Student consultancy projects

Overview

Access an exceptional talent pool and see your organisation benefit from fresh insights, total commitment and intellectual rigour. A cornerstone of our curriculum offering, consultancy projects with partnering organisations give students an invaluable opportunity to tackle a challenging management issue. 

Cambridge Judge Business School attracts the highest calibre of students to its world-class programmes. Applying leading-edge knowledge and frameworks to real problems for real clients, our students have earned an enviable reputation for delivering outstanding results. 

Our consultancy projects

Select a project below to read a summary of how our students can help your company:

MBA programme details: A one-year general management programme producing ambitious, adaptable and innovative leaders able to work across multiple disciplines and cultures. Skilled at managing change, creative problem-solving and improving performance, our MBA students represent more than 45 countries and have an average of 6 years’ work experience.

When: 6 weeks part-time from October to December

Proposal deadline: September 2023

  • Hands-on, team-based engagement for 5 students working for a local business and addressing a specific, tangible market research need
  • Ideal for organisations with limited resources to gain fresh, objective market research evaluations
  • Projects typically look at financial, strategic and marketing implications of new products or ventures
  • Students present their findings and recommendations to the client at CJBS
  • Previous project partners include Emmaus Enterprises, Skin Analytics, Weedingtech, Sentec, Ubisense.

Learn more about the MBA CVP and submit a proposal

When: 4 weeks full-time from mid-March to mid-April

Proposal deadline: 10 January 2024

  • Hands-on, team-based engagement for 4-5 students working to address an important management issue for your organisation
  • Students can consider any and all aspects of management from any commercial, industrial, public sector or not-for-profit organisation, either in the UK or abroad
  • Previous projects have included strategic reviews, benchmarking and best practice analysis, diversification assessments and new market strategies
  • Previous organisations have come from Europe, Australia, Latin America, China, South Korea, Russia and North America and included consultancies, multinationals, charities, investment and commercial banks, and Cambridge-based technology companies.

Learn more about the MBA GCP and submit a proposal

When: 6 to 8 weeks full-time between July and September

Proposal deadline: 24 May 2024

  • Optional Individual Project (IP) which can be linked to an individual consultancy or research project for an outside organisation OR a company-based Work Placement (WP) or internship
  • Students negotiate a brief directly with your organisation in an area of particular interest
  • Recent projects include a product extension strategy for a financial services company, an analysis of the US railway sector, a branding strategy for a national retailer and derivatives modelling. This is often a paid project.

Learn more about the MBA IP/WP and submit a proposal

For further details on MBA projects, please contact: 

Sadia Cuthbert 
Head of Careers 
Cambridge Judge Business School 
Trumpington Street 
Cambridge CB2 1AG 

+44 (0)1223 768387 
[email protected] 

Master of Finance (MFin) programme details: a one-year post-experience degree for ambitious finance professionals. Our Master of Finance’s highly international cohort has a minimum of 2 years post-graduation finance work experience. 

When: 4 weeks full-time from mid-March to mid-April

Proposal deadline: 26 January 2024

  • A collaboration between your organisation and an international team of 5 to 6 bright, driven and highly-skilled young finance professionals
  • Students address a real business issue exploring any aspect of finance, either within the financial services industry, or for non-financial organisations
  • Recent project examples include financial strategy reviews, benchmarking and best practice analysis, market analysis of launching a new PE fund in China, analysis of emerging market equity returns in relation to GDP, M&A analysis and valuation, credit analysis of bank balance sheets for a head fund and more.

Learn more about the MFin GCP and submit a proposal

For further details on MFin projects, please contact: 

The Master of Finance Office 
Cambridge Judge Business School 
Trumpington Street 
Cambridge CB2 1AG 

Tel: +44 (0)1223 766381 
Fax: +44 (0)1223 339701 
Email: [email protected]

MPhil in Management programme details: A rigorous, one-year programme for students new to business who are looking to pursue a management career. This high-potential cohort are outstanding individuals with strong potential to become leaders in their field. 

