When I was faced with the daunting prospect of over 3 months to fill this summer, I figured I should do something useful with that...
Save the Date: Student Volunteering Week 2018
We are excited to announce that Student Volunteering Week 2018 will take place from 19th – 25th February. Entering its 17th year, Student Volunteering Week...
Francis Wight Appointed Student Hubs’ Chief Executive
We are pleased to announce that Francis Wight is now Chief Executive of Student Hubs. Sara Fernandez, our previous Chief Executive, felt that it was...
Can we make a positive change in the world?
I recently completed the Student Hubs Alumni Survey, which boldly asks: ‘Do you think one person can make a positive impact on the world?’ This...
10 Years On: Launching our Graduate Impact Survey
In May 2007, a group of students launched the Oxford Hub. They aimed to connect like-minded students with each other and with social action opportunities...
7 Reasons to Host an Intern Through our Social Impact Internship Scheme
Student Hubs’ Social Impact Internship Scheme places students in socially impactful organisations to carry out an internship for 6-8 weeks over the summer. Here are...
Student Volunteering Week Returns
Today is the first day of Student Volunteering Week 2017, which is taking place across the UK. Having delivered SVW for multiple years, Student Hubs...
Our Approach To Internships
Before undertaking an internship, many students’ top questions are “Is it worth it?” and “Is it paid?” Interns want to know that their placement will...
A Mid-Year Review
Here at Student Hubs, our 2016-17 year began in September when university students started or returned to their studies. December and January therefore present a...
Our Impact in 2015-16
I am excited to launch our Impact Report for 2015-16, created in partnership with The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC). Last year we rewrote our Theory...
Lessons From my First Year of Work
I started working for Student Hubs last August after graduating from Imperial College London, where I was an active student volunteer. I knew back then...
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...
My Social Impact Career Journey So Far
In 2011, I found myself accidentally on the committee of Southampton Hub (it’s a long story). Since then, I’ve been with Student Hubs in two...
Where are They Now? Measuring our Long-Term Impact
Last week, I delivered training to this year’s Social Impact Internship Scheme cohort, in which we discussed the importance of quantifying your impact if you’re...
Add Talent and Capacity to Your Organisation This Summer
Have you ever considered taking on an intern at your organisation? Maybe you have a piece of work that is a recurring feature on your...
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,...
