You bring the problem. They bring seven weeks.¶
As a client you write a design brief, mentor a team of Cambridge second-year computer scientists, and meet them four times.
What our students offer¶
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7 weeks of work
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30–60 hours per student
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A (prototypical) software / app / website
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One 4-minute video
What being a client actually involves¶
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Write a brief
Roughly 100–200 words → Learn to write a brief.
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Meet four times
Four (virtual) 1-hour meetings Jan-Mar 2027.
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Read before you meet
A short report is sent 24h before each meeting.
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Unblock the team
Data, credentials, API access, documentation or hardware.
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Watch and vote
Vote for your favourite projects in week 8.
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Come to the exhibition (optional)
Join our public project presentation day.
Dates & Timeline¶
All client meetings take place Jan-Mar 2027 and the optional exhibition is at the end of March. Check out the complete timeline.
Things to remember¶
- We aim for ambitious projects, but our students have a fixed time budget.
- The code artifacts belong to our students, but clients can negotiate the follow-up usage.
Check out six key things to remember!
Interested in proposing a project?¶
Contact the organisers at group-project@cl.cam.ac.uk.