Sunday 8 November 2026

Volunteering
Big Help Out: Robin Hood Garden Volunteering 🌿
08/11/2026 | 11:00 - 14:00
This is our second volunteer session with Robin Hood Garden this year! Come along to participate in a long-term project and make a difference to a local community! ⭐️Our project this year is about creating irrigation systems, to help the garden become resilient to the dry weather that is becoming more frequent. Things to know:

Monday 9 November 2026

Jobs & Skills
Join our Sustainability Consultancy Challenge: Shape the future of sustainable business
09 - 12/11/2026
Work with the world’s leading sustainable clothing brand and compete for £3000 in this year's Sustainability Consultancy Challenge.🚨 Applications for this event are now closed.🚨This reading week, we're inviting you to step into the shoes of a sustainability consultant and take on the toughest challenge facing business today: the climate crisis. 

Thursday 12 November 2026

Jobs & Skills
Sustainability Consultancy Challenge: Networking Summit
12/11/2026 | 14:30 - 18:30
Interested in a career in sustainability, consultancy or social impact? Join us for an exciting afternoon of networking, career insights and inspiration!🕓 Thursday 12 November 2026 | 14:30–18:30📍 Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL

Friday 13 November 2026

Volunteering
Winter Coat Drive: Volunteer with Wrap Up London
13/11/2026 | 13:00 - 16:00
Help us collect winter coats for people who need them most by volunteering at our UCL Winter Coat DriveAs the colder months approach, donated coats can make a real difference to people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship or other challenging circumstances. By giving a little of your time, you can help ensure that pre-loved winter coats find their way to someone who needs them.

Monday 16 November 2026

Volunteering
Crafternoon: Light Up Our Campus with Origami
16/11/2026 | 11:00 - 16:00
🏮 Join Us for an International Festival Origami Crafternoon at UCL!Join us for a relaxed, drop-in origami workshop in collaboration with UCL’s Origami Volunteering Project (OVP).

Tuesday 17 November 2026

Volunteering
Winter Coat Drive: Volunteer with Wrap Up London
17/11/2026 | 10:00 - 13:00
Help us collect winter coats for people who need them most by volunteering at our UCL Winter Coat DriveAs the colder months approach, donated coats can make a real difference to people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship or other challenging circumstances. By giving a little of your time, you can help ensure that pre-loved winter coats find their way to someone who needs them.
Volunteering
Big Help Out: Monthly Community Gardening in Hackney Wick
17/11/2026 | 12:45 - 15:00
Join us to help maintain a local community garden just walking distance from UCL East!Gainsborough Bridge Gardens is a simple idea with a slightly radical implication: Green space shouldn’t be something you merely pass through, it should be something you can shape, share, and grow with your own hands. This project is about turning a patch of public land into a living, local commons.
Volunteering
Winter Coat Drive: Volunteer with Wrap Up London
17/11/2026 | 13:00 - 16:00
Help us collect winter coats for people who need them most by volunteering at our UCL Winter Coat DriveAs the colder months approach, donated coats can make a real difference to people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship or other challenging circumstances. By giving a little of your time, you can help ensure that pre-loved winter coats find their way to someone who needs them.

Wednesday 18 November 2026

Volunteering
Winter Coat Drive: Volunteer with Wrap Up London
18/11/2026 | 10:00 - 13:00
Help us collect winter coats for people who need them most by volunteering at our UCL Winter Coat DriveAs the colder months approach, donated coats can make a real difference to people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship or other challenging circumstances. By giving a little of your time, you can help ensure that pre-loved winter coats find their way to someone who needs them.
Volunteering
Winter Coat Drive: Volunteer with Wrap Up London
18/11/2026 | 13:00 - 16:00
Help us collect winter coats for people who need them most by volunteering at our UCL Winter Coat DriveAs the colder months approach, donated coats can make a real difference to people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship or other challenging circumstances. By giving a little of your time, you can help ensure that pre-loved winter coats find their way to someone who needs them.

Thursday 19 November 2026

Volunteering
Winter Coat Drive: Volunteer with Wrap Up London
19/11/2026 | 10:00 - 13:00
Help us collect winter coats for people who need them most by volunteering at our UCL Winter Coat DriveAs the colder months approach, donated coats can make a real difference to people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship or other challenging circumstances. By giving a little of your time, you can help ensure that pre-loved winter coats find their way to someone who needs them.
Volunteering
Big Help Out: Gardening and Games with local older people
19/11/2026 | 10:30 - 14:00
Come along and help brighten an older people's residence, whilst making intergenerational connections!Brighten up a local sheltered housing scheme and make a meaningful difference in the community surrounding UCL East. Join fellow students to give a gorgeous shared garden a glow up, helping to create a more vibrant and welcoming space for residents.
Volunteering
Winter Coat Drive: Volunteer with Wrap Up London
19/11/2026 | 13:00 - 16:00
Help us collect winter coats for people who need them most by volunteering at our UCL Winter Coat DriveAs the colder months approach, donated coats can make a real difference to people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship or other challenging circumstances. By giving a little of your time, you can help ensure that pre-loved winter coats find their way to someone who needs them.

