Opportunities in and near Aberystwyth

Explore medieval manuscripts at Lampeter’s Roderic Bowen Library and Archives, then hear former Special Collections Librarian Ruth Gooding introduce Books of Hours, a Latin Bible and the famous Monk’s Blood Manuscript. You’ll also get to view the manuscripts in person.

Help maintain a nature reserve through hands-on conservation tasks that change with the seasons. Clear pathways, manage reed beds, take part in coppicing and maintain boardwalks and bird hides at the Welsh Wildlife Centre.

Help run indoor and outdoor events at a Welsh wildlife centre, and you may even help shape its annual events calendar. Work with visitors and support community-focused conservation activities throughout the year.

Support the Visitor Centre Manager and chefs with café deliveries, washing up and serving tables when needed. Build customer-facing hospitality experience while keeping to environmental health guidelines in a busy team setting.

Welcome visitors at the Welsh Wildlife Centre, answer queries and help its gift shop run smoothly. Process sales, support binocular hire and membership recruitment, and assist with daily operations and housekeeping to support the centre’s education and wildlife outreach activities.

Professor Stephen Tooth of Aberystwyth University leads a talk tracing the Ystwyth and Rheidol rivers from before the ice ages to today. Explore how natural processes and people reshaped them, plus the challenges they face now; the venue has a hearing loop.

Meet monthly on Zoom and at least once face-to-face with a youth-led group taking action for marine wildlife and Wales’ seas. Try marine biology workshops, dolphin watching, rock pooling, beach cleans, creative sessions and community events.

Survey marine mammals from land or boat, check sightings data and help run rock-pooling events at a marine wildlife centre. Get full training from expert staff, meet people who share your interests and commit at least two hours a week on flexible days.

Clear paths, tackle invasive species and help maintain wildlife sites through hands-on conservation work across the Valleys. Join practical outdoor sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, with tasks ranging from vegetation management to light construction.

Hear award finalists and the winner share their physics research and career journeys, then join panel discussions and audience Q&As on emerging research and routes into physics careers. Connect with the wider physics community over a networking lunch.

Meet teaching staff and current students, explore campus facilities and get personalised guidance on choosing a course and planning your application. Use the Open Day Programme and FAQs to plan who to speak to.

Take guided campus tours, visit accommodation and meet lecturers to hear about course content. Chat with current students and explore key facilities, including the Arts Centre, Sports Centre and recently renovated library.

Deliver Awareness to Action sessions in your local community, in person or online, using ready-made resources to help people understand sight loss. You could connect with community leaders, businesses and local groups - and get induction, training and a toolkit.

Spend around one hour a week having supportive phone conversations with visually impaired people matched to you through shared interests. Calls are confidential, and no telephone numbers are exchanged; the organisation connects you both. Training and ongoing support are provided.

Explore five interactive modules where geographers use mapping technologies, analyse data and tackle real-world tasks on natural hazards, city planning and resource security. Work at your own pace, hear pre-recorded industry talks and earn a completion certificate.

Observe classes, meet staff tutors and current students, and get a first-hand feel for drama-school life at an in-person open event. Free virtual panels let you ask staff and students questions; in-person visitors get a free bus from Oxford city centre or Oxford Parkway.

Develop and deliver marketing campaigns, write press releases, support media outreach and manage social channels. You’ll create content, update the website and photograph events, with flexible on-site or remote volunteering, free refreshments and expenses covered.

Create original 2D art inspired by wild mammals from the British Isles, then submit it online in categories spanning portraits, artivism and mammal stories like zines or short comics. Judges pick category winners and one overall winner; AI-generated and copied work aren’t allowed.

Hear academics debate how AI, robotics, nanotechnology and quantum computing can drive positive change while limiting harm. Explore the social, economic and political choices shaping how these technologies are developed, deployed and governed; attend on campus or register to watch on LSE Live.

A Zoom webinar breaks down the Cambridge application process and what studying there involves, then gives practical guidance on next steps. Students in Year 11, Year 12 and equivalent year groups worldwide can join remotely from wherever they’re based.