Social Hackathon Event Highlight: Ponni
Ponni Balasundaram is a final stage Ph.D. student at the UCL Royal Free Hospital Institute for Liver and Digestive Health. She shares her reflections on her experience participating in the Social Hackathon featuring community organization Round the Blend.
Our response to the Government's tuition fees plans
Last week the government published their response to an independent review of funding and fees in higher education that was undertaken in 2018 called the Augar Report. The government has set out a number of reforms and proposals to the higher education system, including reforms to the student finance system.
To those impacted by the invasion of Ukraine
The invasion of Ukraine is truly shocking and our thoughts are with all those whose freedoms are under threat by this unprovoked attack. To our Ukrainian students - we stand with you at this dangerous and uncertain time. 
Responding to UCL’s Stonewall decision as your Equity Officer
UCL was the first university to join, and first university to leave. In this blog I want to cover the journey to date in our response to UCL's Stonewall decision.
"If you cut down the time you spend on Instagram and give that hour to other people, you would see a big difference being made. "
We had an exciting chat with Clementine Bachelart, a second year undergraduate in Philosophy, Politics and Economics with Social Data Science, about her volunteering.
NUS Delegate
Your RoleStudents’ Union UCL is affiliated to the National Union of Students (NUS), and will send a delegation of 15 students to its next National Conference in Spring 2025.
What I wish I knew for Term 2
Written by Laura Ihm
Being President: Pi Media
National Student Money Week 2022: Sustainable Spending
This year, National Student Money Week is focusing on sustainable spending so we thought we'd put together some tips to help you manage your finances in an ethical and eco-friendly way.
London Varsity Series 2026
TeamUCL 🏆 2026 London Varsity Series Champions!
Discussing UCL's Stonewall decision with UCL Provost and Students' Union UCL LGBQ+ Officer
In December 2021, UCL decided not to re-join Stonewall’s Diversity Champions scheme or make a submission to the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index. Two schemes UCL had been part of prior to the pandemic.
"[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.