"The best thing about volunteering is being able to give ideas... and seeing suggestions translate into tangible results!"
Farimah Beigi is a third year Biosciences student studying BSc Biochemistry - Molecular Biology.
Amy has had the chance to work with a Director who "has been so supportive, always making sure you are getting something out of the voluntary work"
Amy Cotter is a Masters student studying MSc Social Policy and Social Research in the Institute of Education.
"Volunteering balances out your educational experience with impactful and tangible work"
Leora Kurtzer is a full-time Masters student studying History of Art MA.
Developing a collaboration: Zoe
Zoe Schott is an International Public Policy MSc student at UCL Department of Political Science this academic year. She is also one of the first 2020/21 CRIS students to set up a research agreement with a community partner.
Recognising the Role of Volunteers: Volunteers Week 2021
June 1-7 is #VolunteersWeek, an opportunity to show appreciation for volunteers and all of the hard work they do.
"The experience gave me the confidence and motivation to establish a volunteering organisation in the future dedicated to sharing music"
Kaito Mizukoshi is a first year BSc Management Science student at UCL and a Project Leader of the Student-Led Volunteering project UCLef.
"I wanted to be active in what I am passionate about"
Clara Sicard is a second-year undergraduate student from the Faculty of Life Sciences, studying Biodiversity and Conservation.
Volunteering Changed My Life...
Undergraduate student, Rebecca Stewart, shares with us her personal story about the impact that volunteering has had upon her life, and why you should do some of your own volunteering too.
Get Back Into Volunteering!
We've been waiting.As we approach the end of Term 3, there is a wind of change in the air. Exams will soon be over and things are slowly starting to open back up.
“I had forgotten how much I missed the process of coming up with solutions to things and being creative.”
Laura Bailey studies MSc Psychological Sciences and leads the Student-Led Camden Carers Centre Project at UCL.
“Project Impactive has been a chance for me to give back and see the results.”
Volodymyr is an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering with Business Finance and tells us more about his experience leading Project Impactive.
"Volunteering has helped me clarify my goals for the future."
Maya Kirby is an undergraduate student in the School of European Languages, Culture and Society (SELCS), studying French and Spanish.
"It's an amazing feeling knowing that I am inspiring students to study abroad and expand their horizons."
Suthida Chang is a postgraduate student in The Bartlett, studying Innovation, Public Policy and Public Value.
Developing a collaboration: Sigrid
Sigrid Duekilde is doing her MSc Anthropology, Environment and Development with UCL Anthropology Department this academic year.
Listening to our stakeholders
2020-21Partners Scoping Work Report (Spring 2021)
HEIDI
Funder: ERASMUS+ Total award: £299,000 Timeline: 01/03/2021 to 28/02/2023
Volunteering Award season is coming: Everything you need to know!
The Annual Volunteering Awards Ceremony is coming up in June. It's the perfect chance to reflect on another incredible year of volunteering, and to say a great big thank you
Past dissertations
Interesting impact
Paulina Pérez-Duarte MendiolaPaulina did her MSc Medical Anthropology with UCL Anthropology Department last academic year (2019/2020).
"I think the moment the dialogue between CRIS and my supervisor started, it pushed me where I needed to be, where I wanted to go"
Paulina Pérez-Duarte Mendiola did her MSc Medical Anthropology with UCL Anthropology Department last academic year (2019/2020).
Bite-size Student Story: Martin
Martín Robles, a Public Administration and Management MPA student, discusses his consultation meeting with Anne.
Bite-size Student Story: Sigrun
Sigrun Clark, studying Population Health, reflects on her first knowledge exchange meeting with a partner organisation.
Skill up!
Training SessionsWere working on a whole host of virtual trainings to skill you up for collaborative research.
Quick student Q&A
The more you talk about your ideas and listen to feedback of others, the better your research will be. It is most definitely good to talk! This is what academic conferences are for and indeed vivas for some master's courses and for PhDs.
