The Institute for Volunteering Research and Student Hubs are initiating research on Students, volunteering and social action: Histories and policies to inform current and future policy and practice.

This initiative aims to fill key gaps in the history of student volunteering and social action in the UK and to locate its evolution in the broader context of nineteenth and twentieth century social, economic and political history.es could include:

• A literature review
• A working group of interested parties
• A one-day symposium
• A website that is a focal point for future contemporary and historical research into student volunteering
• Student research projects

We're currently looking to hear from people interested in this work: historians, social researchers, policymakers, practitioners and students.

If you have research that is relevant please let us know or you may be interested in joining the working group we are forming. Alternatively, just get in touch and we'll keep you informed of latest developments.



Please register to attend our first event, a Witness Seminar, at http://groupspaces.com/studenthubs/item/63438