Application deadline: Monday March 10th at 23:59
Teams notified: Friday March 14th
Course dates: First session Monday March 17th, second session Monday April 28th and then weekly on Monday evenings, with final presentations Wednesday June 18th
- Location: Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) – West Cambridge site, Zoom links also available
- Sessions run from 7pm-10pm with pizza from 6.30pm
“One of the best things I did while being in Cambridge.”
Interested in how new technologies are commercialised? Looking to learn from real entrepreneurs? Want to gain hands-on skills and experience by working in a team with post-graduates from other departments and colleges? Then read on!
Projects for this course:
- Using AI to manage the built environment, from campuses to transport hubs, more effectively
- Using data to address the greatest challenge in the construction sector – reducing delays and cost over-runs
- Aiding the net-zero transition by using solar power to convert air into fuel
By joining an i-Team, you will work for a term with postgraduates from across the University and a dedicated industry mentor. You will receive weekly training from entrepreneurs and industry experts and investigate the commercial potential and user requirements of a real Cambridge invention. You will gain hands-on skills and experience in a real-world technology consulting-type project.
Applications are welcomed from postgraduates (including 4th and 5th year undergraduates) and researchers from any discipline. No previous commercial background required.
The programme includes weekly lectures from industry experts, team meetings and individual work. i-Teams present their final recommendations to a business and academic audience at the end of the term. The full syllabus is available here.
Past i-Teams estimate that their projects needed about 4 hours a week of individual effort in addition to the weekly sessions. As part of the projects, team members will need to contact external industry experts by phone and email – some calls and meetings may need to take place during office hours.
We are also running Development i-Teams in Easter term (Tuesday evenings from May 6th to June 17th) – details here. You are welcome to apply for both courses, but please make your preference clear.