Opportunities in and near Gerrards Cross–Chalfont St Peter

Get hands-on with conservation at an outdoor wildlife club where you survey species and learn to use tools and bushcraft. Explore insects, birds, mammals, plants and the natural world through practical seasonal activities at Woolley Firs Environmental Education Centre near Maidenhead.

Help run a new hospice café by serving customers, preparing light snacks and drinks, operating the till and keeping the space welcoming. No experience is needed, and full training includes an online food safety course.

Submit a video audition, then progress through a semi-final at Bradfield College towards a live concert final in Windsor. Compete with brass and woodwind players in your age category, get feedback from judges, and vie for the overall winner’s trophy and a high-profile performance opportunity.

A panel spanning computer science, psychology, law and media arts examines the latest machine learning and next-generation AI applications, weighing opportunities, risks and the guard-rails needed to keep people and society in view. It’s held in Shilling Building Auditorium in Egham.

Restore habitats, survey wildlife or lead guided walks across Hertfordshire and Middlesex. Choose roles through an online volunteering platform; many include inductions and training, with options from reserve work to community events and creative skills.

Dr Marta Pérez-Carbonell (Associate Professor of Spanish, Colgate University) presents a literary lecture exploring the role of absence and silence in narrative. The talk examines Javier Marías’s use of ellipses and non-events as drivers of narration and considers how similar mechanisms operate in the speaker’s own fiction, analysing how what is left unsaid shapes fictional worlds and meaning.

This is an in-person memorial lecture sponsored by the Centre for Visual Cultures and Instituto Cervantes London. The event is open to the public and aims to engage students, academics and members of the wider community with questions of narration, liminality and the ethics of silence in literature.

Booking is required via the Eventbrite link provided on the Royal Holloway events page. For further information contact centreforvisualcultures@royalholloway.ac.uk or call +44 1784 443249. The lecture takes place in Founder's Main Lecture Theatre on the Royal Holloway Egham campus.

Explore existentialism through Jean-Paul Sartre’s ideas in a reflective lecture that unpacks what he meant by the philosophy and why it still sparks discussion. Consider how existentialist thought speaks to contemporary audiences.

Support patients and staff across hospital sites in non-clinical roles like befriending, mealtime assistance and dementia companionship. Give what time you can, with duties matched to your experience and availability after mandatory training. Volunteer sites include Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Abbots Langley.

Try practical demos and course tasters, hear from tutors and students, then explore campus and accommodation. Ask about support, finance and admissions, and discover free clubs through The Big Deal.

Start by attending an information session to explore volunteering roles across hospital and healthcare sites, supporting patients, staff and visitors. If selected, you’ll be invited to interview, then complete references, a DBS check and occupational health clearance. You’ll also need three forms of ID.

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.

Explore how Cambridge fits into the wider university landscape in an online session led by an experienced admissions tutor. Get guidance on choosing A-Level or equivalent subjects for future study, then bring your questions about Cambridge and its application process to the Q&A.

Get practical guidance on making your university personal statement stronger, clearer and more compelling. Then hear directly from current Cambridge students in a post-presentation Q&A about Cambridge and the application process.