Industry Engaged 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.
With flexible learning opportunities, career mentorship and the application of research skills in industry settings, students develop competencies and networks throughout their candidature to develop the abilities required to translate their research into real-world impact.
The pathway includes four components:
- Online professional skills development modules including in project management, communication, networking and translating ideas into impact
- Career mentorship to provide guidance on impact and advice about industry skills development, networking, and job-ready candidates
- Industry internship placement with a research end-user at a minimum of 3 months, agreed within the first 18 months of candidature
- Full day masterclasses, held biannually, to provide intensive opportunities to hone a range of flexible and transferable professional skills.
The pathway is underpinned by an online platform that includes resources to support each student to develop their own industry skills portfolio.
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