Get involved
Find out how you can get involved and make a difference to the University of Bristol community.
Why volunteer?
Volunteering is an opportunity to strengthen the University of Bristol community by giving back. As a volunteer you can share your experience with current students and recent graduates. You can also help alumni connect with each other by holding reunions and establishing alumni networks.
Alumni Blog
Read our Alumni Blog to see what our volunteer community have been doing.
Offer career advice
Sign up to Bristol Connects and volunteer as a Career Expert to support students and alumni in a way that suits you. Register as a career e-mentor or volunteer at employability-focused events and share your career insights.
Mentor a student
Provide professional development and one-to-one advice to help students achieve their potential. Read more about Bristol Mentors.
Welcome international students
Bristol Voices pairs local alumni volunteers with international students, helping to welcome and support them as they settle into life at the University, in a new city and culture. Alumni can offer local advice, guidance and encouragement, while the students can share their own culture and experiences with the volunteer.
Connect with your community
If you are interested in organising a reunion or social event for alumni, you may be able to apply for an Alumni Association Initiative Grant to help with funding.
We also have a number of well-established alumni-led networks and groups around the world - such as branches in cities, hall associations and alumni sports clubs - which always welcome new members.
Bristol Volunteers Handbook
Download a copy of our Bristol Volunteers Handbook (PDF, 2,970kB)
Other volunteering opportunities
See the latest volunteering opportunities from across the University.
PGR video series and virtual events (online), ongoing
Seeking alumni who have completed a PGR at Bristol to speak virtually or be featured in a video.
Give postgraduate researchers an insight into future academic and non-academic careers by featuring in a video series or joining a virtual event. Please get in touch with alumni-volunteers@bristol.ac.uk for more information.
Careers in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health panel event (hybrid), Tuesday 14th May
Seeking Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health alumni for a panel event.
We are looking for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health alumni to speak to students about how to succeed in forging a career in these fields. Please get in touch with alumni-volunteers@bristol.ac.uk for more information.
PhysFest 2024 (in person) 8 June
Open to all, specifically physics alumni.
Chaos society are hosting PhysFest 2024: Physics Research, at the School of Physics. Attend for talks from academic staff, historical tours and a networking session. For more information contact bristolchaos@gmail.com or register your place for the event here.