Challenge Projects are the trade mark of UTC Cambridge. A tremendous amount of time and effort by staff, sponsors and employers has gone into developing these ground breaking and unique educational experiences. UTC Cambridge is a centre of innovation with a commitment to provide the regions Biomedical and CleanTech industries with superbly trained scientists and technologists directly or through higher education.

Students engage in each Challenge Project between 10 and 20 hours per week for six to eight weeks. Challenge Projects are cross curricular in nature and engender innovation and enterprise while upskilling students in the latest scientific and computer technology.

Students generate a portfolio of evidence of their developing professional, technical and employability skills that leads to evaluation by external moderators of the Duke of York Award.

2014/15 Challenge Projects

Mind Your Head with Cambridge Headway and CUHP

Microscopy Challenge with Zeiss

Use it Again (Recycling) with AmeyCespa

The Protein Challenge with the Babraham Institute

Designing IT Infrastructure with CRC

Water to Nepal with Engineers Without Boarders

Year 12 students will also undertake an individual project of their choice to submit for L3 EPQ in the summer term.