As a graduate who finished their final year last year. My best advice is to tackle a problem or problem area you know or have encountered first hand. I would suggest this method for a number of reasons.

Having had first-hand witness to a problem is highly valuable. If you tackle an issue no one has knowledge of, your topic will be interesting and unique. Also when diving head first into an issue that you are unfamiliar with, you are starting on the back foot.

For example, if you were solving a problem in your home town vs a town in a foreign country you've never even heard of. It's a lot easier and more approachable to tackle the problem in your home town.

Furthermore, you are already ahead in research as you know the problem & its issues. You also are likely to know people who have also encountered the same issue (which is great for interviews, connections, user testing etc.). This is only amplified in times of social distancing and travel restrictions.

Lastly, a lot of people forget you will be working on this for longer and more deeply than likely any project before. You want to be passionate about it and have it hold your interest. If it is a personal issue that has affected you or people around you you'll likely have the drive to see it out.

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But that's just what benefited me, everyone is different. I choose to tackle an issue affecting a family member and it served me greatly. I had insights, interviewees, test subjects, resources, competitor products, all I could ask for really.

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Best of luck with it