...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.
Wheelchair Basketball
TeamUCL are running weekly Wheelchair basketball sessions at Somers Town Community Sports Centre. They run from 8pm - 10pm every Tuesday. The sessions are open to all UCL students, including those with and without disabilities, and anyone wanting to try a new sport.
What's it like being a part of a society like TEDxUCL?
Written by Mukund Hari Nathany, President and Licensee, TEDxUCL
"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.
Lunar New Year 2024
The Lunar New Year, a celebration of new beginnings, is an important and festive holiday for many of our Chinese and East Asian student community.
Previous Elections
Here you will be able to find information about our previous elections for both Academic Reps and Sabbatical and Student Officers. If you are thinking of standing in the election this is a good place to see what previous candidates have put in their manifestos.
Leadership Race Schedule 2024
milestonedate (2024)timeNominations Open3 February09:00Nominations Deadline (including Manifestos)10 March12:00Candidates’ Briefing11 March16:30<
UCL Strategy 2022-27 - Our draft response
Below is our draft response to the discussion papers Evolving the UCL Grand Challenges (
Clubs and Societies Colours and Awards 2022
The Clubs and Societies Colours and Awards Nominations 2022 The Clubs and Societies Colours and Awards are the annual showcase of the best of Students’ Union UCL and our membership. Student success nominated by fellow students and presented at a p
Who are the trustees?
The Board of Trustees is made up of the following:
Teaching Strikes Referendum - the results
Between Friday 21 and Wednesday 26 January we held a referendum on teaching strikes, asking you: ‘Should the Students' Union support the UCU strikes of 2021?’.
It didn't feel like a dissertation - it felt connected to the kind of work you're going to end up doing
Sigrid Duekilde is an MSc Anthropology, Environment and Development alumni. This story captured in 2020 depicts her reflections and feelings about collaborating with her community partner. If you’re wondering about what its like to collaborate with a CRIS partner, read her story to find out more!
Supported Fitness Sessions
About the programmeOur Supported Fitness Sessions programme offers four free 1-2-1 fitness sessions for any UCL student who identifies as disabled, neurodivergent, has a long-term health condition, or is exper
"Even now, I still think that volunteering is one of the best things I've done at UCL."
Emilia is a second year English student whose Fresher year was characterised by pandemic-induced lockdowns and reduced face-to-face contact at university.
SDG#1 No Poverty
SDG #1: No PovertyOne of the most entangled Sustainable Development Goals is #1, No Poverty, for whatever we would like to achieve as a society, we need to empower people to act first.While simply marking our planet’s passage around a large burning object in
Our future, your future
We’re thinking about our future and working out where to focus our resources for the next three years – be part of forming our new strategy, which is all about deciding what we do, how to do it and when to do it.
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Take part!
As part of a new research and engagement project, we invite you to share your memories of your time at UCL and life after graduation.