BME Network Buddy Scheme
We've started a new BME Student Buddy Scheme, run by the BME Network. Register your interest to get involved. 
Working on your priorities
We've been working hard to make sure that your views are represented and your voices heard as UCL responds to Covid-19. Have a look at our Covid-19 Priorities Tracker to see what we've working on.
The 'UCL Experience'
Throughout the article below Carol will be commenting on the UCL experience and how the Students’ Union will be welcoming you to UCL. 
My year as Education Officer
Where to start with thoughts on being Education Officer this past year?
Reopening your spaces
We know how important our outlets are to meeting and connecting with fellow students and friends, so if you’re in London now or are planning to be in the city for the start of term one, we’re ready to greet you. We’ve carefully considered which spaces to open first, with your safety, and the safety of the students who work in our spaces, our number one priority.
Our new Sabbatical Officer team are here...
Say hi to Ilyas, Sandy, Carol, Ayman, Jim, Yasmeen and Aarushi...
So this is it!
So this is it! A year as Activities Officer? Completed it mate.  
"Every time I would come back from volunteering, I felt less stressed, and happier!"
Cristina Fiani is a third-year Biomedical Engineering student.  She spoke to us about her experience of volunteering with Bookmark and Girls Friendly Society and how the benefits of volunteering goes both ways. 
"Through volunteering, you may discover opportunities you did not know existed."
Yaning is a second-year Population Health with Data Science student at UCL. Recently, she has been volunteering with Med Supply Drive UK. Read on to find out about how she contributed to COVID-19 response efforts and what skills she's gained through volunteering.
What does the Union and UCL offer Disabled students?
    Written by Zohar Mendzelevski-Steinberg, Disabled Students’ OfficerArriving at UCL was the start of my journey to becoming a proud and empowered disabled student and scientist.
Need help? We've got you
We all need it, a little bit of help - so that's why our Advice Service is here to offer you free and confidential advice. Undergraduate or postgraduate, from the UK or overseas, straight out of college or returning to study, the Advice Service can help and support you through any of your worries.  
"The project was such a wonderful experience. It was challenging, meaningful, and deeply fulfilling"
LB is the project leader for the Amnesty International Volunteering Project. Earlier this year, before they could deliver their sessions in schools, all volunteering was shut down due to COVID-19, so they came up with the idea of delivering video classes.
How to certify a copy of your Hard Copy Award Certificate
Award Certificates are legal documents, so there should only ever be one in existence at any one time. This means that you will often be asked to provide a certified copy of your Award Certificate if applying for a job or another academic course. Unfortunately, UCL does not certify copies of Award Certificates, so you will have to seek this service elsewhere.
UCL announces immediate denaming of spaces named after eugenicists
This is just the first step of a long-term process for UCL to make-amends for its deeply troubling ties to eugenics and institutional racism. Thank you to all the students, activists and staff, whose tireless efforts over many years made this a reality.
"Volunteering as a mentor has had an overall positive effect on my wellbeing and development."
Ameerah Patel is a third-year Psychology student. She spoke to us about her experience of volunteering with IntoUniversity as a mentor and how the role has honed her leadership and communication skills.
Digital Oppurtunities
Sponsored Content Box Starting at £400 + VAT During a typical month in the term, the website sees 2.7m page views between August and September.
"Using the free time I had for something that I considered meaningful felt productive."
Priyam Deka is a first-year student studying Bsc Population Health and Data Science in the Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare.
TeamUCL Club Development Report
This report will look back upon the academic year of 2019/20 and highlight some of the exceptional initiatives that TeamUCL sports clubs have taken part in. This is broken down under the following headings:
"With COVID-19 threatening to erase the bonds between the members of communities, volunteering has helped me to bring people together"
Sam Huddlestone is a Third Year English Language and Literature student who has been volunteering remotely with Age UK Kensington & Chelsea, a local charity working with and for older people.
Open Letter: Universal access to COVID-19 related health technologies
UCL students call on the university to commit to universal access to COVID-19 related health technologies developed at UCLToProvost, Professor Michael Arthur, Vice-Provost (Research), Professor David Price