Friday 20 November 2026

Volunteering
Winter Coat Drive: Volunteer with Wrap Up London
20/11/2026 | 10:00 - 13:00
Help us collect winter coats for people who need them most by volunteering at our UCL Winter Coat DriveAs the colder months approach, donated coats can make a real difference to people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship or other challenging circumstances. By giving a little of your time, you can help ensure that pre-loved winter coats find their way to someone who needs them.

Saturday 28 November 2026

Volunteering
Big Help Out: Sorting Coats for Londoners in Need
28/11/2026 | 10:00 - 15:00
🧥 Join Us for Wrap Up London’s Coat Sorting Hub in South WoodfordAs the UK weather gets colder, it's really important for everyone to stay warmer! Join us at the sorting hub to check, sort and pack donated coats to help and support people facing the cold of winter. Help Wrap Up London to ensure the donated items are good quality and warm enough to support people facing the cold this winter.

Thursday 3 December 2026

Give it a Go
Explore London’s Social Enterprise Scene: December Walking Tour
03/12/2026 | 15:00 - 17:30
Explore London’s Social Enterprise Scene: Walking Tour with Unseen Tours🕓 Duration: 2.5 hours📍 Start: Gordon Square (outside Archeology building) (what3words = ///moth.relate.jazzy ) 📍 End: Seven Dials Market, Covent Garden 

Friday 4 December 2026

Volunteering
Big Help Out: Festive Seasonal Market Support 2026
04/12/2026 | 11:00 - 15:30
Join Us for Festive Fundraising and Christmas Fayre Preparations at Centre 404Centre 404 is a community organisation supporting people with learning disabilities and their families across Islington and the surrounding areas. Their work helps people build independence, develop skills and feel included in their local community.

Friday 11 December 2026

Volunteering
Big Help Out: Christmas Gift Wrapping and Toy Delivering
11/12/2026 | 11:00 - 17:00
Join Us for a Festive Big Help Out with The Kindness Offensive🎁 Get hands-on and make a real difference in your local community this festive season in a Big Help Out event with The Kindness Offensive. You will be wrapping and delivering gifts and will be surprising 20-40 wonderful children 

Saturday 12 December 2026

Volunteering
Big Help Out: Pop-Up Toy Shop at UCL Bloomsbury Campus 2026
12/12/2026 | 10:00 - 17:00
Help make Christmas special for local families!Get into the festive spirit and help bring some Christmas magic to local families! Join us at Phineas Bar for a fun-filled day of wrapping presents, preparing toys and welcoming families to our very own Christmas Pop-Up Toy Shop.

Wednesday 16 December 2026

Volunteering
Big Help Out: Support an Older People's Christmas Lunch
16/12/2026 | 9:15 - 16:30
 Join Us in supporting an Older People’s Christmas Lunch in Stratford Town HallThis festive event supports isolated older residents living locally to UCL East by creating a warm and welcoming space to celebrate Christmas together. This event bring people together for great food, conversation, and companionship, spreading joy and connection during the winter season. 

Wednesday 13 January 2027

Give it a Go
Skills for Community Engaged Research Taster
13/01/2027 | 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!

Monday 15 February 2027

Events & Activities
Health Hackathon - Use your reading week to make a difference!
15 - 19/02/2027
TICKETS TO LAUNCH DECEMBER 2026Are you interested in medicine, social advocacy, health technology, or healthcare engineering? Come join a multi-disciplinary team of your peers to create real-world solutions for some of the world's most pressing health challenges.What's a Health Hackathon?A hackathon is a form of challenge-based learning where teams work to solve problems through rapidly…

Tuesday 23 February 2027

Jobs & Skills
Research Consultancy Deep Dive 2027
23/02/2027 | 10:00 - 16:00
Have you ever wanted to take your research skills outside of the university? Looking to build your career as a research consultant for social good?We invite PhD and MRes students to join us for an exclusive training day as part of the UCL Community Research Initiative. This event is your gateway to gaining hands-on consultancy experience while making a real impact in the voluntary and community…

Tuesday 1 June 2027

Volunteering
Make a difference over summer - Social Impact Postgrad Pop Up
01/06/2027 | 11:30 - 15:00
Calling all postgrads!Want to make a difference while building skills for your next steps? Student Social Impact has loads of ways for you to build essential skills, stay connect, and make the most of your postgrad summer. Get engaged with charities, communities, and local initiatives that represent the areas your passionaite about. 

Wednesday 2 June 2027

Volunteering
Make a difference over summer - Social Impact Postgrad Pop Up - Cloned
02/06/2027 | 11:30 - 15:00
Calling all postgrads!Want to make a difference while building skills for your next steps? Student Social Impact has loads of ways for you to build essential skills, stay connect, and make the most of your postgrad summer. Get engaged with charities, communities, and local initiatives that represent the areas your passionaite about.