"I wanted to make the most of my preclinical years and do something interesting in the community."
Victoria Ngai is a UCL Medical student and has been volunteering with Age UK Islington to raise awareness about end of life care.
"I wanted to do something productive with the free time I have had because of COVID-19."
Antonio Neves is a first-year medical student and has been volunteering online with Age UK: Kensington and Chelsea.
"Volunteering is a great way to make people happy. It gives me a feeling of giving something back to the community, and that I'm doing something meaningful."
Clara Landes is a third-year European & International Social and Political Studies (ESPS) student and has been volunteering with Zooniverse.
“I like to think that I’ve been able to instil hope in our readers and remind them that they too can contribute to creating a better world.”
Zayna has been volunteering with Good News Shared in her first-year. Read through to see how her writing goodwill articles during COVID-19 has helped her community, and why she finds volunteering so rewarding.
"With a better understanding of the world around me, I am now better equipped on my journey of being a global citizen."
Nadhirah Rashid is an MSc Student at the School of Public Policy and has been volunteering online with Project Access UK. Have a read through her story below to see what it's like volunteering as a Master's stud
"Volunteering is rigorous, rewarding, fun, enriching and genuinely life-affirming."
George Washbourn is a master's student in the department of English Language and Literature and has volunteering with Refugee Council as an Integration Advice volunteer.
"I’ve helped some of the most vulnerable people integrate into London’s multicultural society."
Sadashiv Nayanpally is a master's student studying Education and International Development at the IOE. He's been volunteering with Refugee Council and told us his experience as a Refugee Integration Advice volunteer.
"Engaging with the public is a great way to stay connected with the impact aims of your research."
Rebecca Shutt is a PhD researcher in the department of Physics and Astronomy, and has been volunteering. Have a read of her story below to see what it's like volunteering as a PhD student, why she enjoys leading scientific workshops and why she finds volunteering so rewarding.
"It taught me to ask questions and to put myself out there."
Barbara Leger is a second-year Geography student and one of the Project Leaders for one of our newer projects, the Climate Collage UCL, that aims to educate young people about climate change through games.
"For me, outreach has always been a big part of my life."
Nudhara Yusuf is a second-year Politics, Philosophy and Economics student, and Project Leader for two of our student-led volunteering projects - Model United Nations and the Debate Society. She spoke to us about why she started the projects, and what difference it’s made to her and the beneficiaries.
"I got to meet new people, see new places and contribute to something important."
Sebastian Rudden is a first-year undergrad studying Biochemical Engineering. He has been volunteering as a tutor with Action Tutoring and was more than happy to share his experiences of volunteering. Read on to find out more!
"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.