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Student volunteering

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Discover opportunities to enhance your personal and professional development while studying at Leeds.

Volunteering as a student

Volunteer stories

Student volunteering stories

Find out how our students and postgraduate researchers are playing an active part in the community by volunteering, while gaining valuable skills and experience.

Our vision is for all students to have the opportunity to play an active part in their community, and to develop the skills and attributes that make them successful graduates with the motivation, experience and potential to have a positive impact in wider society.

Professor Kenneth McDowall Interim Pro Vice Chancellor: Student Education and Experience

Community

Culture

Education

  • Stephanie Behan, Psychology BSc

    Discover how Stephanie's volunteering at a forest school has enriched her university experience, boosted her confidence, and supported her aspiration to become an educational psychologist.

    Stephanie stood in a grassy area, smiling.

  • Tianyue Gai, TESOL Studies MA

    Tianyue volunteers with Tutti Frutti Club at Hovingham Primary School, co-leading creative workshops for primary school children while finding her own sense of community in Leeds.

    Tianyue Gai sitting smiling at the camera in a hall

  • Helen McGlashan, Special Educational Needs MA

    Helen took a step in a new direction with a degree at Leeds. Now she volunteers as a Lifelong Learning Champion to help others get back into education.

    Helen mcglashan portrait. She is smiling on campus.

Health and wellbeing

  • Alex Simpson-Hayter, Criminal Justice and Criminology BA

    Alex co-founded a society to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention in the local community. Find out how she's helped to support those who need it most.

    Alex stood smiling in front of the Great Hall arch.

  • Priya Varghese, Accounting and Finance MSc

    Learn how Priya has sharpened her interpersonal skills while gaining practical experience in leadership by volunteering with Burmantofts Community Friends.

  • Ava Tanner, History BA

    Ava volunteered as a peer mentor with the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, helping first year students settle into life at Leeds while building her own confidence and communication skills.

    Ava Tanner smiling into camera in a cafe

Sport

More information

Find out more about student volunteering opportunities

Find out about peer mentor and other peer support roles

If you’re a not-for-profit organisation in Leeds that would benefit from student volunteers, email the Volunteering Team at volunteer@leeds.ac.uk