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Want your research to go beyond your thesis? Engaging with industry connects your research to real-world needs, making it more relevant, impactful, and practical. It also opens doors to industry insights, networks, and career opportunities beyond academia.
Access tools, technologies, and data beyond the university setting to elevate your project.
Strengthen your professional skills and show employers you can deliver results.
Apply your research to solve genuine industry challenges and see your work drive meaningful change.
Connect with industry experts, mentors, and future employers who can help shape your career path.
Power your PhD with industry support
An industry-sponsored scholarship gives you financial support to work on a project that matters to both academia and industry. You’ll collaborate with a partner organisation, often with co-supervision, and your research will tackle real industry challenges.
Strengthen your research with an industry mentor
Add an Associate Supervisor (End-user) to your supervisory team, an industry expert who brings practical knowledge and fresh perspective to your PhD. They’ll help guide your work and ensure your research delivers outcomes that matter beyond academia.
Apply your research skills to an industry challenge
An industry PhD internship lets you tackle real-world challenges with an industry partner, applying your expertise to a co-designed R&D project. Over 3 months (60 full-time equivalent days), you’ll be embedded in the organisation, gaining hands-on experience, dual mentorship, and professional training in communication, project management, and commercialisation. Plus, you’ll receive a stipend.
ACU partners with APR.Intern to deliver these internships. Learn more and explore opportunities on the APR.Intern website.
Work side-by-side with industry experts
Industry embedment lets you collaborate directly with an industry partner on R&D activities tied to your PhD. Spend at least 60 days working alongside professionals in your field, gaining practical insights and building valuable connections. You can embed through employment, supervision by an industry expert, or leveraging your supervisor’s industry links. Just make sure it’s arranged within 18 months of starting your PhD (or 36 months if part-time).
Explore opportunities to engage with our industry partners to enrich your research with real-world relevance, expand your professional network, and open doors to impactful career pathways.
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