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̽»¨Ö±²¥volunteers who went virtual but still delivered Christmas

16 Dec 2020

When Vanessa Chuang and Olivia Taylor became student volunteers, they had no idea they’d need to re-invent their activities as a virtual programme...

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̽»¨Ö±²¥student linguist who started a pro-refugee fashion revolution

09 Nov 2020

Tiara Sahar Ataii has just been named Undergraduate of the Year for Impactful Social Action. She shares how her love of languages and exploration of...

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Dar Es Salaam

A sewage system that ‘digests’ and ‘cooks’ human waste

10 Feb 2017

Student volunteers Susannah Duck and Izhan Khan describe working with a Tanzanian community to install a system that turns sewage into essential...

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Tony Smith, volunteer naturalist, talks to students from Brislington Enterprise College

‘Moral identity’ key to charitable time giving

05 Jun 2015

Charities want your time and not just your money: new study identifies factors that lessen ‘time aversion’ in charitable giving.

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Sunday's procession will see the Olympic torch travel on the River Cam

̽»¨Ö±²¥ volunteers to carry Olympic torch

06 Jul 2012

Three members of the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ who have excelled in volunteering activity: Ed Roberts, Catherine Potterton and Mark Fliegauf, will be among the...

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Rufus Pollock

Open and transparent

18 Oct 2011

An exciting venture dedicated to the sharing of knowledge and information, the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) is creating a worldwide ecosystem of...

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