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Supporting interns to build Australia’s sovereign capability

Through our Education portfolio, DMTC is committed to boosting the pipeline of young, innovative Australians progressing from academic study to employment in defence industry and related fields – investing in the future workforce necessary to develop Australia’s defence industrial base. DMTC’s Industry Capability Development program proudly supports internship opportunities for undergraduate students across engineering, computer science and software development disciplines. These internships provide mutual benefits to both the student and to industry partners as they progress along their digital transformation journey. One of our interns, Thomas Hughes (an undergraduate student at Deakin University), kindly sat down with DMTC to talk about his internship experience and how DMTC’s support has shaped his future career path.

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Posted by Patrick Crosling on August 26th, 2022 Tagged: , , ,

EOIs sought for collaborative projects in medical countermeasures

With support from Defence’s Next Generation Technologies Fund, the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Program led by Health Security Systems Australia (HSSA) is currently seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for collaborative project proposals focused on priority themes including: anti-infective therapeutics, including against antimicrobial resistance; vaccine products or platform technologies for infectious disease threats; and medical countermeasures against chemical threats. (more…)

Posted by Harry Baxter on June 14th, 2022 Tagged: , , , ,

Enhanced steel solution commended at major international maritime tradeshow

A DMTC-led collaboration to enhance shipbuilding steel and build Australia’s sovereign industrial capability has been awarded with a High Commendation at the INDO PACIFIC 2022 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney.

The project brought together DMTC, Bluescope Steel, University of Wollongong researchers and Defence scientists. (more…)

Posted by Harry Baxter on May 10th, 2022 Tagged: , , , , ,