Volunteering with Healthy UCD
Did you know that Healthy UCD is part of the UCD Advantage Award? The UCD Advantage Award is a university level award that provides recognition for the skills, knowledge and experience that you have gained through your participation in co-curricular activities. There are four themes that you need to engage with and Healthy UCD fits under theme 4 "Health and Wellbeing".
If you're looking to connect with like-minded students and volunteer for different health and wellbeing initiatives on campus, contact us at (opens in a new window)healthyucd@ucd.ie. We work around students' availability and particular interests!
Benefits of volunteering
There are many benefits to volunteering, outside of the obvious ones!
- Enhanced sense of purpose and belonging
- Improved self-esteem and wellbeing
- Improved skills and employability
- Improved confidence
- Good networking opportunities
For other ways to volunteer on campus, check out UCD in the Community.