Archive: February 2013

Green Communication: a little less conversation, a little more (green) action
Every week I meet loads of students who are interested in environmental and sustainability issues. Whether they are involved in…
Caroline Wood

When Social Action becomes Social Change
I started volunteering seriously during sixth form. I volunteered at a local day centre for people with disabilities during year…
Tasha Unwin

Can Students change the way our generation thinks about Mental Health?
I am a PhD student at Oxford University and I’ve been volunteering in the area of student mental health for…
Nicola Byrom

SVW 2013: Volunteering at home and abroad
International Volunteering is an increasingly popular way to see the world for young travellers. Volunteering locally before you go is…
Emily Frost

SVW 2013: Volunteering and the Big Society
Student Volunteering Week is a nationwide celebration of student volunteering, taking place from the 11th to the 16th February. At…
Rachael Corbishley

SVW 2013: Celebrating student volunteers
For many people, student volunteering has become a concept consigned to earlier decades of revolution, free love and CND marches….
Zoe Conn

10 songs to make Social Change to
Be sure to check out 10 more songs to make Social Change to for even more inspiration, and if you’re…
Laura Steele