Your learning. Your development. Your term 3.
Terms 1 and 2 are about learning, Term 3 is about doing. ExtendED Learning is your chance to step beyond assessments, try something new, and build real-world transferable skills. Take your future into your own hands 🙌
Register your interest now to be the first to hear what we have on offer this year!
So, what is the ExtendED Learning Programme?
The ExtendED Learning Programme is a collaboration between UCL and Students’ Union UCL with a focus on ensuring you leave university confident and empowered in your abilities. Packed with hands-on opportunities in Term 3, all designed to help you explore new interests without the pressure of grades or deadlines, the programme focusses on transferable skills that will support you in whatever your next steps might be. Explore new interests without the pressure of grades or deadlines. ✨
It’s flexible, and built for curiosity. Dip into a one-off session or dive into a multi-day challenge- you decide how far you go.
Now is the time to invest in your future at your own pace, by curating your own learning experience, and having fun while making friends at the same time.
Expect to gain:
🚀 Hands-on experience – Learn through action, not lectures.
📈 Next-step-ready skills – Build confidence, strengthen your CV, and feel empowered to stand out.
🤝 Collaboration & impact – Work with students from across UCL on meaningful challenges.
🌍 Real connections – Meet external organisations and professionals beyond the classroom.
ExtendED Learning Framework
ExtendED Learning activities are grouped into three levels, so you can choose what best suits you. There is no starting point in the ExtendED Learning Programme and you can select any activity at any level that interests you.
- Fundamental
- If you are new to an area this is a good starting point to build core knowledge and confidence.
- You will be guided through the area whilst exploring and critiquing concepts and ideas.
- If you’re not sure where to start, try the ExtendED Conference.- Practice
- If you are familiar with an area this allows you to build on your knowledge and develop your skills.
- You will be given the chance to develop skills in a supported learning environment.- Stretch
- If you feel confident in an area this allows you to apply this knowledge independently.
- You will be provided with the opportunity to produce an output.
Not sure where to start? Start by attending the ExtendED Conference, where you can discover more about the programme; the perfect place to start your ExtendED journey.
What's On?
Take a look below at the exciting opportunities we are hosting as part of the programme. All hosted by the Social Impact team, so expect them all to have a community focussed spin 🌀
- ExtendED Conference: Unlock skills, confidence and your future 🚀 (19-20 May)
Across two days, you’ll take part in keynote talks, interactive workshops, and hands-on sessions led by speakers from across UCL and beyond. Sessions will introduce and develop transferable skills such as:
- storytelling with data
- critical thinking in an AI-influenced world
- communicating across sectors and audiences
- networking in a way that actually feels comfortable
The full programme will be shared closer to the event (19 May), but expect practical activities, discussion, and plenty of chances to reflect on how these skills show up in different careers and contexts.
The ExtendED Conference is both an introduction to the skills worth thinking about for life after university, and a space to actively start developing them. It’s also a chance to build awareness of your strengths, identify skills you’d like to grow, and gain confidence in taking your next steps.
Build confidence. Develop skills. Discover your strengths.
Find more details here.- Consultancy Challenge (18-19 May)
The Consultancy Challenge is a two-day, hands-on experience where you team up with other UCL students to solve a real challenge for a local community organisation. You’ll build practical skills, try out consultancy-style work, and make genuine social impact — all in a fast-paced, supportive environment beyond the classroom.
Find more details here- Innovation Fest (1-4 June)
Innovation Fest is a four-day challenge where you team up with other UCL students to tackle real global issues through creativity and social enterprise. You’ll pick a challenge track, work to a live brief from an external partner, and explore bold ideas around systems change — all as part of the UCL200 Summer Festival.
Find more details here- Events Masterclass: From Idea to Impact (4-5 June)
In this interactive masterclass, you’ll step into the shoes of an event manager and get hands-on with planning a real event. You’ll work with others to turn a live brief into a creative, practical concept, building confidence through teamwork and real-world problem-solving — no dry theory, just doing.
Find more details here- Ideas Sprint: Learning to create knowledge together (10 May)
