"I find it really nice to know that even if it was just making soap, it’s contributing to something bigger."
"The new communication and inter-personal skills we have are something you can really take forward to other volunteering opportunities and even careers as well."
We spoke to three of the stu
Welcome One-Offs 2022
During the Welcome Period, the Volunteering Service ran a series of Welcome One-Offs for students to try out volunteering. These opportunities ranged from a MasterChef Challenge to eco-soap making, and were a great way for students to try out volunteering, meet other students, and make an impact on the community.
It's UCL Volunteering Week!
It’s UCL Volunteering Week – your chance to discover more about the fantastic culture of student volunteering at UCL, find the perfect project and get involved.
Dissertation Showcase 2022
At the Community Research Initiative, we are always looking for ways to celebrate! Especially when it comes to our students and local Community Partners who have spent the summer collaborating on a research project.  
Twenty Years of Student Volunteering at UCL
From 7 November to 20 January, we'll be celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Volunteering Service with an exhibition in UCL Wilkins North Cloisters.
Have you considered leading a project this year?
“Being a Project Leader…it’s like being able to make your own small pocket of change”
Volunteering News - September 2022
As we approach the start of a new academic year, we thought we’d let you know about some of the developments in the world of UCL student community volunteering, and what we have planned for the coming term. Enjoy!
In a UCL Hall? Find some volunteering close to home!
If you’re in UCL Halls, volunteering is a great way to feel part of the neighbourhood and get to meet people. To help you discover the community on your doorstep, we've curated a list of current volunteering opportunities for every UCL Hall of residence - all within twenty minutes walk.
Lunchtime Talks: Volunteering
This year, we hosted a series of panel talks for our students to discover Volunteering. 
Other ways to find volunteering
We want to make it as easy as possible for UCL students to find rewarding and enjoyable volunteering. But with hundreds of opportunities on offer, how do you find the right one for you? Here are some suggestions:
Volunteering - Welcome Events
There are loads of ways to get involved with volunteering - including our Welcome Events. We have one-off volunteering, information sessions, networking breakfasts and more.Have browse, sign up and get involved.
"I consider it very significant if you can touch even a single life with your thoughts and ideas and give them tools for their minds"
I spoke to the lovely Alankrita Singh, a master's student studying MA in Sociology in childhood and children rights at the Institute of Education (IOE) and is one of the project leaders for CreativeMinds. 
17 Goals for People, for Planet
In September, as the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly commences, instead of focusing on a dedicated Sustainable Development Goal the UN turns to the Agenda 2030 project as a whole to reflect on progress and on how we can improve in the last 7.5 years before the year 2030.
Alumni Stories - Adrianna Chmielewska
Whilst studying for her BA Comparative Literature at UCL, Adrianna Chmielewska also volunteered with Action Tutoring. Graduating in 2020, she now works as a teacher.
Afghanistan one year on - the UCL student response
Throughout the last academic year, UCL students were busy fundraising and volunteering in response to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
UCL Charity Consultancy Challenge 2022
Take a group of UCL students who’ve never met before, put them into a totally new situation for a week – what can they achieve? Quite a lot, as it happens.
"The best thing during the challenge was getting to work with people from so many different cultural and academic backgrounds"
Mya is a first-year student studying Human Sciences at UCL. She took part in UCL's first ever Charity Consultancy Challenge, which ran over the course of one-week back in June. She told us about the skills she gained from it and how she and her team managed to create a period pad from water hyacinth in such a short time!
UCL offers such an amazingly wide range of volunteering opportunities, which not only allow you to help others but also to develop yourself as a person.
In addition to  Emma Bunting’s PhD in Neuroscience, for which she researches Huntington’s Disease, she’s been an active volunteer throughout her time at UCL. Recently, she took part in the inaugural UCL Charity Consultancy Challenge; we caught up with Emma to find out more.
"Volunteering makes me feel more hopeful, especially seeing the kids’ passion. It pretty much rubs off on you and it tells me that the world is going into good hands."
Eimear is a PhD student working in computational chemistry looking to apply her knowledge to renewable energy.