{"id":980,"date":"2023-07-13T13:22:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T13:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=980"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:25:05","slug":"college-volunteering-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=980","title":{"rendered":"College Volunteering Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section  class=\" c-block b-hero-5050 c-block--full-bleed c-block--layout-left\" style=\"background-color: var(--color-primary);\">\n\t<div  class=\"b-hero-5050__container\">\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"b-hero-5050__media\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure\t class=\"b-hero-5050__figure c-image\"\t>\n\n\t\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"b-hero-5050__image c-image__image lazyload\" alt=\"IMG_3983\" data-expand=\"200\" data-parent-fit=\"width\" data-src=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/IMG_3983-792x528.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/img\/theme\/shims\/three-two.png\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/IMG_3983-376x251.jpeg 376w 251h, \nhttps:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/IMG_3983-584x389.jpeg 584w 389h, \nhttps:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/IMG_3983-792x528.jpeg 792w 528h, \nhttps:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/IMG_3983-1208x805.jpeg 1208w 805h, \nhttps:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/IMG_3983-1584x1056.jpeg 1584w 1056h\" src=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/img\/theme\/shims\/three-two.png\" \/>\n\t\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"b-hero-5050__content l-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<div\t class=\"c-block__content-block c-block__header b-hero-5050__content-container t-theme--light c-content-block c-content-block--layout-left\"\t>\n\n\t\n\t\n<h2  class=\"c-block__title b-hero-5050__title t-top-line c-content-block__title\" >\n\tCollege Volunteering<\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each College in Durham University has organised student groups that deliver their own volunteering on the college\u2019s behalf &#8211; DUVO, being centralised within the university, acts only to support these volunteering groups by promoting their volunteering opportunities, building partnerships with the local community and training their volunteers. Otherwise, colleges are independent in their aims and objectives for the volunteering they do.<br><br>College volunteering is a great way to get involved with volunteering alongside familiar faces from your own college. Whether its small groups, college leaders and exec or college staff, the connections between college and local volunteering are strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\" c-block b-media-text c-block--layout-left c-block--width-grid\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n\t<div  class=\"b-media-text__container l-container\">\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"b-media-text__media\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure\t class=\"c-image\"\t>\n\n\t\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"c-image__image lazyload\" alt=\"Image (35)\" data-expand=\"200\" data-parent-fit=\"width\" data-src=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/Image-35-792x528.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/img\/theme\/shims\/three-two.png\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/Image-35-584x389.jpg 584w 389h, \nhttps:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/Image-35-792x528.jpg 792w 528h, \nhttps:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/Image-35-1208x805.jpg 1208w 805h\" src=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/img\/theme\/shims\/three-two.png\" \/>\n\t\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"b-media-text__content\">\n\t\t\t\n<div\t class=\"c-block__content-block c-block__header b-media-text__content-container c-content-block c-content-block--layout-1\"\t>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"c-block__description b-media-text__text t-sink s-sink c-content-block__content\">\n<p>Please visit the Volunteering Platform and search for your college to see what they\u2019ve been up to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<p class=\"c-content-block__cta\">\n\n<a  class=\"c-block__cta-link a-btn--has-icon-after icon-arrow-right a-btn-secondary c-content-block__cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamunistaffvolunteering.teamkinetic.co.uk\/index-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\tVolunteering Platform<span class=\"u-visually-hidden\">Opens new window<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also contact your college volunteering supervisors (their contacts listed at the end) to learn more about volunteering opportunities within your college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For an idea of what kind of volunteering your college gets up to, below is a list of the projects that have run at the University\u2019s Colleges. Feel free to have a browse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">College Volunteering Projects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following slides show the types of volunteering opportunities you could get involved with during your time at Durham University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-canva wp-block-embed-canva\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"College Projects 26\/27\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAHWbL5OuQE\/CuKXNa2nBIL61Rm057xOAQ\/view?embed&amp;meta\" height=\"354\" width=\"500\" style=\"border: none; border-radius: 8px; width: 500px; height: 354px;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">College Volunteering Reps and Contact Details <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-canva wp-block-embed-canva\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New College Contacts 26\/27\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAHWbeyjTT4\/JycIpnP0SW1Lh5oF-9RyKQ\/view?embed&amp;meta\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" style=\"border: none; border-radius: 8px; width: 500px; height: 500px;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each College in Durham University has organised student groups that deliver their own volunteering on the college\u2019s behalf &#8211; DUVO, being centralised within the university, acts only to support these volunteering groups by promoting their volunteering opportunities, building partnerships with the local community and training their volunteers. 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