Have you ever wondered how to use new innovations to create social impact? Looking to gain hands-on skills and experience? Then our new Social i-Teams course is for you! Work for a term as part of an interdisciplinary team to assess real-world need, market potential and routes to sustainable impact.
Apply via www.iteamsonline.org, including a CV and a covering letter explaining which projects you want to do and why. No previous experience required – open to post-graduate and undergraduate students and researchers from all departments.
Applications close 5 October 2025
This term’s projects:
• Crisis simulation to improve planning and preparedness for companies, NGOs and governments
• Using citizen science to increase the representation of “less listened to” groups in local decision-making and healthcare
• Using VR to increase confidence in English as a foreign language and accelerate cultural integration
Social i-Teams runs at the IfM on Tuesday evenings from 14 October with final presentations on Thursday, 4 December. Pizza provided!