Alumni volunteering

Each year, hundreds of alumni volunteers draw on their knowledge, experience and expertise to help the next generation of Leeds graduates to succeed.

Whether you're embarking on your career journey or already established in your field, help our students to flourish by volunteering at Leeds in-person or remotely.

Help our students to flourish by offering careers advice, sharing knowledge about your industry, mentoring students or providing work experience.

When you volunteer at Leeds, you’ll develop your existing leadership and mentoring skills, expand your professional network, connect with Leeds and experience the pride and satisfaction that comes with helping students to achieve their goals.

Sign up to become a volunteer by emailing the alumni volunteering team at alumnivolunteers@leeds.ac.uk or by completing our volunteering registration form.

Ways you can volunteer

Mentoring

Our students thrive when alumni give them real-life insights into the world of work. You could be the mentor or e-mentor that launches a student’s career.
Internships and placements

Offer internships or placements and benefit from the specialist skills, new ideas and enthusiasm our students can provide.
Other voluntary opportunities

Take a look at our volunteering opportunities to learn how you can inspire our students and potential applicants.

Alumni volunteer: Natasha Barbar-Evans

In this video, Natasha talks about how she supports students as an alumni volunteer:

Video transcript: Natasha Barbar-Evans

Volunteering stories

Chairil Gibran Saragi Turnip (LLM Law and Social Justice 2024)

“You’ll not only inspire and support future students, but you’ll also grow through the experience.”
Lewis Mason (MSc Infection, Immunity and Human Disease 2020)

“I was very impressed by the passion from the students in the audience, who asked me many profound and thoughtful questions which generated brilliant discussion.”
Astrid Scheuermann (Film, Photography and Media 2016)

“This was a way to give back to the community that helped shape who I am today.”
Jeremy Sargent (Modern Chinese Studies 1990)

“Young graduates today face an uncertain world and often face challenges. By volunteering with Leeds, I am hopefully able to make a small difference.”
Maria Ventura (Japanese Business 2012)

“I am happy to teach youngsters not to make my mistakes. Thanks to people who volunteer, we can improve the delicate passage between study and work.”
Lynette Akong (Geographical Information Systems 2011)

“The mentor-mentee relationship allows both the established and developing professionals to learn from each other's experiences.”