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UWA McCusker Centre for Citizenship alumna joins AFL club

Jennifer Sanderson, a UWA Bachelor of Arts student, is studying the final units of her undergraduate degree from Melbourne, after taking a job with an AFL team to work on a range of community engagement initiatives.

26 April, 2023

Students create resource to help lawyers affected by trauma

A group of three UWA McCusker Centre for Citizenship students have created resources to assist WA lawyers manage vicarious trauma.

24 March, 2023

Students work with industry sponsors to tackle ‘wicked problems’ of workplace discrimination and harassment

Students presented innovative and practical proposals to increase workplace respect, inclusion and diversity at an event at the McCusker Centre for Citizenship at UWA last week, after working with expert industry sponsors through January and February in the uniquely collaborative Approaches to Wicked Problems unit.

2 March, 2023

Global learning in the online space: McCusker Centre for Citizenship delivers successful digital global fellowship with Pollinate Group

The McCusker Centre for Citizenship has delivered a highly successful digital global fellowship to a cross-disciplinary group of UWA students over the Winter break in partnership with the award-winning social enterprise Pollinate Group.

21 July, 2022

UWA students collaborate with industry to tackle ‘wicked problem’ of modern slavery

A group of 23 UWA students studying a wide range of courses have joined with community organisations and industry professionals to develop innovative and practical solutions to tackle modern slavery in WA communities.

22 March, 2022

Approaches to Wicked Problems booklet

The McCusker Centre for Citizenship has designed and released a new booklet that highlights the undergraduate academic unit Approaches to Wicked Problems, which was held for the first time in January 2020.

12 March, 2020

UWA students share lunch with St Pat's clients for Approaches to Wicked Problems

Twenty University of WA (UWA) students sat down to a shared lunch with St Patrick’s Community Support Centre clients during a guided tour of its Fremantle centre on January 30.

26 February, 2020

UWA student keen for Global Exchange in the UK to challenge and ‘push boundaries’

As a lover of old buildings and ghost stories, University of WA student Toby Joske couldn’t wait to explore Queens University during her two-month UK exchange.

24 January, 2020

Global Exchange poses exciting challenge for UWA student

Embarking on a two-month Global Exchange to Queens University in the UK will be Riley Dolman’s longest time away from home.

23 January, 2020

Dartmouth College exchange student to hit the ground running

During his exchange in Perth, Dartmouth College student Jaden Oliveras is most looking forward to going a Perth Wildcats game and “cheer for a team he didn’t even know existed a few weeks ago”.

22 January, 2020