Student Volunteering Week

We’re going to be joining the lovely volunteers of Friends of Mauldeth Road Station, helping them to spruce up, move and lay compost and planting winter bedding plants. Come and get involved  – it’s the ideal chance to get involved with the local community, meet new friends and get outside in the fresh air!

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The Student Union invites you to our upcoming Get Into Volunteering Fair — a fun, welcoming, and informative event that will open doors to countless volunteering opportunities. This relaxed, engaging fair is designed to connect you with meaningful student-led volunteering and fundraising projects. Whether you're passionate about supporting local charities, helping the environment, or raising funds for important causes, there’s something here for everyone. The fair focuses on creating conversations to help you find the volunteer role that suits your interests and schedule best.

To book your free ticket for this event, please click here.

Have you got any questions about Stellify? 

If so, drop by and meet our dedicated Stellify team who will be able to assist you with any Stellify queries that you have. 

Curious about volunteering, bike repairs, or just love bikes?

Swing by the Biko Bikes Workshop on the Monday eve of Student Volunteering Week from 5pm to 7pm! Meet our friendly volunteers, learn about the amazing work they do, find out how you can get involved, or simply bring your bike along for a quick tune-up.

Our international volunteering projects are back for summer 2025! Come along to University Place on 11 February where you'll get the chance to learn more about Team Rwanda 2025. We’re also thrilled to welcome our Trusted Partners, Travelteer and Play Action International, who will be presenting their exciting opportunities for summer 2025. Whether you're passionate about volunteering, adventure, or making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity to discover how you can get involved.

Here's something about Team Rwanda specifically:

The University’s fully funded flagship international volunteer project, Team Rwanda is back again for Summer 2025! Volunteer in Rwanda as part of a team of 14 students, contributing to digital media, research, environmental, and enterprise initiatives to support the social enterprise, Azizi Life.

Join us for a volunteering session to support Community Mapping by mapping remote settlements in Uganda to make it easier for healthcare and prosthetic limbs to be delivered. 

Community Mapping is an organisation based in the School of Environment, Education and Development at The University of Manchester. Its goal is to create maps of previously un-mapped areas of the world, in order to help address chronic humanitarian crises. These free maps have been used for all sorts of purposes, including the installation of internet connections, medical programmes and the creation of new water supplies across the region. 

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Step into a world of discovery and make a meaningful impact with Project Play – an incredible opportunity to volunteer in Uganda or Kenya with our trusted partner and charity of the university, Play Action International. This is your chance to explore East Africa’s vibrant culture, breathtaking landscapes, and warm communities while creating a legacy of play for children in need.

Who are Play Action International?

A UK-registered charity and NGO, Play Action International specialising in short-term global mobility and international volunteering opportunities. Since 2015, over 3,000 UK students have joined their mission to transform childhoods through play. Spend 2 to 4 weeks this summer building playgrounds, supporting play-based education sessions, and developing invaluable skills like confidence, adaptability, and cultural understanding.

Big Volunteer Day is back for Student Volunteering Week 2025! We’ll be working with Ardwick Climate Action to increase the biodiversity of the Brunswick area of Ardwick and making it cleaner and greener for the residents. This includes planting hedges, lavender, bulbs and other plants. We'll also be wanting volunteers to build bird boxes and work with Ardwick Climate Action to place them around area, further enhancing the biodiversity of Ardwick.

You can join us anytime in the day between 10am-3pm.

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Join your fellow volunteers at the SU for a group walk to Big Volunteer Day! A member of the SU team will guide the way to Kale Street, so you don’t need to worry about directions. The walk is just a quick 10-minute stroll from the SU.

Come along to our interactive session to learn more about the Once a Month project and how you can get involved in supporting people facing period poverty. We’ll dive into the work we do—creating feminine hygiene bundles for women’s shelters across Manchester—while engaging in meaningful activities to break stigma and conversations about intersectional healthcare and period poverty. Plus, you’ll get hands-on with a mini packing session! Together, we can make a real difference.

To book your free ticket for this event, please click here.

The school of Biological Sciences (SBS) is holding a Post Pals session - come and create a card and write it to a poorly child as part of the Post Pals scheme!

If you are in the school of Biological Sciences and you want to get crafty and make something that could make a poorly child or their sibling smile, come along to the Stopford Building G.54.

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If you are part of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC), your School is holding a Post Pals session for you, giving you the chance to volunteer alongside your course mates as you make a difference to a child's life.

You can take part in Post Pals' mission to make a 'card, a letter or even a gift and give a poorly child's face a much-needed lift', by coming along to SALC Student Support Hub in the Samuel Alexander Building building and get involved.

Arts and craft materials will be provided by the University so all you need is yourself and a can-do attitude!

We're looking for friendly volunteers to come with us to help Ladybarn Community Hub in Fallowfield with the Thursday Lunch Club that the community centre hosts for older people living locally. As a volunteer you'll be involved in serving hot drinks and lunch, helping to wash up and clear away, assist with the game of bingo and people taking part in the raffle to win prizes. It will also be great if you can talk and chat to the older people that will be there.

You are also welcome to have lunch while you are there.

Join us for an engaging session with project leaders at Want Not Waste (WnW) as they share insights into sustainable volunteering and how you can make an impact in any field. Learn about WnW's journey as a zero-waste shop supporting students and the wider community, exciting opportunities to get involved, and practical steps to drive change in your volunteering or workplace.

Whether you're passionate about sustainability, exploring ways to align your values with your work, or just curious about the movement, this talk is for you!

To book your free ticket for this event, please click here. 

Join Student Action Assistant Fae to discover inspiring student initiatives helping homeless people, refugees, children, and the planet. Learn how you can make a difference, who you can impact, and take the first step towards creating your own transformative project!

To book your free ticket for this event, please click here. 

Action Tutoring unlocks the potential of children and young people who are facing disadvantage. It tackles the attainment gap head-on by forging partnerships with schools nationwide. The charity's trained volunteer tutors are empowered to enable pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities.

You can volunteer as a tutor with Action Tutoring and make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people living in your community.

Find out more about the volunteering opportunities available with Action Tutoring via a special Student Volunteer Week webinar. You can reserve your place at the webinar here.

If you are part of the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), your School is holding a joint Post Pals session for you, giving you the chance to volunteer alongside your course mates as you make a difference to a child's life.

You can take part in Post Pals' mission to make a 'card, a letter or even a gift and give a poorly child's face a much-needed lift', by coming along to Humanities Bridgeford Street building and get involved.

Arts and craft materials will be provided by the University so all you need is yourself and a can-do attitude!

Magistrates are volunteers who hear cases in courts in their community. They can hear cases in the criminal court, the family court, or both. All criminal cases begin in a magistrates’ court although magistrates pass the most serious crimes onto the Crown Court. Magistrates are responsible for making fair and reasonable decisions that will impact the whole community in either a family or criminal court so, the Courthouse actively look for diverse people who will reflect and represent those communities.

We are now looking for up to 12 students to support through the application procedure for them to become magistrates in Manchester.

Interested? Visit our drop-in stall to learn more about this exciting opportunity, which will enable you to learn new skills, enjoy new challenges, and help create positive change for your community. 

Calling all First-Year Business Students! Are you competitive? Get involved in our brand-new business consultancy volunteering opportunity, where you’ll work as a team to pitch your fundraising business proposal to our panel of experts, competing to raise the most money.

Interested? Visit our drop-in stall to learn more about this exciting new project, which will provide you with valuable experience in your chosen field.