Enhance your career prospects

At Macquarie University we aim to support your career development by providing opportunities for HDR candidates to engage in mentoring, internships and other industry exposure activities.

Any enquiries can be directed to gr.industry@mq.edu.au.

About IMNIS

IMNIS is an award-winning industry-led initiative of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. IMNIS connects motivated PhD candidates (mentees) in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with outstanding high-level industry leaders (mentors) in a one-year industry mentoring program. Macquarie University has engaged with the IMNIS program since 2017.

IMNIS seeks to:

  • Break down barriers and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration between industry and academia – increase workforce mobility.
  • Extend professional networks.
  • Enable students to gain soft skills and get more informed about opportunities beyond academia.
  • Develop future STEM leaders' understanding of research translation, innovation and commercialisation alongside basic research.
Meet some of our Macquarie IMNIS mentees
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2018

Macquarie University works closely with the APR.Intern program which aims to support industry-based training of PhD research candidates in all Australian universities, to increase employability and broaden business and university collaborations.

This not-for-profit program is open to women and men with an emphasis on gender equity, domestic, regional, Indigenous and disadvantaged PhD candidates into STEM internships.

Along with their research skills, our PhD candidates bring perseverance, tenacity and logic to a project.

Internships

Candidates can apply directly for internships available on the APR.Intern website. Alternatively, they can be hosted by an existing Macquarie University relationship, they or their academic supervisor work closely with already.

Students who apply for an internship under APR.Intern will need to complete the Macquarie University Higher Degree Research Candidate Industry Internship/External Funding Coversheet.

Remuneration

Interns in the APR.Intern program are paid. The total cost of an APR.Intern project for the host industry organisation are laid out below:

  • $3,000 per month is received by the student as a stipend for the duration of the internship
  • $5,500 is paid to the Academic Mentor for their participation in the project
  • $5,500 is paid to APR.Intern for administration of the internship and case-management

More information

The following links provide more information:

The PACE for Research unit provides first year MRes students with the opportunity to undertake research as part of a research team or in community or industry settings.

This unit aims to equip you with:

  • practical problem-solving skills
  • research skills
  • insight into conducting research that involves a partner.

Your projects will be overseen and guided by a host supervisor and supported through a series of academic seminars on campus. You will complete 100 hours working with a partner organisation/research team leader, where you will:

  • identify, design, manage and conduct a research project that aligns with the strategic priorities of that organisation/team
  • deliver a formal written project report

There is also the opportunity to use the research conducted in this unit as the basis of your MRes thesis in the second year.

Delivered in Session 2 (August to November) - 100 HRS Research Placement.

Eligibility for MRES7001

Students who are in their first year of Masters of Research or Bachelor of Philosophy can take this unit.

Further information can be found in the Course Handbook or most recent unit guide.

Contacts

Juliet Lum
MRES7001 Unit Convenor
T: +61 (2) 9850 4196
E: juliet.lum@mq.edu.au