Volunteering events
We run a series of volunteer related events throughout the academic year that your organisation can get involved in. These include:
Volunteering and Social Justice Fair
Each year in October we host the Volunteering and Social Justice Fair, attracting around 1,000 students interested in volunteering with charities and not-for-profit organisations. This is our main student-facing event, providing you with a great chance to promote your organisation directly to our students and is free to attend.
This academic year, the Fair took place on Tuesday 1 October 2024. It was a free event, providing a brilliant opportunity for our partner organisations to showcase their great volunteering opportunities to our students and recruit new volunteers.
Student Volunteering Week
This week-long celebration of everything to do with student volunteering takes place in February every year! Student Volunteering Week 2025 is took place from Monday 10 February to Sunday 16 February 2025.
Volunteer of the Year Awards
The University of Manchester hosts its annual Volunteer of the Year Awards in which we celebrate the contributions of University of Manchester students.
The 2025 Award Ceremony is taking place on 6 May 2025, with all the winners announced then. Nominations for the 2025 Awards are currently open, and will close on Monday 3 March at 10am.
