Community engagement
Get involved with your community through voluntary opportunities. Search for opportunities, or be inspired by the unexpected!
Voluntary opportunities encourage you to broaden your experiences, develop your skills, and expand your networks. Opportunities may be within the University or offered by external businesses and organisations; they give you the chance to share knowledge, resources, and skills. Search mycareer for voluntary roles and for one-off events requiring volunteer support.
All opportunities available are grouped into six categories. Find out about the categories of engagement opportunities below.
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Internships and placements
Expand your career horizons, apply your learning and develop your skills by undertaking an internship during your studies or vacation periods.
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Volunteering and outreach
Develop new skills, share your own experience or simply take the chance to give back to the community. There are several ways for you to volunteer and get involved in community activities.
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Mentoring and peer support
Becoming a mentor is a powerful way to help other people discover their own direction. Engaging fellow students in an academic or pastoral way can also help your peers make the most out of their university experience.
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Student leadership and representation
Build your leadership skills whilst representing your peers on issues you are passionate about, whether inside the university or in the wider community.
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Teaching and demonstrating
Put the knowledge you’ve learned into practice by supporting your peers or sharing your skills and experiences outside of the university.
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Ideas and challenges
Apply your skills and experiences to developing your ideas, solving challenges and finding funding opportunities.
Bristol Futures
Bristol Futures is an initiative created to enhance our students’ experience and to support them to fulfil their academic and personal potential. It strengthens graduate employability by offering extracurricular and credit bearing activities linked to three interdisciplinary themes: Innovation and Enterprise, Global Citizenship and Sustainable Futures.
We collaborate with local, national and global organisations on projects that support all students to develop key personal and professional attributes aligned to the Bristol Skills Framework.
Information for students
Watch this short video to see how engaging has benefitted these students.
Be recognised by the Bristol PLUS Award
Complete the Bristol PLUS Award and have your engagement in Bristol Futures’ activities recognised. All types of extracurricular engagement opportunities can count towards the award. Endorsed and valued by employers, Bristol PLUS can help you articulate your achievements and skills and stand out from the crowd.
Information for organisations
We welcome opportunities for students to collaborate with community partners and employers on projects that will impact both the individual and the organisation. Find out more and see the ways you can engage with us.