The Collaborative Project Show completes Loughborough University London's Collaborative Project module, in which students create solutions to real business challenges provided by organisations. The event is an opportunity for winning student teams to showcase their work to partner organisations, academics, alumni, and the wider community.
This year, the showcase was hosted by Loughborough University President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Nick Jennings, and featured partners such as Workplace Futures Group (WFG), the West Ham Foundation, Sysdoc and Sports Interactive (developers of the iconic Football Manager game).
At the event, Professor Nick Jennings, President and Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University said:
“When we opened our campus in London we wanted to build strong collaborations with a broad range of partner organisations. The Collaborative Project is a central part of how we do that in London. For ten years it has been bringing new insight to organisations and companies and providing a pathway for knowledge exchange with the wider university. Congratulations to all the winning teams involved.”
Amy Pyle, Learning Partnerships Manager at Loughborough University London commented:
“The Collaborative Project is a key part of the learning journey here at Loughborough University London. It is a huge opportunity for our students to take on a challenge from a real UK employer. They work in teams and build real experience to put on their CV or LinkedIn profile. The fact this is guaranteed into their programme of studies is a massive boost to their employment prospects after graduation. Having our recent alumni join us and share how the project helped them get their current job was a very special moment. Thanks to all the staff, partners and students that took part.”
This year Loughborough collaborated with nine brilliant organisations for the module:
These organisations committed their time, expertise and energy to the module. In turn they gained new insights, perspectives and ideas from Loughborough’s student teams.
Awel Bol, who graduated from Loughborough University London in 2025, now works at the Workplace Futures Group. This year, Awel was part of the team at WFG that set one of the projects. She reflected on the challenge, commenting:
“The team here at WFG got involved to get some fresh perspectives on our challenge. Having studied with Loughborough I knew we were going to get some good stuff, but nothing could have prepared me for the insight and detail students were able to get so quickly. I’d encourage future students and organisations to check it out.”
Kunal Sharma, an MSc Digital Finance and AI student, was part of one of the teams exhibiting their work. He said:
“The Collaborative Project was a real star of my experience here at Loughborough. I got to work in a great team on an AI challenge. This stretched my thinking and gave me an opportunity to showcase what I can do with a real organisation.”
Looking Ahead: 2027 and Beyond
If you are a business or charity with a challenge that could power the Collaborative Project module in 2027, or you are interested in what partnership could look like for your organisation, please get in touch with the Future Space team.
If you are a current or prospective student who wants to learn more about the Collaborative Project module, please visit the webpage.