Working across different institutions
Can I work with a supervisor at a different university or NHS organisation?
Yes — many ProjectMed projects work this way. What matters is that access and approvals are arranged properly by the project team.
Does being matched on ProjectMed give me access to their systems or data?
No. ProjectMed introduces students and professionals and helps you manage the collaboration. It doesn't grant access to another institution's systems, patient information or research data, and it doesn't authorise data sharing between institutions.
Who decides what access I get?
Your supervisor and their institution. This may include local approvals, data-access arrangements, training or other institutional requirements. Your supervisor and the relevant institution should confirm what is required before you access project data or systems.
What should I do first?
Ask your supervisor at the start what is already in place, what still needs arranging, and what you can work on in the meantime. Then follow the instructions and governance requirements they give you.
Expectations within a collaboration
Every ProjectMed collaboration is supported by a short set of shared Collaboration Expectations covering authorship, approval of outputs, affiliations, governance and communication. They are professional expectations, not a legal contract.
ProjectMed facilitates connections between students and professionals and helps manage collaborations, but does not supervise individual projects or determine their ethics, governance, data-access or institutional requirements.