Industry placements for hosts

• Talented and highly trained research students
• Support from UQ to help identify your industry challenges and create a project that matters to you
• Flexible projects (full-time or part-time)
• Fresh insights and innovation
• Ownership of project-related Intellectual Property (IP)
• Access to research linkages and the latest research practice.

Working with PhD students on a short-term industry placement, you co-design a project that matters to your organisation together with the student and their academic supervisor.

The student then works with you to develop innovative solutions to your business challenges.

Placements are at least 12 weeks in duration (a minimum of 60 working days) and can be full- or part-time, negotiated by you and the student.

Placements are open to both domestic and international students.

The fine print

Financial obligation

There is no financial contribution required from the host organisation. Students can apply for scholarship support to help cover costs during placement.

Internship agreement

The research and development (R&D) activities to be undertaken by the student with your organisation and the duration of the internship must be confirmed in writing within 18 months from the start of the PhD.

Intellectual Property (IP) arrangement

Typically the IP is retained by the internship provider.

Hear what industry partners have to say:

“We had such a good experience, we’re working with the Graduate School to host two placements a year now.”

“Fantastic. Hard-working. The student we had put a huge amount of effort into the project.”

“PhD students have a high level of skill around literature review, and data collection, management and analysis, so it meant not having to do huge amounts of supervision.”