This Volunteering Week, Jingyi Ye, Volunteering Officer in 2024, shares about how volunteering helped her settle into the UK, develop transferable skills, and make a meaningful impact along the way.
"It’s so important to have a global community on campus."
Manaal Tariq, International Officer
"We are a community of people united in making a difference."
Layla Quaedvlieg, incoming Action Against Homelessness President
"I run so many events so people have enough opportunity to meet others."
Danilo Pagnelli, incoming LGBTQ+ Officer & committee member for 50+ societies
"Joining Musical Theatre Society has really helped my mental health!"
Finding his community and a sense of belonging, Jordan Lam tells us about how he couldn't imagine his time at UCL without Musical Theatre Society
"25% of people who come on our trips have never skied before, which is amazing!"
Olly Fox De Klerk, Snowsports Society President
"The first thing I did after enrolling was to buy my FilmSoc membership."
Jenny-Ann Windbrake, Studio Equipment and IT Manager for Film Society
"Representing the POC community goes beyond just lending a hand."
Rawleka Wilson, People of Colour Officer
"I always tell people my life at UCL is 90% artsUCL and 10% degree."
Ashley New, Performance Representative & incoming Arts Officer
"I've learned to face my fears and choose what is right for me."
Lewis Murphy, 22/23 Arts Officer
"It’s difficult to explain to people just what a privilege it is to have an artistic community like ArtsUCL."
Josh Moore, Drama Society and Musical Theatre Society
'I've loved volunteering: it's been fun, fulfilling and full of meaningful memories."
Yalin Chen, Volunteering Officer
"Even if they believe they cannot dance, I will show them they can!"
Alexa Wong, Salsa Society President
"I'm proud to represent my country."
Nikhil Koteeswaran, cricket pro-athlete
"It's an honour to use Christopher Nolan's camera."
Barbara Kononova, UCL Film Society President
"Women's Hockey has been my proverbial home."
Isadora Rawlinson, President of Women's Hockey
"I want to get involved with artsUCL on a broader scale for my final year."
Maya Khurana, 23/24 Arts Officer
"My proudest moment was probably beating Imperial."
Xiaohongshu