Like most applicants, I applied to the Students Hubs’ Social Impact Internship Scheme a little unsure of where I would end up but confident in...
Beyond ‘Knitting Gate’: Nesta’s People Helping People Conference
Arriving with 400 other attendees at People Helping People: The Future of Public Services, hosted yesterday by Nesta and the Cabinet Office, I wasn’t expecting...
Seek the Change: a Journey Begins
After two years at Student Hubs I have decided the time has come to pursue a dream I have harboured since I was 18. I...
What makes the perfect internship?
What makes the perfect third sector internship? To answer this, I thought I’d go straight to those who’ve been there, done that: each year Student...
How great teaching can transform lives
The link between family income and educational achievement in the UK is possibly the most staggering in the developed world. Just 16% of young people...
How I came to work at Student Minds
I had all sorts of dreams when I was younger – I was variously going to be a baker, an interior designer, a ballet dancer,...
10 top tips for your third-sector interview
Those of us who work in the third sector – which is as diverse and diffuse as any other sector – are united by a...
Tackling digital exclusion across generations
Most of us take digital technology and the Internet for granted. It is something that has become so deeply embedded in our daily lives, that...
Talk to me London Day 2014 – let’s break the ultimate taboo and get London talking
Hello! I’m Polly Akhurst and alongside Ann Don Bosco I run Talk to me London, a not-for-profit that seeks to find ways to get people...
SVW 2014: My social action journey
Volunteering was something I just kind of fell in to. It sounds ridiculous when I think about it, seeing as I now support student social...
SVW 2014: The power of student volunteering
At Student Hubs, we meet so many students who want to have a positive impact in the world – or, as we have short-handed it,...
Step Up To Serve launch
Today sees the launch of the Step Up To Serve initiative – a government programme with the mission to double the number of young people...
My Ethical Internship Experience
While I’ve long been certain that I want to pursue a career that makes a positive impact on society, if you’d asked me back in...
Climate Research: why economists and scientists need to talk more
Climate research is a well established, growing research field. Since its inception, it has always been closely linked to the economic benefits of being able...
10 tips for smartening up your third sector CV
Whether you are a first year looking for summer work experience or a final year trying to secure your first graduate job, your CV is...
Green Communication: a little less conversation, a little more (green) action
Every week I meet loads of students who are interested in environmental and sustainability issues. Whether they are involved in organising a Climate Forum, attending...
