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Thursday 24 September 2026
Volunteering
Big Help Out: Clear out a local Community Garden!
24/09/2026 | 13:00 - 16:00
Join us to give a well-used outdoor space in Newham a much-needed makeover for the local community!The Dockland Settlements is a London-based charity that supports disadvantaged communities in Newham, Southwark and Tower Hamlets by providing affordable childcare, sports, education, social activities, and community programmes.
Tuesday 29 September 2026
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Explore London’s Social Enterprise Scene: Welcome Week Walking Tour
29/09/2026 | 11:00 - 13:30
Explore London’s Social Enterprise Scene: Walking Tour with Unseen Tours🕓 Duration: 2.5 hours📍 Start: Gordon Square (what3words = ///moth.relate.jazzy ) 📍 End: Seven Dials Market🪙 Ticket Price: £5, including a free hot drink at Redemption Roasters + £5 voucher at Seven Dials Market
Wednesday 30 September 2026
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Explore London’s Social Enterprise Scene: Welcome Week Walking Tour
30/09/2026 | 11:00 - 13:30
Explore London’s Social Enterprise Scene: Walking Tour with Unseen Tours🕓 Duration: 2.5 hours📍 Start: Gordon Square (what3words = ///moth.relate.jazzy ) 📍 End: Seven Dials Market🪙 Ticket Price: £5, including a free hot drink at Redemption Roasters + £5 voucher at Seven Dials Market
Volunteering
Big Help Out: Hands-On Animal Care at Surrey Docks Farm (School of Management)
30/09/2026 | 13:30 - 16:00
Join Us for a Volunteer Day at Surrey Docks Farm – Animal Care & Horticulture, RotherhitheJoin fellow UCL students for a hands-on volunteering day helping with animal care and horticulture tasks at Surrey Docks Farm. Activities include mucking out stables, feeding goats and sheep, pruning hedges, and improving the farm’s gardens and paths. This event is prioritised for students based at UCL…
Thursday 1 October 2026
Events & Activities
Welcome Volunteering Fair
01/10/2026 | 10:00 - 15:00
Join us at the Volunteering Fair!This is the perfect way to discover ways to take ethical, intentional, positive action and make a difference through volunteering. Come by the North Cloister at UCL’s Welcome Volunteering Fair 2026 to:
Volunteering
Welcome Crafternoon
01/10/2026 | 11:00 - 15:00
Join Us for a Welcome CrafternoonJoin us for a relaxed and creative Crafternoon during Welcome and the Volunteering Fair!In this session, you’ll create handmade A5 cards featuring artwork, creative designs and positive messages. The cards will be shared with young refugees and asylum seekers supported by Hope for the Young, helping to create moments of connection, encouragement and positivity.
Volunteering
Student-led Community Project Showcase
01/10/2026 | 12:00 - 13:00
A Showcase of Performances by Student Community ProjectsMusic! Dance! Volunteering!Did you know you can create and run your own community project? Well you can! Whether your thing is engineering, befriending, eye health or cheerleading, there's a project for you, all led by students.This showcase will spotlight some of our performance-based community projects, including:
Volunteering
Student-led Community Project Showcase
01/10/2026 | 12:00 - 13:00
A Showcase of Performances by Student Community ProjectsMusic! Dance! Volunteering!Did you know you can create and run your own community project? Well you can! Whether your thing is engineering, befriending, eye health or cheerleading, there's a project for you, all led by students.This showcase will spotlight some of our performance-based community projects, including:
Volunteering
Student-led Community Project Showcase
01/10/2026 | 12:00 - 13:00
A Showcase of Performances by Student Community ProjectsMusic! Dance! Volunteering!Did you know you can create and run your own community project? Well you can! Whether your thing is engineering, befriending, eye health or cheerleading, there's a project for you, all led by students.This showcase will spotlight some of our performance-based community projects, including:
Volunteering
Volunteering Panel Talk: Impact, Skills & Your Personal Development
01/10/2026 | 13:00 - 14:00
About the Event Curious about how to make a difference during your time at UCL and how volunteering can strengthen your employability? Join us for our Volunteering Panel Talk, a lively, in‑person discussion bringing together representatives from charities, community groups, and Student-Led Volunteering Projects.
