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Berdine gains appreciation for work of councils while contributing to urban forestry

Berdine, a Master of Environmental Science student, undertook an internship with the City of Nedlands and put theoretical learning into practice.

5 September, 2024

Renée puts postgrad-level skills to use connecting volunteers and students

Renée, a UWA Master of Business Psychology student, has been nominated for the McCusker Centre for Citizenship’s Outstanding Intern Award after making a significant impact through her internship with education not-for-profit EdConnect.

29 August, 2024

Moritz connects passion for volunteering and legal studies in internship supporting housing improvement in the Kimberley

Moritz, a UWA Master of Laws student, has been nominated for the McCusker Centre for Citizenship Outstanding Intern Award after assisting the Piddington Legal Assistance Clinic on a project to improve housing conditions for remote Aboriginal communities.

26 August, 2024

Simran puts academic knowledge into real-world practice supporting work of Perth not-for-profit

Simran is studying a Master of Public Health at UWA and was able to put her knowledge into action through a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship with Sexual Health Quarters. 

26 August, 2024

Matt’s Minor in Active Citizenship adds extra experience to degree

Matt is passionate about community development, advocacy and social justice, and recently completed UWA's Minor in Active Citizenship through the McCusker Centre for Citizenship.

23 August, 2024

Thilini’s research internship with City of Swan earns Award nomination

Thilini helps improve service delivery with KPI register project. 

8 August, 2024

UWA interns experience regional life while supporting development in the Gascoyne

Mangesh and Rohit brought skills and experience from their different areas of study to support the work of the Gascoyne Development Commission in their regional internships.

29 July, 2024

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

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