Looking for volunteering opportunities related to your degree in languages, arts or culture? Then Manchester is the city for you!
Manchester is full of cultural institutions, which need volunteers to stay open everyday. The rich heritage of the city offers exciting volunteering opportunities.
There are also opportunities in language-based projects where you can use your skills in your native or learned language to support the local community, for example in a conversation club for those with English as a second language.
Go to Volunteer Hub and browse the wide variety of opportunities available.
The Social Responsibility Volunteering Scheme
Launching soon, the Social Responsibility Volunteering Scheme will be exclusively for students studying in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC).
You will volunteer in a student team, developing and implementing a project on behalf of a local charity. This could be around policy writing, archiving and collection work, bid/grant writing, marketing & communications, or fundraising.
This will be a great opportunity for you develop more skills and experience, enhance your employability prospects, have fun and meet new people.
More details about the Social Responsibility Volunteering Scheme will be available in October 2026, with applications to take part opening. The initiative will take place in Semester 2 of 2026/27 over a four week period.
If you’re not sure about what volunteering you would like to do or you would like to chat through some of these opportunities, the Volunteering Team is here to help!
You can book an online support call with one of the team. If you would rather meet a member of the Volunteering Team in person or speak to them over the phone, we can easily arrange this. Just email us via volunteers@manchester.ac.uk to arrange this.
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