The Voluntary Services Unit is a resource for all UCL departments to use. Ways in which we can help include:
- We’ll talk to your students about volunteering at any point in the year
- We can produce a list of local volunteer opportunities that may be of particular interest to your students (for example, we’ve compiled information on mental health charities for Psychology students)
- We can provide advice if you are interesting in developing partnerships with charities or community organisations.
- We have organised volunteering days for teams of staff (for example, UCL’s Development Department had a day out at Freightliners City Farm)
- We can support your students who may have an idea for their own community project, as part of our Innovations Programme. For example, a group of English students set up a series of Book Clubs in local schools with the support of the VSU and their tutors.
If you’d like to know more, or if you’ve other suggestions about how we might work with your department, email volunteering@ucl.ac.uk or phone us on x30145. We're also currently setting up a mailing list of Departmental Contacts - so if you'd like us to keep you updated about developments in the volunteering world, please drop us a line.
