Turn AI and Digital ideas into everyday value for your business
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From AI capabilities to practical business solutions.
At a glance
Who it's for
Local businesses, charities and community organisations.
Cost
Free.
Timescales
Clients are expected to commit 2 to 3 hours to meet with students on campus either Thursday 26 October or Friday 27 October 2026.
Student presentation to clients - Monday 30th November 2026.
Best suited to
Local businesses, charities, and community organisations interested in exploring how digital innovation and AI could support their future work.
What's involved
The Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence module gives postgraduate students the opportunity to work with local organisations on real business and social challenges. The module explores how digital technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, can support innovation, improve operations, enhance customer or stakeholder engagement, and create responsible value.
As part of the module, students will work in small consultancy-style groups with participating organisations. Their role will be to understand the organisation’s current digital maturity, explore its use of digital tools, assess AI literacy and readiness, and identify opportunities where AI and other digital technologies could be adopted in a practical and responsible way.
Students will also consider potential barriers and risks, including skills, cost, data privacy, security, ethics, and organisational readiness. Based on their analysis, they will develop realistic and evidence-informed recommendations that are suitable for the organisation’s context.
For clients, this provides an opportunity to receive fresh insight from postgraduate students into digital and AI adoption, including practical ideas that may support future development. For students, it offers authentic learning through engagement with real organisations, helping them connect academic concepts with practice.
How it works
Participating clients will be required to visit our Portsmouth campus and commit 2–3 hours on either Thursday 26 October or Friday 27 October to meet with students. These sessions provide an opportunity for students to ask questions, gain insight into the organisation's current position and challenges, and gather the information needed to support their analysis and recommendations.
Before you enquire
Before enquiring about a Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Student Consultancy Project, organisations should identify a genuine business challenge, opportunity, or area of interest where digital technologies or AI could add value. This might include improving operational efficiency, enhancing customer engagement, exploring automation, making better use of data, or assessing the organisation's readiness for AI adoption.
Clients should be prepared to share information about their current processes, digital tools, and future ambitions, and have a representative available to meet with students for 2 to 3 hours during the project period. Having a clear understanding of the organisation's objectives will help students provide practical, evidence-based recommendations tailored to the organisation's needs.
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