Recruiting volunteers

Are you a local charity, not-for-profit, public sector organisation or CIC?

Our volunteering service, Active Student, can help you engage with University of Brighton students and staff.

Students of all disciplines can volunteer in the local community, either as part of a community-based module or in addition to their course.

All organisations promoting volunteering opportunities and community based placements through Active Student need to  confirm that they have assessed the risk of COVID-19 and are following government guidance for their sector.

Further information about the government requirements for COVID-19 in your workplace can be found on the gov.uk website.

Get in touch

  • Email activestudent@brighton.ac.uk
  • Call 01273 64 4145
  • Post to Active Student, University of Brighton, Careers Zone, Cockcroft Building (Mezzanine), Lewes Road, BN2 4GJ. However we are not encouraging postal mail at this time due to no office presence.

Register your volunteering opportunities

To ensure we offer effective support to you and our volunteers, please complete the following:

Please then email or post your completed paperwork to us. Contact details above.

If you need further information, please refer to our guidance notes (pdf).

*The placement checklist may ask for information that is not relevant to your organisation. If you're unsure how or whether to fill in a section, or if you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

COVID-19 health and safety guidance 

For support and guidance aimed at our students during these times, please read our Advice and Guidance for students who are volunteering or on placement from home (doc).

Three students with paint brushes and rollers outside The Bevy pub

Rugby League team volunteers at the Bevy pub redecoration project

Placements for community-based modules

If you are interested in offering voluntary placements for students completing a community-based module, then please contact us.

Our offer to you

We are committed to:

  • Good practice in the recruitment and retention of volunteers
  • Supporting you and our students through the recruitment process
  • Promoting safe, supported and rewarding opportunities to students and staff.

Your experience with us

Your feedback of working with our students and with the Active Student team is very valued, helping us to understand our successes and identify areas for improvement. We'd really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to tell us about your experience.