Contribute to your community and your skillset through volunteering
Volunteering is an ideal way to build your skills and extend your professional and personal network while contributing to a worthy cause.
UQ can assist you to find opportunities at UQ and link you with external organisations both within Australia and worldwide.
Make a difference
Gain workplace experience
Build your professional network
Connect at community events
Get Involved in Volunteering
For Students
As a volunteer you can engage in the UQ community in a way that is suitable for you. Engagement is flexible, you can participate in one-day or on-going opportunities through each semester. Some examples of opportunities you can get involved in include:
- Event facilitation
- Encourage social connection on campus and online
- Promote and provide information on student life
- Engage and empower students to share ideas and feedback
For Staff
We support staff to recruit for opportunities in Student Hub by advertising to an engaged student community that have expressed interest in volunteering activities and programs. The process provides:
- access to a large and diverse audience
- on-going support to promote and manage recruitment
- includes tailored compliance training
- targeted recruitment to key audiences
External Volunteering Opportunities
There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer in the local Queensland community. Find opportunities with non for profit and community organizations on StudentHub.
What our students say
Hear stories and advice from previous volunteers
Brigid volunteered at the Australia Youth Climate Coalition
Dan Tang was a UQ Student Volunteer
Nicholas volunteered for the Oaktree Foundation
Gain recognition for your volunteering