Service Learning: Addressing Participation Barriers With ‘Real-World’ Learning
Kingston Hub Manager Harry Hodges reflects on the impact of Service Learning on academics at Kingston University and the need for social action as part...
How we’re bringing the community together during the Covid-19 outbreak
We want to update you on the steps that we at Student Hubs have been taking in response to COVID-19.
Should Higher Education Institutions Support Student Social Action?
The UN’s International Youth Day will be celebrated for the 20th time on August 12th. Since 1999, each year has had a different theme, from ‘Safe...
Reflections on Approaching Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion should be at the core of all organisation’s cultures. I have been pleased that there has been increasing debate in the sector...
Join Student Hubs at the Graduate Employability Conference 2018!
Exclusive 20% discount to all Student Hubs members… Find out more below! The higher education sector is facing growing accountability and oversight in the way...
Social Action and HE Policy: A Solution for Universities?
Universities are facing an array of challenges as a result of the two key policy developments affecting the Higher Education sector in 2016 – the...
From Fresher to Graduate with Southampton Hub
My first encounter with Southampton Hub was as a fresher at the Bunfight (a local term for Societies Fair). I remember being stopped and asked...
Progressing Towards our #iwill Pledge
Along with hundreds of other charities, businesses and education institutions, we are currently celebrating Volunteers’ Week. On Wednesday, we took part in the #iwill campaign’s...
Minding the Gap: Lessons from the Oxford Forum for International Development
This year’s Oxford Forum for International Development was centered around understanding the gap between the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the new Sustainable Development Goals...
Scaling Social Action in UK Universities
As part of Step up to Serve’s #iwill campaign, we’ve been working with partners at the National Union of Students (NUS), Universities UK, the Charities...
What Makes a ‘Useful’ University?
Innovation is a hot topic at the moment, so when I found out that Nesta, a charity that works to drive human progress through innovation,...
#IVolunteerBecause – Sophia, Kingston University
#IVolunteerBecause… I like to see results. There are a number of equally gratifying reasons for wanting to volunteer. I like to use the skills I...
For Student Volunteering Week 2016, Jess, Schools Plus Coordinator for Southampton Hub and Student Volunteer of the Year 2016 longlisted nominee, shares what social action...
For Student Volunteering Week 2016, Herman, a Cambridge Hub Schools Plus tutor, shares why he volunteers. When I was young, I used to volunteer because...
Student Solidarity Across Borders? Higher Education’s Historical Role in Assisting Refugee Communities
The ongoing refugee crisis unfolding across Europe has many commentators speaking of the ‘unprecedented’ nature of problems facing national authorities, with many struggling to find...
Code Red: Learn Vital Skills and Inspire the Next Generation
Today we’re welcoming to the blog one of our partners, Code Club, who are a nationwide network of volunteer-led after school coding clubs for children...
