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Jacques contributes to future of clean energy and industry in South West

Jacques Lamerand, a UWA Bachelor of Science student, recently contributed 100-hours to the future of industry and sustainability in the South West, through a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship with the South West Development Commission.

14 July, 2023

Enora supports collaboration between government agencies and Regional Noongar Corporations

Enora Richard is studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at UWA, and recently undertook a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship with the Department of Communities, supporting work to improve collaboration between government agencies and Regional Noongar Corporations.

13 July, 2023

Maya helps Naala Djookan Healing Centre educate and engage through social media

Maya Sabattini, a UWA Bachelor of Commerce student, helped the Naala Djookan Healing Centre in Mirrabooka tackle domestic violence during her recent internship through the McCusker Centre for Citizenship.

5 July, 2023

Rachel continues work for legal non-profit after positive impact through internship

After impressing her internship supervisors at Law Access, UWA Communications, Media and Marketing student Rachel Darma has continued as a casual employee of the legal non-profit.

27 June, 2023

Fio helps raise awareness of newly established optometry program, and importance of eye health

Fio is a UWA Bachelor of Arts student, majoring in International Relations and Communications and Media Studies, and he recently helped to get the word out about the University’s Doctor of Optometry (OD) course through his McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship.

27 June, 2023

Karla seeks to inspire young women and effect change through STEM after Minor in Active Citizenship

Karla Ivkovic is a UWA Engineering Science student, specialising in Software, and recently completed the Minor in Active Citizenship through the McCusker Centre for Citizenship. While she finishes her Bachelor degree, she is also keeping busy interning part-time as a software engineer, and volunteering. Karla shared some of her perspective on her study, her active citizenship journey, and her passion for STEM.

23 June, 2023

Georgie supports Telethon Kids Institute ‘Run for a Reason’ achievement

Georgie Powell is studying for a Bachelor of Psychology at UWA, and recently undertook a 100-hour internship with the Telethon Kids Institute through the McCusker Centre for Citizenship. In her role as a Community Engagement Intern, Georgie supported the Telethon Kids Institute (the Institute) in their fundraising initiatives for the HBF Run for a Reason.

22 June, 2023

Sisi heads to Bangalore for Pollinate Student Fellowship

This is Sisi, who will be travelling to Bangalore, India in the coming weeks to participate in our Pollinate Student Fellowship Program with the Pollinate Group!

21 June, 2023

Hannah’s app to help build better bushfire modelling for department

Hannah Liang, a Master of Information Technology student at UWA, recently led the development of an app to support the development of improved bushfire prediction models during her McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

13 June, 2023

Natalie’s internship research contributes to greater understanding of risks to health of young people

Natalie Lim is studying a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at UWA, majoring in Human Anatomy and Biology, and recently completed a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship with Telethon Kids Institute, supporting two projects and the development of a research paper.

7 June, 2023