Opportunities in and near Kingston upon Hull

Welcome visitors at Far Ings Visitor Centre, share wildlife information and help run its gift shop. You’ll get role-specific and in-house training, with a regular three-hour commitment and tasks including restocking and rotating stock.

Join weekly outdoor work parties at two nature reserves, tackling seasonal habitat management in winter and infrastructure maintenance in spring and summer. No experience is needed; training and equipment are provided, and you’ll work hands-on with stout footwear, waterproofs and a packed lunch.

Join practical conservation work parties across nature reserves in Alford and Louth, helping care for local wildlife sites. Sessions run on Sundays through autumn and winter, with tools provided and venues rotating between reserves.

At Spurn National Nature Reserve, get stuck into outdoor habitat management and maintenance, making a direct difference to wildlife and habitats. Tools and gloves are provided for the work.

Help visitors explore Spurn’s three-mile peninsula by sharing information, pointing out designated paths and dog-friendly routes, and keeping an eye out for wildlife disturbance or damage. You’ll spend shifts outdoors, with full training provided; UTV buggy duties may include beach litter collection.

Check grazing cattle and sheep at Spurn National Nature Reserve, helping keep them healthy and in the right areas. Take on a regular outdoor slot and support conservation grazing on an important coastal reserve.

A Georgian human rights lawyer and defender examines how restrictive laws are squeezing civic freedoms in Georgia, from pressure on independent media to protest crackdowns. Explore the use of tear gas, water cannon and surveillance technologies, and their connection to Georgia’s stalled EU accession.

Make your first game in Scratch, build a website or design an app in a friendly, volunteer-led coding club. Beginners and experienced coders can learn from volunteers and peers, and laptops are available to borrow.

Work hands-on with composer Stef Connor and Young Composers Award alumnus Jacob Jordan to experiment with composition ideas at an in-person workshop in York. Explore music-industry pathways and bring an instrument if you want to create and learn.

Build workplace skills in small, supportive classes, then complete at least 126 hours of work placement across the academic year. A Job Coach supports you throughout, with placements matched to your interests and abilities across sectors such as hospitality, retail, IT and art and design.

Explore Hull’s campus on a guided tour led by a current student, graduate or staff member. See accommodation, visit the student quarter and ask student ambassadors your questions. You can also preview the campus with a virtual tour.

Explore specialist facilities, meet academic and support staff, and join subject talks, campus tours and accommodation viewings. An online schedule of talks, tours and drop-ins becomes available around two weeks before each event.

Spend a week or two at a UK office, learning accountancy, tax and business advisory work alongside an experienced mentor. Take on hands-on tasks that contribute to real projects, build practical skills and connect with trainees, colleagues and other work-experience students.

Volunteer in community libraries across Suffolk, supporting children’s Reading Quest or Lego sessions, older adults through support groups or home deliveries, and everyday library life - from digital help to shelving.

Spend 1-5 days exploring clinical or non-clinical NHS departments and get an insight into healthcare careers, workplace culture and expectations. Placements are arranged in advance and typically run from 09:00 to 16:00.

Shadow staff in clinical settings or explore corporate roles in HR, finance, estates, communications and digital. Placements last from one day to two weeks, and you can complete 10 hours of mental health virtual work experience at a time that suits you.

Work with museum collections, help on an estate, welcome visitors or take on remote tasks, with flexible time commitments to fit your availability. You’ll get an induction covering health and safety, signing in, your supervisor and practical information about the site.

Spend two days in a hospital environment, meet healthcare professionals and explore NHS roles through work experience or taster days in Midwifery and Medical Physics. You can also complete 25 hours of virtual work experience at your own pace and receive a certificate.

A free online toolkit takes you from conservation campaigning and volunteering to planning your own project, with guides on fundraising, craftivism and writing to an MP. Reflect on your progress, then choose to submit your project for recognition through the Champions in Conservation Award.

Explore the history of crime and punishment in the UK through interactive activities, then connect historical enquiry with criminological thinking. See what university-level study involves as you examine legal systems, criminal punishment and course research - all in a flexible, self-paced session of around two hours.