From 2009 to 2024 Bristol Hub worked with incredible students and our amazing local community to mainstream student social action. Our programmes empowered students to engage with their local community and make change.
Although Bristol Hub is now closed, there are still lots of opportunities to engage in student social action through the University and in the local community. Check our overview of Bristol’s social action activities to find opportunities for university students to volunteer.
Volunteering gave me a deeper purpose to serve the community, which made me feel contented and most definitely had a positive impact on my focus and my determination to excel in my academics.
— Revina Celine Kaur Sidhu
Impact
We aimed to support students to create positive social change in their communities. Since 2015, Bristol Hub worked with
2,274
University of Bristol students
150+
Community partners
5,464
Community members
Our impact with the local community
In the local Bristol community we:
- Developed pupils’ subject understanding, confidence, resilience and motivation through Schools Plus. Ultimately supporting young people to have improved educational attainment, tackling educational inequality.
- Built intergenerational friendships and tackle ageism and social isolation through LinkAges.
- Empowered young people to develop critical thinking skills and learn about social issues through Inspire, Debate, Change workshops. Civil education to develop active citizenship.
- Trained students teams to work on real world briefs which support our partners to meet their member’s needs through the Social Innovation Programme. Ultimately bringing new perspectives, added capacity and community cohesion to their work.
- Supported student teams to work with local businesses to create and implement climate action plans through Climate Action Bristol.
Our impact with students
Students who engaged in our programmes developed:
- Critical engagement, including an understanding of social issues, and a passion to continue tackling them.
- Wellbeing, including sense of belonging and connection with the university and local communities.
- Skills for life, including confidence, leadership, resilience and teamwork.
- Student experience, including their attainment, retention and progression within higher education.