Universities & research institutes
Scientific review, public engagement, research pilots and student participation.
Institutional collaboration
Help people feel the scale of science, history and place.
Time Trek turns abstract scales into physical experiences. We are seeking universities, researchers, educators, museums, tourism organisations and expedition specialists to co-design credible, measurable and memorable ways for people to learn while they move.
Who we want to work with
Different institutions. One shared curiosity.
The platform is designed to support both broad public engagement and rigorous subject-specific experiences. A partnership can begin as a small pilot or grow into a permanent Trek network.
Museums & science centres
Indoor, outdoor and city-scale extensions of exhibitions and collections.
Schools & education networks
Curriculum-aligned movement, fieldwork and differentiated learning modes.
Tourism & public places
Location-based trails that reveal the stories hidden inside landscapes and destinations.
Expedition operators
Preparation, route storytelling, team engagement and post-journey memories.
Ways to collaborate
Not just sponsorship. Genuine co-creation.
The strongest partnerships will combine your expertise, access or audience with Time Trek’s movement-based storytelling platform.
Advisory and peer review
Review milestones, terminology, evidence and source selection so every Trek is trustworthy without becoming unreadable.
Learning and behaviour studies
Investigate how physical movement influences memory, comprehension, motivation, wellbeing and engagement with large scales.
Co-designed flagship Treks
Build an institution-backed experience around a research field, collection, expedition, landscape or important scientific story.
Curriculum and field learning
Create teacher resources, class challenges and age-appropriate Trek modes that work inside or beyond the classroom.
Location-based discovery routes
Anchor milestones to trails, campuses, museums, parks or cities so movement unlocks the history of the place itself.
Students, researchers and communities
Involve learners in content development, testing, data collection, design challenges or citizen-science extensions.
Preparation and live journeys
Connect training plans, route milestones, safety knowledge and expedition storytelling before, during and after a real trek.
Sponsored public-access Treks
Fund a credible Trek that remains accessible to the public while acknowledging the partner that helped make it possible.
Data and platform integrations
Explore wearables, accessibility tools, mapping, learning platforms, institutional archives and research datasets.
The exchange
What each side brings.
A good collaboration should create value for the institution, the Time Trek platform and the person taking the journey.
Time Trek can provide
- A flexible GPS and distance-based storytelling platform
- Child, Adult and Scientist content modes
- Experience design, milestone structure and gamification
- Prototype development and user testing
- Public-facing recognition and co-branding options
- Usage insights and pilot evaluation planning
Partners may contribute
- Subject expertise and scientific review
- Research design or educational evaluation
- Access to collections, locations, archives or routes
- Student, visitor or community testing groups
- Funding, sponsorship or in-kind support
- Distribution through institutional and public networks
Founding collaboration opportunities
Early institutional partners can help shape the platform itself, not merely add content after it is finished. This may include advisory input, pilot access, co-authored research, a named flagship Trek or first access to institution-specific deployment models.
A practical pathway
From conversation to working pilot.
The first project does not need to be enormous. A sharply defined pilot gives us something real to test, measure and improve.
Discover
Identify the audience, story, location and institutional goals.
Design
Map scale, route, milestones, learning outcomes and experience mode.
Build
Create a focused prototype with reviewed content and partner branding.
Test
Run the Trek with a defined group and gather useful evidence.
Scale
Refine, publish and expand into new routes, audiences or research.
Have a story people should be able to walk through?
Send a brief description of your institution, expertise and the kind of collaboration you have in mind.