Making the Most of Masters

Making the Most of Masters was a project that aimed to improve collaboration between employers and universities by providing opportunities for Masters students to undertake work-based projects.

Funded by the Scottish Funding Council, as part of the Learning to Work 2 initiative (LTW2) it was a partnership project between the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Stirling. The project supported 1500 student work-based projects from 2010-2016 across a range of economic sectors in Scotland.

The resources developed are available on the Making the Most of Masters archive website:

Making the Most of Masters project website

What were the benefits of the project?

A key aspect of this work was  engagement with employers, and the building of connections between University Masters programmes and external employers.

Key benefits included:

  • improving the employability of participants
  • improving relationships between employers and universities
  • facilitating the transfer of knowledge and expertise from the universities out into the local community
  • responding to the feedback from students on the desirability of work-based projects
  • allowing the development of models of Masters dissertations

Get in touch

If you are a University of Edinburgh staff member or student interested in masters-level work-based projects please contact your School or Programme Director. 

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