Public Sector Commission during the final semester of her Commerce degree and was recently named as a recipient of the McCusker Centre for Citizenship’s Outstanding Intern Award.

18 November, 2024

Inez supports Alzheimer’s research through internship in her final semester

Inez is a Bachelor of Psychology student who undertook a rewarding internship with Alzheimer’s Research Australia, helping the organisation collect valuable data to support their work.

6 November, 2024

Kunal contributes marketing expertise to community legal centre, helping connect with clients

Kunal took on a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship during his Master of Business Analytics degree, bringing his past work experience as well as his newly gained skills to the table to support Gosnells Community Legal Centre.

28 October, 2024

Yanchen’s data visualisation work on domestic violence earns Outstanding Intern Award

Yanchen, a UWA Master of Information Technology student, has been named as a recipient of the McCusker Centre for Citizenship’s Outstanding Intern Award for his contribution to the Path of Hope Foundation’s Hope Report.

18 October, 2024