Academic Student Placements

As part of student degree programmes, increasing numbers of module leaders are seeking opportunities for students to undertake practical project-based work with Community Partners. Over a number of years the Staff Volunteering and Outreach team have worked to develop a number of placements and we would be very interested to hear from partners who would like to participate in these projects.

Many students undertake research projects as part of their studies and it may be that your organisation could be involved in this process. Please get in touch to discuss these possibilities further.

School of Engineering and Computer Science - Software Engineering Project

As part of their studies teams of students in their second year must work with clients on real-life projects to deliver results to a practical problem. In recent years, students completing this module have worked with Community Partners to develop databases, create and enhance websites and develop specific software for use on websites. If you have an IT software related project please get in touch and we can discuss this project in further detail.

Durham University Business School

Over a number of years the Staff Volunteering and Outreach team have worked with Durham Business School and Community Partners have been involved in a variety of different projects. Each year, students studying a variety of Marketing and MBA courses have participated in projects, resulting in the development of marketing strategies, ideas and business development plans. Each project takes place at a different time of year so please get in touch if you would like further information.

Geography and Anthropology

All undergraduate students in Geography and Anthropology have to complete a research dissertation in their final year. A number of students have worked with Community Partners as part of this process. There may be further opportunities for specific research to be undertaken by students as part of their dissertation.