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Explore London’s Social Enterprise Scene: Welcome Week Walking Tour
01/10/2026 | 17:00 - 19:30
Explore London’s Social Enterprise Scene: Walking Tour with Unseen Tours🕓 Duration: 2.5 hours📍 Start: Gordon Square (what3words = ///moth.relate.jazzy ) 📍 End: Seven Dials Market🪙 Ticket Price: £5, including a free hot drink at Redemption Roasters + £5 voucher at Seven Dials Market
Friday 2 October 2026
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Social Enterprise 101
02/10/2026 | 14:00 - 15:30
Can a business make money and change the world at the same time? Social enterprises think so.As part of the UCL Entrepreneurship Summit, step into the Social Enterprise programme for a hands-on, one-hour crash course in the world of purpose-driven business. Whether you've got a world-changing idea brewing or you're just curious about what "social enterprise" actually means, this workshop is your…
Monday 5 October 2026
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Find Your Cause Workshop
05/10/2026 | 12:30 - 14:00
You want to make a difference. But where do you start?🕓 Duration: 1.5 hours📍 Location: Please check location details per event date below. 💡 Suitable for: Beginner friendly, no prior knowledge needed🍴 Lunch provided: Always! Plant-based and nut-free
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Volunteering
Big Help Out: Wildlife Conservation in Holland Park
06/10/2026 | 10:00 - 15:00
Join Us for Conservation Volunteering in Holland ParkSpend the day helping to care for one of London's most treasured parks. Depending on the season, you'll be helping with conservation tasks such as planting native shrubs, developing hedgerows, restoring meadows by removing invasive species, maintaining wildlife habitats and litter-picking. Every task helps improve the park for both wildlife and…
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Crafternoon: Collaging Charity Notebooks in School of Management
06/10/2026 | 11:00 - 15:00
Join the Social Impact Team for a creative, wellbeing-focused micro-volunteering drop-in for School of Management students! Students will use collaging materials to decorate notebooks that will be donated to It's Your Life. Please note this activity is for students studying at School of Management only!
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Social Enterprise 101
06/10/2026 | 13:30 - 15:00
Can a business make money and change the world at the same time? Social enterprises think so.As part of the UCL Entrepreneurship Summit, step into the Social Enterprise programme for a hands-on, one-hour crash course in the world of purpose-driven business. Whether you've got a world-changing idea brewing or you're just curious about what "social enterprise" actually means, this workshop is your…
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Find Your Cause Workshop
06/10/2026 | 13:30 - 15:00
You want to make a difference. But where do you start?🕓 Duration: 1.5 hours📍 Location: Please check location details per event date below. 💡 Suitable for: Beginner friendly, no prior knowledge needed🍴 Lunch provided: Always! Plant-based and nut-free
Wednesday 7 October 2026
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Social Enterprise 101
07/10/2026 | 18:00 - 19:30
Can a business make money and change the world at the same time? Social enterprises think so.As part of the UCL Entrepreneurship Summit, step into the Social Enterprise programme for a hands-on, one-hour crash course in the world of purpose-driven business. Whether you've got a world-changing idea brewing or you're just curious about what "social enterprise" actually means, this workshop is your…
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Find Your Cause Workshop
07/10/2026 | 18:00 - 19:30
You want to make a difference. But where do you start?🕓 Duration: 1.5 hours📍 Location: Please check location details per event date below. 💡 Suitable for: Beginner friendly, no prior knowledge needed🍴 Lunch provided: Always! Plant-based and nut-free
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Volunteering
Crafternoon: Create Cultural Bookmarks for Young People
14/10/2026 | 14:00 - 16:00
Join us to make bookmarks for young peopleOur very popular crafternoon event returns! Last year, we created cultural bookmarks for a children's reading charity called Doorstep Library and we asked UCL students to create a bookmark based on their culture. We want to celebrate the diversity in UCL as well as providing value for children.
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Skills for Community Engaged Research Taster
14/10/2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Ever wondered how to make a genuine impact with your research? Come along to this free skills workshop where you’ll learn what it means to research with and for communities.“It has brought a really interesting group together and made me feel part of the UCL research community.” - A student who joined one of our events for the first time last year!
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Find Your Cause Workshop
14/10/2026 | 18:00 - 19:30
You want to make a difference. But where do you start?🕓 Duration: 1.5 hours📍 Location: Please check location details per event date below. 💡 Suitable for: Beginner friendly, no prior knowledge needed🍴 Lunch provided: Always! Plant-based and nut-free
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Social Enterprise 101
14/10/2026 | 18:00 - 19:30
Can a business make money and change the world at the same time? Social enterprises think so.As part of the UCL Entrepreneurship Summit, step into the Social Enterprise programme for a hands-on, one-hour crash course in the world of purpose-driven business. Whether you've got a world-changing idea brewing or you're just curious about what "social enterprise" actually means, this workshop is your…