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UCL x SJTU Clean Energy Hackathon 2025
UCL x SJTU Clean Energy Hackathon 2025How do we achieve an equitable transition to clean energy?
Hackney Playbus Makes a Start by Chaiti Maheshwari
Hackney Playbus Makes a Start by Chaiti Maheshwari
Disclosure and Barring Service Checks
If it is a requirement for you to complete a DBS check for your volunteer role, you cannot do the activity in question until you have received your DBS Certificate.
Research Volunteer Services
Our servicesOur students have experience with a range of research methods. Since they will be working with you as volunteers, the scope of the work they can do is limited.
Celebrating Student Volunteering Week at Students' Union UCL
Student Volunteering Week, 10 - 16 February, is a national celebration where universities and schools across the country step up to organise opportunities and events to celebrate students who have volunteered as well as encourage more o
Hackney Shed Slam 2024
Read about UCL student Mia Magarian's experience attending the annual Hackney Shed Slam Final at Hackney Shed!
Community Impact Zine
Student FAQs
Student FAQsWhat is the Community Research Initiative?The Community Research Initiative works to create
2022-23 Dissertation Gallery
Take a look at what some of our 22-23 collaborators got up toClick on each poster to read in full screen!
Research Volunteering 2023-24
The Community Research Initiative started as a way for master's students to do something different with their dissertations.
Dissertation gallery 2023-24
Get inspired by a sample of collaborative dissertation projects from the class of '24Click on each poster to read in full screen!
FAQs for new partners
FAQs for new organisational partnersWhat is the Community Research Initiative?The Community Research Initia
Ways to engage
How can I engage?Get a group of students to support you with your data, evaluation or research need
Our Impact
Commu
An introduction to the Community Research Initiative
Doing something different with your dissertationAt the heart of the Community Research Initiative (or CRIS for short!) is the opportunity to carry out a collaborative dissertation projec
"... this partnership made me feel braver about taking on other projects"
Laura from Coin Street shares her experience working with Empovthise UCL, a student-led project that focuses on improving technologic
Community Research Initiative Showcase 2024
Community Research Initiative Showcase 2024: Creating Knowledge TogetherAt the Community Research Initiative (CRIS), we believe in the transformative power of collaboration.
How to run a more sustainable project?
Getting suppliesBuy less – before you buy new supplies, consider do you really need to? Some of things you might need could have been pas
"... you can’t put a price on their intergenerational interaction."
We had a conversation with Linda, the Customer Partnerships and Sponsorship Manager at One Housing Care and Support.
Resources to Support you with Managing your Student-Led Project
The Volunteering Service can offer a variety of resources to help Project Leaders run their Student-Led Projects smoothly and successfully! The chance to
Requirements of the Student-Led Volunteering Programme
Before you start delivering your Student-Led Project, please ensure that you read the points below to ensure that you comply with the requirements of the Student-Led Volunteering Programme and so that your Student-Led Project is covered by the Union’s insurance.
Student-Led Projects Team – Service Standards
Thank you for volunteering with one of our Student-Led Projects. The Volunteering Service supports UCL students to set up their own community projects and is keen to ensure that volunteering with Student-Led Projects is a fun and safe experience for students.
Science Communication Slam: Finding Your Scientific Voice 
Throughout the month of May, the Students’ Union Volunteering service organised a series of dynamic training sessions to provide a crash course in effective science communication.
"Volunteering will prepare you in ways that you might not learn in the classroom"
We sat down to chat with Annalisa Kristoffersen, a MSc Public Policy student about her experience volunteering with
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