Organisations
We can offer student power to research your sustainable development needs.
We address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals so welcome a vast range of projects. The 17 interlinking goals consider everything from Good Health and Wellbeing (SDG 3) to Reduced Inequalities (SDG 11) via Responsible Consumption (SDG 12), Good Jobs and Economic Growth (SDG 8), Gender Equality (SDG 5) and Climate Action (SDG 13), to name but a few.
How it works…..
If you already have great ideas for Projects, please complete the contact form and a member of our team will get back to you.
We can co-construct the research projects together.
We welcome research projects from across the world, especially from smaller organisations or charities who would really benefit from some (free) research power.
Students can add value to your operations.
They might work in interdisciplinary teams so genuinely bring a new lens to your challenge. They might use innovative or creative methodologies. All students have access to an incredible range of policy documents and research articles through their University library.
Students have capacity.
The University Living Lab harnesses the huge untapped human resource that is student assessment, which we estimate to be around 7.5 million hours of research time every year, from the University of Manchester alone.
Our Projects range in scale and scope.
Generally, the projects are broad, almost like concept notes or a statement of the problem that students can tailor to their perspective. This new insight can add value to your operations. We also happily accept data analysis or visualisation challenges even offering data to analyse. Our team will happily work with you to co-construct your research projects please complete the contact form, or drop Jen a line (jennifer.obrien@manchester.ac.uk)
Our projects are NOT placements, nor do we expect you to supervise them.
Some students may find your contact details care of the internet but there is no obligation for you to meet with students or to support their work. If you had the time for a quick chat with the student, you might be able to steer the research but there is no expectation for you to do so. All we ask from you is that you share with us any evidence of impact that you have made through the student’s research, however big or small. We then link that feedback to the student researcher. At that stage, we might host the student’s research on our website to the benefit of open knowledge, iterative learning and the student’s profile.
