Want to change the world? Full of the feels to do something about a cause important to you? You're in luck! No other UK Students' Union has a Student Social Impact team. In fact, we don't think any other university has such a team. What's social impact, we hear you cry! It's the effect of your actions on people and communities - especially when those actions help make the world fairer, kinder, or more sustainable.
What does this mean for you at UCL right now? It's about using your time at university to do things that matter in this way - whether it's through your studies, your passions, or the way you show up in the world. You're here to study right? Wrong! Well, kinda wrong. You are here to shape the world around you. Your degree is one thing but exploring your ideas, passions, and projects can add soo-o much colour and light to your degree. Indeed, it'll add value and quality to your student life.
How to take positive, intentional, and ethical action and change the world around us is 100% our team's passion - it's what gets us all out of bed each morning!
There's lots of ways to take a little - or a large - step into the world of socially impactful activities.
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We'd love to find out how you're making a social impact
Student-led Volunteering
Create your own community project
One-off Volunteering
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Students' Stories
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Community Research Initiative
Connect your Masters with a community organisation
Social Impact and Your Career
Connect your social impact activities with your career
About the Student Social Impact Team
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