Industry and community
Graduate Research invites partners from commercial, public sector, community and not-for-profit organisations to engage with the University of Newcastle.
Industry Engaged PhD Pathway
The Industry Engaged PhD is a comprehensive development pathway designed to build career readiness across all industry settings. It is a multi-disciplinary approach that enables students to tailor their PhD journey to achieve their industry career aspirations.
Industry Sponsored Scholarships
Industry Sponsored Scholarships provide industry partners with an opportunity to engage with research students studying at the University of Newcastle. This collaborative relationship across sectors enables our future leaders to transform innovative research into workplace practice, deepening the partnership between the University and the private sector.
The University works collaboratively with industry, business and government to research and develop innovative solutions to real-world problems. In conjunction with industry partners, University of Newcastle researchers have made remarkable contributions to the knowledge and understanding of issues of global significance across multiple areas. This is your opportunity to get involved.
Industry partners are encouraged to download the flyer (PDF) for more information.
Industry partners, supervisors and students interested in these scheme are invited to contact research-training@newcastle.edu.au.
Internships
Engage with the Brightest Minds to Advance your Organisation
The University invites organisations to provide internships through our in-house HDR Internship program.
We are currently seeking organisations to host PhD candidates for approximately 12 weeks to research and perhaps solve, an industry problem designed in a project designed by the organisation. Eligible students will be selected based on relevant skill sets to work on authentic workplace projects with an industry mentor.
WHY HOST AN INTERN?
- Receive innovative and evidence based solutions to problems directly relevant to your organisation.
- Increase collaboration with the University of Newcastle to ensure research outcomes are relevant to industry.
- Build your public profile by promoting your organisation to academic, government and community sector.
WHAT COMMITMENT IS NEEDED?
- Submit a short project outline
- Provide a mentor from the organisation who is available for the duration of the project
- Candidate placement at organisation as needed
- Fund a minimum stipend of $3,000 per 4 weeks per student.
Please contact research-training@newcastle.edu.au if you wish to discuss this program.
HDR candidates may register for advertised opportunities on the Current Students webpages or through the APR.Intern program.
Engagement Opportunities
Opportunities exist to engage with doctoral students via the University’s research education, including Doctoral Training Centres (DTCs) with a focus on Resources, Food & Agribusiness, and Energy. For details on each of the DTCs offered by Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER), please see below.
Resources Doctoral Training Centre
The DTC in Resources is aimed at delivering transformational technologies supporting innovation, optimisation, efficiency, productivity and sustainability in the sector.
To improve enterprise across the minerals and resource recovery value chains, research projects in this DTC focus on:
- Application of new technologies
- Sensor Systems and automation
- Resource recovery and circular economy
- Health, safety and environment
Food & Agribusiness Doctoral Training Centre
The food and agribusiness sector is faced with a number of challenges and opportunities that will shape its evolution over the next five to ten years. The DTC Food and Agribusiness will leverage existing expertise and build capacity to develop opportunities across four key areas:
- Product science
- Climate resilience and sustainability
- Advanced technology
- Market access
Energy Doctoral Training Centre
The Energy DTC is committed to creating new knowledge and driving better solutions to challenges and opportunities shaping the sector. Research undertaken in this DTC focuses on:
- Renewable generation and storage
- Renewable energy and alternative energy sources
- Emissions reduction technologies
- Grid systems and stability
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