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Photo Permission - Student-Led Projects
Getting photos of your volunteering activitiesWe encourage Project Leaders to get photos of their volunteering activities. This is a great way to help you communicate the
"...seeing how much the students valued the input and advice we were giving them was truly rewarding"
Anais is a second-year medical student; she was one of the Project Leaders for the UCL Next Top Doctor Student-Led Pr
The SDGs Consultancy Challenge 2023
Our UCL SDG Consultancy Challenge delivered on 12-16 June this year and involved 61 students across 8 projects - working hard to deploy the project management and consultancy ski
"If I can help just one person out there, that's literally all I could possibly want."
Volunteering Awards 2023
Our annual Volunteering Awards are our chance to celebrate the wonderful volunteering community here at UCL, and to recognise and thank the incredible contributions of our volunteers and partner organisations.
"It feels like we are doing something useful for the environment..."
Nuzulia is a postgraduate student doing an Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment MSc at the Barlett School of Energy and Environmental Resources.
"It is the small interactions with members of the community that make my day."
The Calthorpe Community Garden is located a 10-minute walk from Kings Cross in London and has been open for over 40 years.
"We taught children what cheerleading is about..."
Ginevra is a third year Linguistics student and Anastasija is a second year Economics and Business with EES student, together, they are Project Leaders for the
Sustainability and Volunteering: Westminster
Sustainability plays a key role in the development of communities. Voluntary organisations make a vital contribution to the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of their communities, and the volunteers th
"I feel like volunteering gives you a sense of achievement and enjoyment"
Daisy is a second year Psychology student, and she has been doing an amazing job as Project Leader for the #Zero Food Waste <
"I have learnt so much about fundraising."
Rachel Weller, a first-year student studying Archaeology and Anthropology, walked us through her experience of raising funds for Hope for Children (registered charity number: 1161729).
"I love the sense of fulfilment that volunteering brings to me."
Lifeafterhummus is a food bank organization which operates by collecting surplus food products from 45 supermarkets from around the Borough o
"It is an exciting challenge!"
On the 20th of May, the Petrie Museum, a part of UCL Museums, hosted a workshop for children called ‘What’s in a Name?’, where young children were invited to le
"It was really rewarding to see that people care about women's football..."
Lily and Emilia are the Project Leaders for the Girls Can Kick SLP, part of the
"I wanted to be a project leader because I really felt connected to what Project Impactive is all about ..."
We had a lovely chat with Kimberley, who is in her third year of Biomedical Engineering studies, and she has been co-leading the SLP
"I made so many new connections and I would say maybe even friends ..."
Olga is a second year Data Science student; she is also a Project Leader for the UCL Leaders Conference SLP, part
"I wanted to lead this specific project because I myself come from a widening participation background"
Niamh is the Project Leader for the iNUGS Widening Participation Scheme project, part of UCL’s
Sustainability and Volunteering: Islington
Sustainability plays a key role in the development of communities, and volunteering is a vital way through which social and environmental sustainability goals can be achieved.
"It feels like it is something that will effect change in people’s lives."
We sat down with George Way, a MSc Globalisation and Latin American Development student, to chat about his volunteering experience with Aspieration
Sustainability and Volunteering: Kensington and Chelsea
UCL students volunteer their time with organisations across London, helping to contribute to the sustainability of local communities.
"There was collaboration, teamwork, and just exposure to a lot of different viewpoints."
"It opened my eyes to the different foundations and organisations that exist out there."
"It’s not just purely work – you also build relationships as well."
