UCL School of Management alumni volunteer and support current students at the School in various ways. Many return to share their career journey at sector insight events, lead skills development workshops or interview preparation sessions.

However, there is another significant and impactful way that our alumni can support students - by partnering with MSc Business Analytics students as they complete their dissertation projects. And this opportunity is open to all UCL alumni.

what’s involved?

UCL alumni, or their colleagues, propose a business question that can be addressed by an innovative data-driven approach.  Projects are scoped and form the basis of the students’ dissertations. 

Our alumni then act as the company mentors, arranging access to data and catching up weekly with students.

student partnerships

Hear how our alumni have found their experience of mentoring our MSc Business Analytics students.

“At Glovo, we had the pleasure of collaborating with two talented students who significantly contributed to enhancing one of our recommendation models. Each student brought a unique approach, enabling us to explore various hypotheses. Their efforts not only boosted the accuracy of our product recommendations but also hold the promise of elevating customer satisfaction by making the shopping experience more personalised and responsive. This improvement is expected to lead to better customer retention and potentially higher sales.” Madalina Lupo, Senior Data Scientist at Glovo.

“The student has been an incredible addition to the team during this project and we have greatly valued their knowledge, expertise, and enthusiasm to learn. The project results have given us new and detailed insight into our sales process, with a clear foundation of data and research. Implementing the models and knowledge from the project into our workflows will help us drive value and data-driven decision making going forward.” Leila Boushehri, Data Scientist at Sense Worldwide.

want to find out more?

The team has eight years of experience coordinating analytical projects that have not only yielded transformative insights for our alumni but have also provided our Business Analytics students with invaluable, hands-on experience in tackling genuine business challenges.

To find out more, please visit the MSc Business Analytics webpage or email Tracey Phillipson.