"It allows you to contribute to something great, which will make you feel good about yourself"
Cristina is a first-year student pursuing a BA degree in Media. She volunteered for the role of Video Editing Online Educational Resource for Orwell Youth Prize Entrants at The Orwell Foundation. Read on to find out more about her experience!
We thought global warming would be the most relevant topic and it is the most debated topic in our daily lives.
I met the lovely Wong U Sin who studies biomedical sciences, and Hei Chan, who studies pharmacology at UCL to speak about their roles as Project Leaders for the Student-Led Project 'Extracurricular Day Project'.
It has also helped me realise that so many people are interested in food waste and how people would go an extra mile to help reduce food waste.
I spoke to the lovely Patricia Gimeno Le Paih, a second-year Biological Sciences undergraduate student, who is co-leading the Student-Led Project Zero Food Waste.
Alumni Stories - Lara Parienti
We recently caught up with Lara, who graduated from UCL's Applied Medical Sciences BSc in 2019. Whilst at UCL, she volunteered at UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre, at the Markfield Project and at UCLH. Lara told us about how she's drawn on her volunteering experiences in her work and studies.
"It’s a partnership from start to finish, that’s what I like"
Linda works at One Housing, one of the organisations that our Student-Led Projects collaborate with. We had a wonderful chat with her about their experience working with our Student-Led Projects, and the impact they have had on the organisation and its beneficiaries.
"Some of the experiences you get are some things you can't predict"
Jennifer is a part-time student pursuing her MA degree in Education and Technology while working as a full-time secondary science teacher. She developed a keen interest in understanding how technology is shaping and influencing education and learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures.