Volunteering

Make a difference to your community and those beyond LSE, discover the value in volunteering and develop your skills through sessions delivered by the LSE Volunteer Centre.

Entomology Special! Careers in Conservation Webinar and Q&A Panel

Starts: 16 Feb 2026, 6:00 pm
Finishes: 16 Feb 2026, 7:00 pm
Operation Wallacea has run biodiversity research expeditions for the last 30 years to a series of biodiversity hotspots worldwide. For this special event, you will get the chance to attend a presentation and Q&A on entomology or taxonomy especially! Hear from the best on how you can get involved now.

One-off Volunteering: Little Village Warehouse

Starts: 18 Feb 2026, 10:00 am
Finishes: 18 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
Venue: Little Village Warehouse, Jews Row, SW8 1TB
Remaining places: 14
This one-off volunteering session is in collaboration with Little Village, a charity supporting families in London. As a volunteer you can help services delivered by their baby bank- you might be matching puzzle pieces, checking buggies, folding tiny clothes, or giving a well-loved toy a new lease of life - every small act helps a family feel seen and cared for.

One-off Volunteering: Letters Against Isolation

Starts: 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
Finishes: 23 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
Venue: LSE, Lincoln Chambers, Portsmouth Street, LCH G.01 (LSE Volunteer Centre)
Letters Against Isolation is a non profit organisation with an aim to improve the wellbeing of those who are at an increased risk of experiencing loneliness.

One-off Volunteering: The Ealing Beaver Project

Starts: 25 Feb 2026, 10:00 am
Finishes: 25 Feb 2026, 4:00 pm
Venue: Ealing Beaver Project - walk and safari meeting point, Greenford Ed, UB6 OUW
Remaining places: 16
The Ealing Wildlife Project is London’s first fully accessible urban beaver reintroduction site, dedicated to bringing people closer to nature right in the heart of the city. Sign up to volunteer for an afternoon in nature with other LSE volunteers, supporting sustainable charitable activity, wildlife and animal conservation.

One-off Volunteering: Knitting for Syria

Starts: 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
Finishes: 2 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Venue: LSE, Lincoln Chambers, Portsmouth Street, LCH G.01 (LSE Volunteer Centre)
This creative volunteering session is dedicated to knitting warm items which will be shared by charity providing on-the-ground support for civilians in Syria who are displaced as a result of conflict. Here you can learn a new skill and make a difference to those who are in need of support.

One-off volunteering: Post Pals

Starts: 11 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
Finishes: 11 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Venue: LSE, Lincoln Chambers, Portsmouth Street, LCH G.01 (LSE Volunteer Centre)
Help ‘post a smile on a child’s face’ by sending a card or letter to seriously ill children and their siblings. You can read a bit about the children, choose to whom you’ll write, and then make a card or write a letter to help make them smile and feel less isolated.

The LSE Waste Hackathon

Starts: 27 Mar 2026, 10:00 am
Finishes: 27 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
Venue: Bankside House
The LSE Waste Hackathon is a hands-on design competition where students develop a behavioural change campaign for the LSE Sustainability Team. Gain practical experience, free food, a LinkedIn certificate, prizes and the chance to see your ideas featured across campus!

 

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