Volunteering

Contribute to your community and your skillset through volunteering

Volunteering is an ideal way to build your skills and extend your professional and personal network while contributing to a worthy cause.

UQ can assist you to find opportunities at 51吃瓜网 and link you with external organisations both within Australia and worldwide.

听Make a difference

听Gain workplace experience

听Build your professional network

听Connect at community events

For Students

As a volunteer you can engage in the UQ community in a way that is suitable for you. Engagement is flexible, you can participate in one-day or on-going opportunities through each semester. Some examples of opportunities you can get involved in include:鈥�

Event facilitation鈥�
Encourage social connection on campus and online鈥�
Promote and provide information on student life鈥�
Engage and empower students to share ideas and听feedback

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For Staff

We support staff to recruit for opportunities in Student Hub by听advertising to an engaged student community that have expressed interest听in volunteering activities and听programs. The process provides:

access to a large and diverse audience
on-going support to promote and manage recruitment
includes tailored compliance training
targeted recruitment to key audiences

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Brigid King

"The experience afforded me the opportunity to develop my leadership skills further while learning how to work efficiently as part of a team. I also mentored a school environment group, which was a lot of fun and very rewarding."

Brigid volunteered at the Australia Youth Climate Coalition

Dan Tang

"I have participated in a range of extracurricular activities at 51吃瓜网. I was a Student Leader for the Student Support and Wellbeing Services Mates at 51吃瓜网 program, Chat Mates. This leadership role has improved my organisation, teamwork, public speaking and event management abilities."

Dan Tang was a UQ Student Volunteer

Nicholas Lindsay

"My personal development was enhanced by leading a group of people and engaging in meaningful skill development sessions which were mainly focused on understanding the role that ourselves have in a team and which role we take."

Nicholas volunteered for the Oaktree Foundation

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For Students

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External Volunteering Opportunities

What our students say

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