Collaborate with us
By uniting our strengths in research, teaching and enterprise with the strengths of your organisation, we can create innovative solutions to a range of modern issues affecting industry, academia and society.
If your organisation is facing a challenge, our students and academic staff can bring new ideas and a fresh perspective to the problem, helping you to create innovative solutions that would not be possible if you tried to solve the issue on your own. If you are looking for insight to develop a product or service, our students and staff can help you to understand what customers really want, versus what your organisation or leadership team believes to be true.
Through collaboration with industry, our students are able to transform theory intro practice and shape the future development of a real organisation. They are given an insight into the inner workings of an organisation, and can use this experience to gain valuable skills that employers are looking for in future employees.
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Whether your aim is to collaborate with our students or our rich network of academic experts, there are endless possibilities for organisations who wish to partner with us.
Why collaborate with us?
- Access and benefit from our innovative collaborative community
- Gain innovative insights and direction
- Develop new products, services and processes
- Gain access to bright new talent
How can you collaborate with us?
The Collaborative Project
A key feature of the master's programmes delivered at Loughborough University London is the Collaborative Project module. Over the course of 3 weeks, students work in small, interdisciplinary teams on a brief provided by one of our valued Project Partner Organisations. The project is supervised and facilitated by an academic Project Lead, and at the end of the project, student teams present back to organisations outlining their findings and proposed solutions.
During the 3 weeks Project Partner Organisations take part in presenting the brief to students, watching and giving feedback on the team presentations and attending the Collaborative Project Show – a celebration and showcase of the work students and partner organisations have undertaken.
Collaborative Project timeline
The Collaborative Project has now closed for 2023/2024, if you are interested in collaborating in 2024/2025, the timeline is below.
We will also have our Collaborative Project Show on 25th June 2024, this is a great way to experience the culmination of the project.
Interested in the Collaborative Project? Email collab-proj@lboro.ac.uk we would love to hear from you.
| Date | Project stage |
|---|---|
| September - December 2024 | Brief applications open for organisations |
| End of January 2025 | Successful brief applications confirmed |
| End of May - June 2025 | Collaborative Project Module - Students deliver briefs to organisations |
| June 2025 | Collaborative Project Show |
Matteo, Solutions Marketing Manager, Alcatel
"Working with everyone involved throughout the duration of this project has been an absolute pleasure. From the outset, both the students and staff were fully engaged with the agreed brief, remained constantly committed to researching and understanding the subject, and we're actively involved in the regular seminars we held. This admirable level of commitment was reflected in the quality of the suggestions included in their final reports, with some of them even being sent to our product management team for further investigation. I would highly recommend this experience to any other organisation!" Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
The Collaborative Dissertation
As a university, we recognise that not all organisations have the resources and infrastructure to undertake quality research. We also know that our master's students are often eager to engage with organisations and undertake research that makes a contribution to the world beyond academia.
The Collaborative Dissertation provides access to academically rigorous, supervised research that is tailored to an organisation's needs, through collaborative development of a master's dissertation topic. Whatever challenge your organisation is facing, our students can help you to discover innovative solutions and ideas through the Collaborative Dissertation.
This opportunity is open for organisations and we are taking research questions until 26 January 2024. If you are interested in collaborating please email collab-diss@lboro.ac.uk.
Collaborative Dissertation timeline
| Date | Project stage |
|---|---|
| 15 December | Handshake portal opens; partner organisations create an account and submit a research question/s. |
| 26 January |
Handshake portal closes; partner organisations research questions submitted. |
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During this time please make contact with our Learning Partnerships Manager Amy Pyle she is happy to discuss potential research questions and answer wider queries from organisations. |
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| 5 February | Applications open on Handshake; students complete their application and video pitch. |
| 22 March |
Applications close on Handshake; student deadline to apply for a Collaborative Dissertation. |
| End of March |
Video pitches and applications are shared with partner organisations for review and shortlisting. |
| 2 - 19 April | Partner organisations interview students. |
| 22 April | Partner organisations make a final decision and inform student/s. |
| June - September | Commence Collaborative Dissertation- student and partner organisation work together. |
| September | Student submits dissertation. |
Consultancy
Our consultancy service enables you to seek guidance and support from a recognised academic with research or teaching expertise in a specific area. Services include:
- Enhancing your organisation's research capabilities
- Gaining trusted expertise to tackle time-critical and complex challenges
- Access to our specialist equipment, facilities and resources
For more information about our consultancy services, please email us.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships provide organisations with the information and resources they need to solve a complex business need or problem. By entering into a Knowledge Transfer Partnership, organisations will work collaboratively with world-leading academic experts to uncover innovative new solutions that may not have been possible without the support of the university. The length of the project is subject to the needs of the organisation, and government funding is often made available to organisations to support the partnership. For more information, please visit the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships page on the Loughborough University website or visit Innovate UK.