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"[Best thing about volunteering?] Getting students interested in what I'm passionate about!"
Will Smith is a Second year PhD student in Computer Science. We had the pleasure of hearing about his experience volunteering as a CoderDojo Volunteer Mentor at Royal Museums Greenwich.
SDG#3 Good Health and Well-Being
SDG#3 Good Health and Well-BeingIn the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a mental-health epidemic in the UK, physical and mental health and well-being have never been so topical
Planning your evaluation
It is essential that you evaluate your project. If you don’t, you’ll have no evidence that you’ve made a difference, and it will be much more difficult to identify how your project can be improved.
Wrapping Up - Intro
Eventually, your project will come to an end. The way you finish should be as well organised as the rest of your project. Don’t just let things come to an abrupt stop. Even if you are running a never-to-be-repeated one-off project, there are a number of tasks you need to do to make sure your project ends properly.
Tips for good meetings
Please note that the guidance on this page should be followed for both in-person and online meetings. Before you organise a meeting with your volunteers or fellow project leaders, think about:
Tips for working with partner organisations
Many of our Student-Led Projects work with partner organisations – if that includes you, please familiarise yourself with these guidelines. Below are important points you should consider when working with community organisations in order to deliver your project successfully.
Provision of food
Any Student-Led Project wishing to provide food for attendees at their in-person events that is not provided by Students’ Union UCL or UCL catering must ensure the following:
Claiming expenses
The Community Volunteering team will pay travel expenses for UCL students volunteering with Student-Led Projects registered with our Student-Led Volunteering Programme. With prior agreement, we will also pay travel expenses for students volunteering with our registered community partners or for one-off events that we have promoted.
Booking a room
ORGANISING REGULAR MEETINGS FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER TEAMYou should try to have your regular activities arranged well in advance so you can publicise them effectively and to allow more time to plan one-off events throughout the year.
A Guide to Volunteering Fairs
Basic InformationWhat’s the purpose of the Volunteering Fair?The Volunteering Fairs offer Student-Led Projects an opportunity to meet UCL students and promote their volunteer roles.
Writing Volunteer Recruitment Adverts
To advertise your Project Opportunities in the Volunteering Service Newsletter, write a short advert that will provide the reader with everything they need to know but can be read quickly and send this to [email protected].
Volunteer Induction and Training
Volunteer Welcome EmailYou should send all of your volunteers a welcome email, formally introducing them to your Student-Led Project and giving some more information about your aim, outcomes and activities as well as outlining any important dates.
Contact Us at TeamUCL
General enquiries: [email protected]
Student Choice Awards - why you should submit a nomination
As you may already know, nominations for the Student Choice Awards are now open, and students can nominate staff who have influenced and inspired them.
"You never know the impact that you can have to someone's day until you step up and help them."
We had the pleasure of chatting with Patricia Gimeno Le Paih, reading MSci Biological Sciences, about her volunteering at the Age UK as a Spanish teacher.
Shaping Your Academic Experience
There are a variety of ways in which Students' Union UCL works to ensure that your experience at UCL is as good as possible - on this page, you'll find links to information on how we're working to support and improve your academic experience.
International Festival
Celebrating cultural diversity at UCL from 16 - 20 November 2026We’re turning up the energy this Term 1 with International Festival!
'I felt very proud that we could so clearly realise the essential aim of our organisation - to make people happy through music'
Kaito Mizukoshi is a Management Sciences BSc student at the UCL School of Management. He tells us about his experience leading a Student-Led Volunteering Project, UCLef.
My time as an Active Bystander workshop leader
My name is Kajsa Persson and I am currently a second-year law student. I have been working with the Students' Union as a Workshop Leader for the Active Bystander Programme since September 2021.
Recruitment and Selection of Volunteers
How do I recruit volunteers?The Volunteering Service is the first place to start. We can help you recruit by: