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Tom hits the road with internship to deliver safety education in regional schools

Tom, a Bachelor of Commerce student majoring in Finance and Economics, interned with the Road Safety Commission.

7 February, 2025

Aimee gains new perspective on social housing while developing skills with Department of Communities internship

Aimee undertook an internship with the Department of Communities in Semester Two, gaining real-world experience before graduation.

17 December, 2024

UWA students bring diverse perspectives to WA science and tech plan

Several McCusker Centre for Citizenship interns contributed to the development of the WA Government’s new 10 Year Science and Technology Plan, which launched last week.

11 December, 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

Department of Communities recognised for outstanding contribution to award-winning student internship program

The Department of Communities has been recognised for making a significant contribution to the McCusker Centre for Citizenship’s unique internship program for UWA students.

16 October, 2024

Liz and Sheldon apply university learning to support health outcomes

Two Master of Information Technology students recently joined the Department of Health’s South Metropolitan Health Service as interns, working together on a project to support employee health outcomes.

9 October, 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

Banjan expands his experience through innovation-focussed internship

Banjan is studying a Master of Business Analytics and gained more than expected through an internship with Landgate.

17 June, 2024

Jasmin contributes to collection of WA flora for scientific research community

Jasmin recently gained hands-on workplace experience while contributing to the improvement of botanical collections for WA’s scientific research community, interning with the Western Australian Herbarium.

15 May, 2024

Simranbir contributes to report to be tabled in WA Parliament

Simranbir, a Master of Biomedical Science student, interned with the Commissioner for Children and Young People.

19 February, 2024