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Chloe’s eye-opening internship makes a difference with South West disability service

Chloe, a Biomedical Science student majoring in Public Health, juggled work in Perth with travel to Bunbury to undertake an eye-opening internship with Advocacy WA. 

26 July, 2024

Dennis helps WA Mums Cottage streamline service delivery

Dennis, a Bachelor of Science student majoring in Cybersecurity with a minor in Data Science, was recently nominated for a McCusker Centre for Citizenship Outstanding Intern Award for his support of WA Mums Cottage.

25 July, 2024

Wen Dis undertakes valuable research for older Western Australians through postgrad internship

Wen Dis recently undertook a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship with Council on the Ageing WA as part of her postgrad course.

24 July, 2024

Alumni profile: Riley Dolman

After completing a Bachelor of Science and studying Clinical Exercise Physiology at the University of Western Australia, Riley Dolman has set out to help realise better community outcomes in the Kimberley region.

17 July, 2024

Letitia’s internship with the Y helping deliver social impact

Letitia undertook an internship supporting the work of the Y WA (formerly YMCA) to evaluate its social impact for young people, and a year-and-a-half later, her contribution is having an impact.

1 July, 2024

Nick and Praise make an impact with WA Youth Jazz Orchestra

Nick and Praise, two UWA students with different fields of study, brought together their skills, experience and motivation to make a positive contribution through intern roles supporting the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) in Semester One.

27 June, 2024

Henry finds more than work experience through his internship with Melville Cares

Henry, a Master of Information Technology student, contributed 100 hours to support the work of aged care services organisation Melville Cares.

25 June, 2024

Vincent helps Town of Cambridge engage community with local history for anniversary

Vincent is studying for a Master of International Development and recently helped the Town of Cambridge prepare for upcoming 30th anniversary celebrations.

19 June, 2024

Rebecca branches out from science degree to support the arts through internship

During the final semester of her Bachelor of Science degree, Rebecca took on an internship supporting the work of Australian Baroque to bring the community together through music. 

19 June, 2024

Alumni profile: Divya Bappoo

Divya Bappoo graduated from UWA in 2021 with a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Applied Finance and has been pursuing positive social impact through her career since.

19 June, 2024