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Volunteering

Give something back to the community and develop new skills

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Volunteering is not only doing something that benefits others, but it's also a great way to meet new people, enhance your CV, develop new skills and get involved in something outside of your degree.

Every year, our members volunteer their time with the local community and within our University. Students are engaged in a wide variety of projects, working with organisations such as Booker Common, Wycombe Homeless Connection and Ryeview Manor.

In 2023/24 academic year over 700 students volunteered their time, logging over 18500 hours and 5000 community hours. 

We offer short-term volunteering and one-off opportunities as well as long-term volunteering and placements. Perhaps you'd like to volunteer from the comfort of your own howe? Well, we also have virtual volunteering opportunites just for you. Our volunteering opportunities can be found in our dedicated volunteering portal.

Our awards

Students who log their hours on our volunteering portal can receive certificates through our accreditation system.

  • 50 hours - Bronze
  • 100 hours - Silver
  • 200 hours - Gold
  • 400 hours - Platinum

Whilst we all volunteering to give something back, it's nice to be recognised for all your hard work. Which is why when you reach Platinum, you'll be invited to join our annual Union Awards and be in the shortliting for our Volunteer of the Year award.

For more information, or to have a chat about volunteering and how we can support you, please email volunteering@bnu.ac.uk, or pop in to our offices. You can also check out our volunteering handbook which can be found under the Student Activities section of our 'Policies and resources page.'

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