Annual Conference

Thanks for Joining Us at the Student Volunteering Network Conference 2025!

We heard from national keynote speakers, Ruth Leonard, Board Chair for the Association of Volunteer Managers and Dr Angela Ellis Paine; Lecturer in Voluntary Sector Management from the Bayes Business School.

And undertook workshops focusing on Employability and Empowering students to engage in meaningful international volunteering.

Conference 2026

The next SVN conference will take place on Thursday 25 June 2026 and it will be online.

Join Us at the Student Volunteering Network Conference 2026

Date: June 25, 2026
Time: 9.30am-12.30pm

Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: £11.50 per delegate (inc.VAT)

The online conference will include:

  • Networking sessions to connect with others working in student volunteering
  • Practical workshops
  • Short talks and shared learning from across the network
     Some of themes we will explore include:
  • Engaging students during the current cost‑of‑living pressures
  • Making volunteering more accessible and inclusive
  • Co‑creating volunteering opportunities with charity partners
  • Volunteering in the curriculum 

There will be opportunities to do shared problem solving and share successes. It’s a great chance to get to know others doing similar roles to you around the UK.

 Register here 

The conference is for anyone employed by a UK higher or further education institution to support student volunteering activity. 

**When clicking the above registration link, you will be taken to an events platform hosted by John Moores Students’ Union – who have kindly allowed the committee to host the registration of the conference. Once you fill in the form, you will be invited to make payment via credit/debit card. For any concerns or queries please contact studentvolunteeringnetwork@gmail.com**