Welcome to MURS Careers!
Welcome to MURS Careers!
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Your space for career building and opportunities in Undergraduate Research (UGR)
Your space for career building and opportunities in Undergraduate Research (UGR)
MURS Careers exists to make research pathways visible, accessible, and achievable for undergraduate students across all disciplines. We are on a mission to support students in exploring opportunities, building skills, and taking confident steps toward their future careers.
Who this space is for:
Who this space is for:
MURS Careers is a student-led space for undergraduates at every stage, whether you’re just curious about research, preparing for honours or postgraduate study, or looking to build skills for industry and beyond.
What you can expect here:
What you can expect here:
This space has been designed to help you move from curiosity to action, discover opportunities, learn how to apply, and take confident steps along research pathways across disciplines.
How to use this site:
How to use this site:
Think of this site as your starting point. You can use it to explore what’s out there, use the quick guides to take practical steps toward research, publishing, connecting, or planning your future.
Discover where research opportunities live and how to spot the right ones for you.
Explore your next steps, turning interest into action.
Learn more with guides on building skills, applying, publishing, and connecting.
Quick Guide to Building Your Career
Quick Guide to Building Your Career
What are Undergraduate Research Opportunities?
What are Undergraduate Research Opportunities?
Undergraduate research opportunities are chances for students to get involved in research while still completing a bachelor's degree. They can include internships, research assistant roles, volunteer positions in labs, summer programs, or scholarships that support student projects, allowing students to participate in research.
Why Get Involved?
Why Get Involved?
Explore the field
Gain practical research experience that looks great on your CV and prepares you for hands-on experience for honours or postgraduate study
See what research is really like beyond lectures and tutorials, which is far more complex, challenging, and exciting
Research involves several stages that you can only truly understand by getting directly involved in the field
Explore what excites you and discover the areas you might not have noticed before!
Skills development
Learning by doing - applying what you’ve studied to real projects and tasks
You will learn transferable skills that go beyond your area of expertise (critical thinking, collaboration,...)
Deepen your technical skills (data analysis, collecting data, and participant recruitment)
Learn from professionals and like-minded peers
Work alongside academics, postgrads, and other students, gaining mentorship and guidance
Pick up insights and advice from professionals and peers on practical problems
Expanding your network might be beneficial to your future
Stepping out of your comfort zone
See what you’re capable of - challenging yourself and finding your strengths
Facing new challenges that are novel to you, which is both rewarding and challenging
Try new things, ask questions, and get to know more people - that is how we grow and make your journey more enjoyable!
Working through new challenges will make you more independent and resilient
Where to Look for Opportunities?
Where to Look for Opportunities?
Look for the Faculty’s website
Summer internships or scholarships will be published
Cold emails
Look for research projects and reach out if you are interested in helping (however, not every academic reply)
School’s newsletter
Macquarie has the Job of the Week newsletter that is sent out every Friday.
The newsletter from Macquarie Career Hub consists of Casual and Part-time jobs, Full-time positions, and volunteer opportunities across all disciplines
Undergraduate research journals
Opportunities to get your research published or involved in editing
AJUR, Reinvention, Historicity, Archive
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