First-year students working on real societal challenges 9 October 2026 S.Brodin@maast… Fri, 10/09/2026 - 16:18 With support from an EDLAB Education Innovation Grant, the Societal Impact Project gave first-year Biomedical Sciences students more room to work on projects outside the university. Students organised activities, contacted external partners and developed practical responses to real issues, while learning skills they would normally encounter much later in their studies. Giving first-year students real responsibility The Societal Impact Project already existed when Raffaele Altara becam