...volunteering forces you to step outside of your comfort zone and get to know real people.
We had the pleasure of chatting with Tingyan Wang, a SELCS MA Translation and Culture Postgraduate, about her one-off volunteering at the Royal Museums Greenwich 3-day Ice World Festival. Tingyan shares with us her motivation for volunteering, how volunteer
Student Volunteering Week 2022
This week is Student Volunteering Week (SVW) 2022, and is the 21st anniversary where we celebrate all things student volunteering. SVW gives you a great platform to showcase your innovative projects and events - so make sure you take the chance to share your experiences as a volunteer with us!
"It was very rewarding, being able to support others to achieve their dreams, just like I did before."
Anca is a 3rd year medical student intercalating in Neuroscience. She was able to get involved in research as early as her first year and wanted to enable others to have the same enriching experience.
"As an international student I learned so many things about the multinational community of the UK which was really fruitful.."
Canan Işık is an alumni of the MSc of Child and Adolescent Mental Health within the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. As a former international student, she reflects on the benefits of a collaboration with a community partner in the UK.