Industry | Pebble (PBL)

Bring a real challenge into the classroom

“Find out how Pebble Projects work.” Two simplified figures, one green and one purple, share a glowing lightbulb representing collaboration and ideas. A blue play symbol invites visitors to watch a video. Text states: “Projects are learning-led and are not a substitute for professional commercial services.”

You don't need to offer a placement

A real project can be enough.

Share a challenge → Meet the students → Give feedback → See the outcome

The teaching team manages the learning. You bring the real-world context, expertise and feedback.
Pebble structures and evidences the journey.

Why Bring a Project to Pebble?

Four illustrated cards explain how businesses and organisations can contribute to real-world learning through Pebble.

Bring a Real Challenge: Share a genuine problem, brief or opportunity that can become part of student learning.

Access Fresh Thinking: Gain new ideas and perspectives from students developing their professional skills.

Make a Difference: Help students build real experience, confidence and the human skills they’ll need beyond education.

Keep It Structured: Pebble provides a clear process for engagement, collaboration, feedback, evaluation, intellectual property (IP) and safeguards.

What Kind of Project can you bring?

Creative & Digital: Design, media, marketing, music, performing arts and digital content.

Technology & Innovation: Computing, software development, cybersecurity, engineering, construction and product design.

Business & Enterprise: Business, enterprise, research, marketing and entrepreneurship.

Community & Social Impact: Health and social care, education, community, charity, sustainability and social impact.

Recognise great work

If a student delivers something you value, you can choose to reward their contribution with gift credit.
There's no obligation to provide a reward - Pebble projects are first and foremost learning experiences.

Real experience. Real feedback. Real recognition.

Already working with a lecturer or student?

You don't need to start from scratch.

An existing relationship or project can be brought into Pebble to create a clear process for the brief,
collaboration, feedback, evaluation and evidence.

This helps formalise the engagement for the student, teaching team and external partner.

Projects are learning-led

Projects are designed to support student learning and development. Students aim to produce high-quality work, but projects are learning-led and are not a substitute for professional commercial services.

Project participation and student availability may vary depending on curriculum fit,
timing and institutional capacity.

Have a challenge students could learn from?

It doesn't need to be a finished brief.

Tell us what you're trying to achieve and we'll help turn the opportunity into a suitable
real-world learning project.

Propose a Project

Four stages of industry collaboration through Pebble: Create a Brief, Student Collaboration, Give Feedback and Support Learning. Benefits include fresh ideas and perspectives, access to emerging talent and support for student learning outcomes. Projects are designed to support student learning and development. Students aim to produce high-quality work, but projects are learning-led and not a substitute for commercial services.

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