The Students’ Union at UWE and UWE Bristol are offering a unique opportunity for students to gain skills in project management, organisational change for sustainability, communications and leadership by volunteering as a Responsible Futures auditor.

Work experience opportunities! 

Want to find out more about sustainability issues? 

Want to gain the skills and knowledge associated with auditing? 

Want to make a positive impact? 

Want to improve the provision of sustainability content in courses? 

Want to improve your CV and gain valuable employability skills? 

Want to have a fun day learning practical skills and meet likeminded people?

What are the details? 

• Time commitment: You will need to be available on both: Day 1: 21st May and Day 2: 22nd May 2025. 

• This is a voluntary opportunity, but you will get a free lunch! 

• Be part of a team of 10 students carrying out important and valuable work 

• Great transferable experience for your CV 

How Responsible Futures works if you were to take part: 

UWE Bristol and The Students’ Union will have submitted evidence towards the accreditation, and then this is reviewed by student auditors, so this is where you come in! You will audit this evidence, and you also help to run interviews and focus groups with students and staff on the topic of sustainability. You will receive all the necessary training and support by the brilliant staff from SOS-UK, this is a voluntary post (over two days) and you’ll gain experience of organisational change for sustainability, leadership and communications, auditing, environmental management, social responsibility, etc. 

There will be plenty of breaks and a free lunch from The Students’ Union bar. You will generally be working in pairs or teams and you will be fully supported by SOS-UK Responsible Futures staff to complete the audit. 

If you are interested, then please do read the role description here – Responsible Futures Auditor role description 2025

How to sign up 

If you are interested in being a Student Auditor please email sucommunity@uwe.ac.uk by Thursday 15th May.   

Focus group opportunity 

If you don’t want to commit to being student auditor but you’d like to be part of Responsible Futures in a smaller way, then you are welcome to join our 45-minute focus group about sustainability at UWE on 29th May from 13:00-14:00 online. 

Please email sucommunity@uwe.ac.uk if you are interested.