Location: Newcastle University. This internship will take place on campus. If this presents a
barrier for you, please get in touch.
Bursary: £625 Bursary
Advertising Dates: 19 November – 2 December
Overview/Background:
As part of Rob Wood Enterprising Futures Academy, Newcastle University is running the second iteration of a leading-edge programme called Innovation-Lab (i-Lab), and we are looking for the second cohort of i-Lab participants!
This opportunity is available for up to 40 students, with each student expected to spend approximately 50 hours across Spring term as below:
This internship is open to all Newcastle University students.
i-Lab is a dynamic, experiential learning opportunity that will introduce Newcastle University students to innovation and entrepreneurship methods (weeks 1-7) with the aim of responding to a live real-world opportunity or challenge faced by an industry partner (weeks 8 & 9).
Different points of view are an essential ingredient to creativity, and we are encouraging students from all disciplines and stages to apply, no prior knowledge of business or entrepreneurship required!
i-Lab is partnering with an exciting line-up of industry partners including innovative companies and organisations from a range of sectors.
In interdisciplinary teams of five, in collaboration with one business partner and headed up by Graham Cole, Lecturer in Enterprise, you will collaborate alongside industry partners to explore real challenges and propose solutions which could bring about significant change for the business. This will take place as a sprint – a collaborative approach that teaches teams how to solve big problems and test new ideas in a very short time period. You’ll learn more about this in i-Lab.
You will gain invaluable skills and experience, including innovative thinking, data analysis, problem solving, communication and learning from others (people and contexts).
Being part of an immersive experience such as i-Lab, will develop your entrepreneurial capabilities and insights, and will support you to be future ready whether that is as an entrepreneurial employee or an entrepreneur! It is expected that students will receive recognition for their participation in i–Lab – for example with a LinkedIn badge, and this will be confirmed as soon as possible.
Key tasks:
– Engage with the learning/training ahead of the sprint.
– Collaborate as a team and with the industry partner to explore, design and develop insights and solutions.
– Create and present an opportunity report to your industry partner underpinned by primary
and secondary research.
Skills/Attributes
– Be a curious, pro-active and collaborative team player
– Creative mindset
– Be willing to learn from others (people and contexts)
– Be open minded and adaptable
– Good organisation and planning skills
– Good communication skills
– Good time management skills
– High level of attention to detail
– Takes initiative
– Problem solving
– Teamwork
Degree discipline
To be eligible to apply you must be a Newcastle University undergraduate/postgraduate student registered on a programme of study throughout the 2024-25 academic year.
Students from all degree disciplines are welcome to apply.
Work done as part of this role can count towards an NCL+ Award which can help you reflect on the skills you have gained and how to use them when applying for jobs in the future; to find out more visit https://nusu.co.uk/skills/nclaward.
How to Apply
Apply online via the following link: i-Lab Application Form
For further information about the role contact Graham Cole, Lecturer in Enterprise, graham.cole@newcastle.ac.uk.