"The best thing about volunteering? Getting to meet new people and feeling more connected to the community"
Caroline Crawford and Jo Xizi Yu are the Project Leaders for Art Without a Home, one of our Student-Led Volunteering Projects that works with people affected by homelessness.
"Volunteering can really help to round out your experience at university."
Conor Courtney is a master’s student studying International Commercial Law at UCL. He told us about his experience volunteering as a postgraduate student, the positive impact it had on his wellbeing and how rewarding it is to get young people inspired to pursue higher education. Read on to find out more!
“I wanted to spread the spirit within the club out into the wider community”
Odile Lehnen is a second-year Science and Society student, and the Project Leader for Kickstart, a UCL Taekwondo-affiliated volunteering project. She came into the office to talk to us about why she started the project, the impact they’ve had, and what she got out of it.
"You get to choose how you want to help someone."
Ujjayanta Bhaumik, who studied Msc Computer Graphics Vision and Imaging at UCL, spoke with us about his time volunteering with Camden Council's Coding Club and
"It’s great to have an increasing sense of belongingness."
Jingyuan Zou is a first-year undergraduate in the Institute of Archaeology and has been volunteering with UCL Culture Museums. She wrote to us detailing how volunteering helped with her career aspirations as well as her academic studies.
"You can't really go wrong with volunteering!"
Beatrix Popa is a second year Electronic and Electrical Engineering student.
“I get to interact with people outside my usual social sphere”
Crystal Chong and Gabriel Shen are the Project Leaders for Data for Good, a Student-Led Volunteering Project that help charities with data analysis to produce better results in their fields.
"Having one kid say "this really changed my life" was amazing!"
Lampojan Raveenthiranathan is a final year Engineering student and leads two of our Student-Led Volunteering projects; Engineers without Borders (an outreach project that inspires pupils to consider engineering as a potential career path) and 
"It’s a massive life experience I wouldn’t have got if I had just done my course"
Sarah Goddard is a 4th year medical student and a Project Leader for UCL Marrow - a Student-Led Volunteering Project (and branch of the national charity, Anthony Nolan) that recruits people to the national stem cell donor register.
"Remember why you're volunteering and just enjoy the process."
Megan Ann Pang is a final year BSc Economics and Geography student and she has been volunteering for the Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School. She spoke to us about what it's like to do both regular and one-off volunteering in the arts, as well as what motivates her to keep volunteering!
“It’s been great running this project and finding people with this common interest.”
Zeena Sa’Di is a final year law student, and one of the founders and project leaders of Green Walkers, a student-led volunteering project that goes around the Bloomsbury area in groups to pick up litter and promote pollution reduction.
"You’re not there because you have to be, you’re there because you care."
Carol Paige, a UCL student and Sabbatical Officer for Democracy, Operations and Community, has been volunteering as a Soho Angel with 
I always want to try out new things, so this was a great opportunity
Our Social Hackathons programme ran throughout Reading Week in November.
"I am considering to work in the Charity sector after I graduate, so this gave me a great insight."
 
"While helping out my community I was also able to hone my problem solving and team work skills!"
Our Social Hackathons programme ran throughout Reading Week in November.
"The Social Hackathon allowed me to look at volunteering from a completely new perspective. "
Our Social Hackathons programme ran throughout Reading Week in November.
"Pick something you’re passionate about and just start there”
Alexandra-Loredana Petrache is a PhD student at UCL.
Volunteering Fairs
What is the Volunteering Fair?Our volunteering fairs are designed to help you discover London’s many vibrant communities and get involved in exciting opportunities.