Join us for a special Social Sciences Week 2026 panel focused on embedding social science students in industry, hear from:

current & past social science students
industry partners
academics

We'll celebrate the breadth and depth of social science training across all types of workplaces, hear about the value of learning by doing during your degree and the value-add of social science students contributing their skills in a range of industry settings.

Speakers include:

Dr Carmel Goulding, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (CFECFW)
Zali Cohen, Crazy Ideas College (CIC)
India Winter, Master of Social Policy, University of Melbourne
Dr David McGinniss, Deputy Associate Dean Partnerships and Student Opportunities, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

Moderated by Prof Marie Segrave, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne

Contact the host of Transformative social sciences: education and partnerships in action