QUT is training the next generation of researchers with industry ready skills and experiences to translate their skills and expertise beyond universities for real world impact, including a comprehensive program for graduate researchers (PhD & MPhil) to engage with industry during their degrees.
Students bring a fresh perspective, new skills and innovative approaches to your workplace, while giving you the chance to promote your organisation and profile future graduates.
Working with our students will help to:
- find real-world solutions to your challenges
- develop future research leaders for industry
- bring ideas, knowledge networks and innovative thinking to you.
Internships
Connect with graduate researchers for short-term projects.
Design sprints
Solve big problems and test new ideas through our design sprints.
Mentoring
Connect with our graduate researchers through QUT’s career mentoring program.
Placements
Host graduate researchers for short-term placements through our immersion program.
Student showcase
The QUT Graduate Research Student showcase is an annual event highlighting QUT’s graduate research talent through the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competitions.
News and events
We host events for partners to connect with graduate researchers throughout the year.
Our students come prepared
Our Graduate Research Education and Development framework equips our students with real-world skills and learning outcomes throughout their research journey, helping prepare them for their lives after graduation. To help graduate researchers prepare for real-world engagement and impact, we offer:
- transferable skills development through the Graduate Research Education and Development framework
- professional skills development through e-Grad School Australia
- briefing and preparation modules
- career education and support
- support throughout the program
- tailored engagement training for specific technical and transferable skills they may need.
Students are briefed on:
- the purpose and aims of the engagement
- roles, tasks and expectations for meeting learning outcomes
- workplace rights and responsibilities.
It's important that you, as an industry partner, also provide an induction to the workplace, including supporting students to work in a healthy and safe work environment.
Contact us
Get in touch if you've got questions about our graduate research education program.
For enquiries about our Graduate Research Education and Development (GRE+D) program, email gred@qut.edu.au
For enquiries about graduate research industry engagement, email hdr.intern@qut.edu.au