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UROP Destination Report
Since 2020, the program has been delivered by CSIRO Education and Outreach, supported by biotechnology company CSL. One of the main goals of UROP is to increase the retention of students in post-graduate biomedical education, and subsequent biomedical research careers.
The UROP Destination report was conducted in 2022 to gain a clearer understanding about the extent UROP has influenced participants’ longer term education and career pathways. As of the time of writing the report, 718 students had completed their UROP placements. The findings are based off survey results of 65 former UROP participants, representing a 39% response rate, and a further seven case-study interviews.
UROP Destination Report (October 2022) PDF (530 KB)
UROP Destination Report (October 2022) - Text version TXT (51 KB)
Key findings
Self reported feedback indicates a substantial positive perception of UROP:
- 82% stated that UROP had a ‘significant’ or ‘extreme’ impact on their education and/or career decisions.
- 98% would recommend the program to current undergraduate tertiary students.
The case study interviews allowed for an in‑depth follow-up to the survey data collected. Common themes from the interviews were:
- UROP had helped ease participants’ transition into honours and post-graduate qualifications.
- The UROP salary allowed participants to quit working part-time jobs unrelated to STEM and focus solely on their study and developing research experience.
- UROP had exposed participants to research experience that would not have been possible through their undergraduate degrees.