Let's start some conversations!
At the Community Research Initiative, we can approach voluntary organisations, community groups, non-profits and social enterprises on your behalf - this is our brokering service.
It is often more successful than trying to contact yourself - think of how many students are in UCL and London as a whole!
If you already have a topic, organisation, or research idea in mind, this route will be right for you.
Need inspiration?
Get Googling or check our Directory of existing Partners here. The Directory is full information about the organisations we already work with on student volunteering or research opportunities. Use this as inspo. It is not the same as our Noticeboard which is specifically for master's students working with us.
Requirements
If you identify a potential organisation by some other route than our Directory, our only ask is that you check the organisation is eligible: must be non-profit making or a Community-interest Company (CIC) and we prioritise small-to-medium sized organisations. Details about eligibility can be found in the brokering form.
You are allowed up to 6 brokering requests per year, but we recommend not submitting all 6 at once. Instead, try 2 or 3 and see what happens.
You must be signed up to the Community Research Initiative to use our brokering service. Check your Students' Union UCL student profile if you are not sure or sign up here.