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Research internship is a vehicle to expand horizons for research students and offer opportunities to the industry, the end-users of research, to solve real-world problems they face working in collaboration with our brightest students.
For Higher Degree Research candidates:
An internship with the end-user of your research may provide new opportunities for research, research application and more importantly may create a pathway for an impact of your research.
- Work on real-life problems relevant to your research area
- Opportunity to co-design a research project
- Expand career opportunities after completion of your degree
- Improve your soft skills such as time management, decision making, teamwork, etc
- Expand your industry network
- Student internship scholarship (through APR Intern program)
Interested higher degree research candidates can organise an internship either through our partner APR Intern or they can source one on their own.
Internship Opportunities through APR Intern
You can explore current opportunities through APR Intern at the links below. If you do not find an opportunity that matches with your expertise, you can still submit a request through a general enquiry to APR Intern to be considered for a potential future opportunity.
聽to APR Intern鈥檚 weekly internship alerts highlighting new opportunities for higher degree research candidates.
Source your own internship
If you have an industry partner interested in offering a research internship, please contact us at聽grs.industry@westernsydney.edu.au聽and we can help formalise this activity either through our partner APR Intern or using the 91成人 internal process.
Formal Training
Register for training and coaching programs that help you develop skills to create impact with your research through industry engagement. The programs are offered through WSU鈥檚 training partner,聽
Find out more details about聽聽(For HDR candidates and supervisors).
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91成人 offers this training on a regular basis to its higher degree research candidates and academic supervisors. To register your interest for the next available Base Program please聽. To register your interest for the next available Trek Program please contact聽Cruxes Innovation.
Consultation
If you have a specific question or would like to discuss internship opportunities specific to your research area you can聽register聽for a 1:1 consultation with our Internship Officer who can guide you through the process.
For industry / research end-users:
If you are interested in a short-term research project, you may engage one of our higher degree research candidates to work on an industry problem relevant to the area of research of our research candidate. A 3-6 months research project may be a cost-effective solution to your Business' R&D challenge.
- A quicker way to tackle a real-world problem your business is facing
- An opportunity to create a competitive edge through R&D activity
- Access the expertise of an emerging researcher and through that access more broader university鈥檚 research expertise and facilities
- An opportunity to support and nurture an emerging researcher
If you have a research internship project and would like to engage one of our higher degree research candidates, please email us at聽grs.industry@westernsydney.edu.au.We partner with APR Intern to organise research internships. You can explore how it works for businesses by visiting聽听蝉颈迟别.