When: 6 weeks in total (3 weeks full-time) from late April to early June

Proposal deadline: 9 February 2024

  • Engage an international team of between 4 and 6 bright, motivated and committed students preparing for a professional career in management
  • Students tackle a pressing issue bringing fresh insights and rigorous academic acumen
  • Clients submit project proposals on real-world challenges your organisation is facing – to involve decision-making, employee interaction and clear, forward-looking recommendations
  • Recent projects have included strategic planning, financial modelling, business planning and market analyses

Learn more about the MPhil in Management Consulting Project and submit a proposal

For further details on MPhil projects, please contact: 

Juliet Wilson 
Principal Projects Leader 
MPhil & MST Projects Office 
Cambridge Judge Business School 
Trumpington Street 
Cambridge CB2 1AG 

+44 (0)1223 760521 
[email protected] 

MPhil in Technology Policy programme details: An intensive, 9-month masters programme for students with a background in science or engineering, who are interested in meeting the challenges of integrating technology, management, economics and policy. 

When: From mid-March to late-May

Proposal deadline: January 2025 (exact date TBC)

  • Highly-motivated student teams of 3 to 6 apply their considerable experience and skills to a real technology policy issue, providing tangible benefits to your organisation
  • Projects can cover a broad range of technology areas, including public policy, corporate strategy and technology development
  • Students can work for any commercial, industrial, public sector or not-for-profit organisation, either in the UK or abroad
  • Relevant projects may include strategic reviews, benchmarking and best practice analysis, diversification assessments, new market strategies and policy analyses
  • Recent organisations our students have engaged with include Royal Dutch Shell, AstraZeneca, the National Audit Office, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Paris Peace Forum, UK Power Networks, and the Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy.

Learn more about the MPhil in Technology Policy Final Group Project and submit a proposal

For further details on MPhil projects, please contact: 

Juliet Wilson 
Principal Projects Leader 
MPhil & MST Projects Office 
Cambridge Judge Business School 
Trumpington Street 
Cambridge CB2 1AG 

+44 (0)1223 760521 
[email protected] 

Management Studies Tripos programme details: A one-year management course attracting outstanding University of Cambridge undergraduates. Students join this programme for the last year of their undergraduate studies and come from a broad range of disciplines.

When: Full-time during May

Proposal deadline: 18 January 2024

  • Students work in small teams of between 3 and 4 to address a real management problem for their client
  • Project scopes need to be well-defined and your organisation should be within a commutable distance from Cambridge
  • Recent projects have included strategic planning, market analyses, cost-benefit analyses, feasibility studies, competitor reviews and service assessments for local private and public organisations
  • Organisations who have worked with our students include Cambridge City Council, OC&C Strategy Consultants, Visit London, BT, Cambridge Design Partnership, Carrillon, Mott McDonald, Procter and Gamble, Marshalls, Capco, Sick Children’s Trust, and Shortfuze.

Learn more about the MST Project and submit a proposal

For further details on the MST project, please contact: 

Juliet Wilson 
Principal Projects Leader 
MPhil & MST Projects Office 
Cambridge Judge Business School 
Trumpington Street 
Cambridge CB2 1AG 

+44 (0)1223 760521 
[email protected] 

Submit an online project proposal

Interested in engaging our students? If you have an idea you would like to put forward for one of our student projects, please complete and submit the proposal form below. Please ensure you have read and understood the relevant project briefing notes and terms of engagement for each project before you submit your proposal.

Submit an online project proposal

Key dates

Project nameProposal deadlineProject dates
MBA Cambridge Venture Project5 Sep 2023Oct-Dec 2023
MBA Global Consulting Project9 Jan 2024Late Mar-late Apr 2024
MPhil in Technology Policy Final Group Project10 Jan 2024Mid-Mar-late May 2024
MFin Group Consulting Project12 Jan 2024Mar-Apr 2024
Management Studies Tripos (MST) Project18 Jan 2024Early May-early Jun 2024
MPhil in Management Consulting Project9 Feb 2024Apr-Jun 2024
MBA Individual Project/Work Placement24 May 2024Jul-Sep 2024

Project terms 

To maximise the value of the project to our hosts and our students, we ask them all to abide by our project terms. Please read these carefully before committing to a project. All students subscribe to an ethical code of conduct and sign a confidentiality agreement before starting project work. Please note that this is the only agreement we may enter. 

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