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Sophie helps WA Museum build Pilbara collection  

Sophie Burrows is majoring in Wildlife Conservation and interned with WA Museum, supporting the Pilbara Biological Survey.

28 March, 2025

Ruth’s internship research supports truth-telling and healing project

Ruth interned with the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, using her skills and experience as a Landscape Architecture student to support a project dealing with WA's colonial history.

26 March, 2025

Sajjad uses data to help DFES keep emergency vehicles ready to go

Sajjad interned with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, using data to help keep WA’s emergency response vehicles ready for action.

10 March, 2025

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

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