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30th October
to 4th December
300 You will earn 300 gold points for completing this activity.
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Undergraduate Consultancy

30th October to 4th December
Collaboration between local consultancies and the university students offering desk-based research solutions to professional clients.

The course runs for six weeks, meeting weekly on Thursday afternoons as either face-to-face workshops or MSTeams sessions. Significant support is provided for literature acquisition/evaluation and the creation of brief client reports and slide decks. This is an active experience that expects participants to gather and evaluate evidence for their clients, including ‘out of class’ tasks to bring back to workshops and meetings to share with collaborators.

Our clients impact regionally and beyond and the specific clients that we engage with depends on the interests and backgrounds of applicants. Traditionally, we have focused on clients that require information about themes of sustainability or environmentally-focused agrobiology solutions. Clients are remote, but may meet with consultancy students online or face to face in the university, depending on client availability and needs.   

We are seeking students from scientific degree courses who are willing to undertake desk-based research in these subject areas. 

Applications should provide a brief overview of: “How your experiences of desk-based research could help professional clients in your subject area”. Please include some indication of your personal interests in scientific research, particularly in field of environmental sustainability. No citations/references are required and the paragraph should be a maximum of 200 words.

Associated Badges:

In A Nutshell...

  • Experience consultancy... developing skills of desk-based research, criticality, professional communication and business effectiveness.
  • Make genuine impacts... by informing senior leaders in the region and influencing their business and thinking.
  • Develop new professional networks... using current online tools.
  • Develop independence... whilst receiving support to evidence your skills under supervision from a team leader.
  • Earn up to 300 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.

Schedule

  • place 13:00 to 14:30 on 30/10/25 - IoS 2.08 (Institute of Sport)
    Workshop 1 - Introduction to UGC
    Introduction to the consultancy, clients and working in MSTeams. Select client project and discuss project delivery.
  • place 13:00 to 14:30 on 06/11/25 - IoS 2.08 (Institute of Sport)
    Workshop 2 - Deskbased research
    Workshop on desk-based research, focusing on Systematic Literature Reviews.
  • place 13:00 to 14:30 on 13/11/25 - IoS 1.07 (Institute of Sport)
    Workshop 3 - Professional writing
    Workshop to develop professional writing skills, peer review processes and tabulation of literature outcomes.
  • place 13:00 to 14:30 on 20/11/25 - IoS 2.07 (Institute of Sport)
    Workshop 4 - Professional writing
    Communicating findings in text, development of outcomes table in and accompanying text. Begin thinking about client presentations.
  • place 13:00 to 14:30 on 27/11/25 - IoS 2.08 (Institute of Sport)
    Workshop 5 - Professional communication
    Communicating findings orally and critically. Formative online presentations and development of recorded slide decks
  • place 13:00 to 14:30 on 04/12/25 - IoS 2.08 (Institute of Sport)
    Workshop 6 - client report creation
    Client report creation for peer review. Creation of al final documentation and delivery to clients.