Undergraduate research (Crucible theme)

Cambridge undergraduates study one subject, and do that very thoroughly. In a university with no "minor" options, how do students build interdisciplinary skills? One way is to spend the summer pursuing undergraduate research opportunities in other departments.

Crucible members have led a wide range of projects in which teams of undergraduates gained experience of design research, creating advanced technologies informed by human and social perspectives.

Major undergraduate research project teams:

• Making mobiles tangible
• ReadYourMeter.org

Other design research opportunity for Cambridge students include:

• Computer science tripos group design projects
• Manufacturing engineering tripos design studio
• Masters in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment
• Cambridge Digital Studios
• Interdisciplinary Design Project in Engineering

The Cambridge Design Education Forum involves members from each of these departments.