Trialling a nine day fortnight: lessons from the first six months
This academic year Student Hubs are trialling a nine day fortnight. Since August the organisation has shut down every other Friday, giving our team regular...
Embedding Inclusion in our approach
We reflect on our inclusion work, designed to to mainstream our approach by ensuring all students and all communities are participating in and benefitting from...
Black Lives Matter: Resources and What’s Next at Student Hubs
We will be using this time and space to reflect on the privilege we have benefited from and by doing so, we will create an...
Reflections on Approaching Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion should be at the core of all organisation’s cultures. I have been pleased that there has been increasing debate in the sector...
Student Hubs Is Delighted to Announce That Charlie Hamilton Is Our New Chief Executive
Charlie has a strong background in the education and charity sectors, most recently as Development Director with London Music Masters, an arts and culture charity....
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Student Hubs our vision is a society in which every student engages with social and environmental challenges during their time at university, empowering them...
Save the Date: Student Volunteering Week 2018
We are excited to announce that Student Volunteering Week 2018 will take place from 19th – 25th February. Entering its 17th year, Student Volunteering Week...
Francis Wight Appointed Student Hubs’ Chief Executive
We are pleased to announce that Francis Wight is now Chief Executive of Student Hubs. Sara Fernandez, our previous Chief Executive, felt that it was...
Student Volunteering Week Returns
Today is the first day of Student Volunteering Week 2017, which is taking place across the UK. Having delivered SVW for multiple years, Student Hubs...
Our Approach To Internships
Before undertaking an internship, many students’ top questions are “Is it worth it?” and “Is it paid?” Interns want to know that their placement will...
Social Action and HE Policy: A Solution for Universities?
Universities are facing an array of challenges as a result of the two key policy developments affecting the Higher Education sector in 2016 – the...
Our Impact in 2015-16
I am excited to launch our Impact Report for 2015-16, created in partnership with The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC). Last year we rewrote our Theory...
Progressing Towards our #iwill Pledge
Along with hundreds of other charities, businesses and education institutions, we are currently celebrating Volunteers’ Week. On Wednesday, we took part in the #iwill campaign’s...
Scaling Social Action in UK Universities
As part of Step up to Serve’s #iwill campaign, we’ve been working with partners at the National Union of Students (NUS), Universities UK, the Charities...
Add Talent and Capacity to Your Organisation This Summer
Have you ever considered taking on an intern at your organisation? Maybe you have a piece of work that is a recurring feature on your...
What Makes a ‘Useful’ University?
Innovation is a hot topic at the moment, so when I found out that Nesta, a charity that works to drive human progress through innovation,...
