[Ajay Baines] So, the team here at Lancaster University Management School, we work to source and scope projects across various different degree programmes. We work closely with businesses to really understand some of the issues that they're facing, opportunities for change, looking at opportunities that students can come on board and tackle.

[Shelley Morgan] In our small team, we are two company Projects Managers. We work across the UK, nationally, and we're now expanding globally as well.

[Richard Smith] We decided to collaborate with Lancaster University and the Management School on this project because Lancaster University is one of the top universities in the country so it's a no-brainer really.

[Ben Anderson] Pre-law is a legal service provider based in Lancaster. We offer legal services in employment law, family law and services for small businesses and medium-sized businesses.

[Kerry Tenbey] Lancaster Grand Theatre is the third-oldest theatre outside of London in continuous operation. The project was all about strategy. It was about looking at our USPs and where we fit within the live entertainment market of Lancaster. The students were really motivated, and the insights that they gave us were really valuable.

[Richard Smith] The main purpose of this project was to look into the luxury SUV market. Porsche have two main models, the Cayenne and the Macan, so it was to research our AOI, which is Cumbria and North Lancashire and look at demographics, buying habits.

[Mary Hargreaves] They get a totally different perspective from the students. I think that's the most important thing, and they get often different cultural perspective, and they get a very good robust piece of research which is done.</b>

[Lee Francis] I think every project we've ever done has always shed light on areas of research that are attractive avenues for the company to pursue.

[Ben Anderson] So the student project gave us lots to think about, it gave us some different pathways that we hadn't already considered and also expanded on some ideas that we gave the project and gave us more detailed, imaginative approaches how we could go about growing the business and scaling it.

[Mary Hargreaves] And the students always talk about when you talk to them later in life, they can always remember that project
that they worked on.

[Mahnaz Abbariki] A lot of our students, in their CVs, when they are applying for jobs actually incorporating the experience that they had with these clients, so it's very important for them and helps them with their employability a lot.

[Shivam Tiwari] You get this chance to actually meet, greet and get in the client and the project management sort of feel. I do recommend.

[Han Yu]Take this opportunity and do the best you can because it's not often you have this chance to work with real big companies.

[Richard Smith] Would we be open to doing another student project? I think we would. It's an easy process; it's a smooth process.

[Ben Anderson] Any opportunity that comes up or arises from the University, we always explore it because for the amount of time that we have to put in as an organisation for what you get back, it's absolutely so valuable for us.

[Shelley Morgan] We're really open to conversations with any kind of client who is interested in accessing our Management School students. We really welcome a conversation with you, and we hope that this has given you a really interesting snapshot and flavour of what sorts of things are available through our projects.