Become part of a student-led Volunteering Group committee and help lead and shape student volunteering for important causes.
The University of Bath is lucky to have some amazing student led volunteering groups, supported by truly incredible student volunteers. Our award winning student volunteer groups have a strong track record of running successful projects and fundraising for the University's Big 4 charities each year.
Volunteering helps the local community and allows you to get involved with causes you are passionate about. Enjoy the mental health benefits and develop CV-boosting skills. Becoming a Volunteering Group committee member is a great opportunity to lead and shape the direction of the University's amazing volunteer groups.
There are 6 groups you could get involved in:
V Team - V Team is the largest of the Volunteering Groups with a number of amazing projects supporting local nature, schools, litter picking, repair cafes and girls in STEM subjects. Become a main committee member or lead one of the projects that ignites your interest most.
RAG - RAG - Raise and Give the University's longest standing group, RAG raises vital funds for 4 key charities voted for by the University each year through events such as the Bath Half, fireworks night, silent disco and the big sleep out. As this group deals with fundraising it's a great place to get financial, money handling and budgeting experience, which looks great on CVs.
RAG - Raise and Give
Marrow - Bath Marrow is part of a network of over 60 student-led groups, all working with the charity Anthony Nolan. There are hundreds of volunteers in universities across the country, who are all working towards one thing - saving the lives of people with blood cancer.
STAR - Bath STAR - Student Action for Refugees aims to support all refugees and asylum seekers in our local community and nationally through volunteering, fundraising, and campaigning on surrounding issues. We are part of the STAR network, a national charity made up of over 50 university groups with 34,000 students across the UK welcoming refugees.
BUBT - Bath University Boob Team (BUBT) CoppaFeel! is the first breast cancer charity in the UK to solely create awareness amongst young people, with the aim of instilling the knowledge and tools they need to get to know their bodies. We like to talk about a serious message in a light-hearted way, empowering people to start healthy habits for life. The BUBT mission is to get you talking about and checking your boobs.
Enactus - Enactus Bath offers students the opportunity to connect with the Leaders of tomorrow. With our industry partners and resources, you can develop your own social venture to impact our community.
Nominations open Friday 3 March at 17:00 and close on Monday 13 March at midday