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Kira advocates for equity through internship

Kira, a Communications and Media student interned with No Place for Poverty, using her skills and experience to support advocacy work.

4 April, 2025

Wenxin nominated for internship award for contributing to culturally informed mental health care with MercyCare

Wenxin is a nominee for the McCusker Centre for Citizenship Outstanding Intern Award after her contribution to Mercycare's mental health advocacy for remote communities.

27 March, 2025

Janelle’s internship helps make youth awards a success

Janelle honed her writing, marketing and events coordination skills while learning about the importance of youth services through her internship with the Youth Affairs Council of WA.

24 March, 2025

UWA students create software with Intelife, making texts accessible for those with disabilities

Five students have interned with Intelife through a partnership with the McCusker Centre for Citizenship, supporting a project that uses AI technology to make texts accessible for people with disabilities.

12 March, 2025

Isabella brings media and marketing skills to Youth Focus

Isabella Ovalle Quiroga is studying a double major in Communication and Media Studies and Marketing, and put her skills into practice supporting the work of not-for-profit, Youth Focus, through a 100-hour summer internship with the McCusker Centre for Citizenship.

24 February, 2025

Sandy’s internship work on Tourette’s affirms value of research

Sandy recently interned with The Kids Research Australia, gaining new perspective on his potential to contribute to meaningful change through a research career.

20 February, 2025

Moonie’s internship helps highlight place for ballet in healthier ageing

Moonie interned with Ballet4Wellbeing, supporting better health and wellbeing for older people and learning about the importance of holistic care approaches.

24 January, 2025

UWA student interns support healthy ageing in Pingelly

Faith and Tashuana undertook summer internships with Pingelly Somerset Alliance, supporting healthy ageing projects and experiencing life in regional WA.

16 January, 2025

Shruti travels to Great Southern to support project combatting social isolation

Shruti, a Biomedical Science student, undertook an internship over the summer with Denmark Futures, working to address social isolation for older people in the Great Southern town of Denmark.

16 January, 2025

Cynthia develops chatbot to boost malaria research efforts

Cynthia, a UWA Master of Information Technology student, spent 100 hours of her summer break developing a tool to enable more efficient malaria research. 

15 January, 2025