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Staff Volunteering Day Scheme
We believe in giving back to our local communities. Our aim is simple: to make it easy for staff to support local causes and share their time, energy and skills with the people and places that need them most. That’s why we introduced the Staff Volunteering Day Scheme.
Every salaried member of staff is entitled to one day per academic year – separate from their annual leave – to volunteer with a charity, community group or public organisation of their choice.
The scheme is entirely flexible and up to the individual. Whether it’s lending a hand at a foodbank, helping out at a school, taking part in an environmental clean-up, or mentoring someone, all staff are encouraged to make a meaningful contribution to their community.
Staff Volunteering Day Case Studies
See how some of our staff chose to spend their Volunteering Day
Andrea Cameron
Andrea spent her time with Dundee Dragons Wheelchair Sports Club (DDWSC), a local charity committed to promoting inclusive sport
Dr Michelle Weldon-Johns
Michelle dedicated her volunteering day to delivering an engaging lesson on debating at a local primary school.
Kasturi Dasgupta
Kasturi Dasgupta participated in STEM Week at St Peter and Paul's RC Primary School
Claire Gammie
Claire supported the Coldside Summer Activities for Families Project at the Hilltown Community Centre
Janet Horrocks and Nicola Brown
Nicola and Janet volunteered at Dronley Community Woodland in Auchterhouse
Eunice Monaghan
Eunice dedicated her time to supporting Parish Nursing Dundee’s Christmas lunch at the Steeple Church.
Civic Engagement at Abertay
Our staff and students engage in a very wide range of outreach community activities. This is either through their work - particularly academic research and enhancing teaching practice through community engagement - or through personal motivation.
We want to extend this further so we have a Civic Engagement strategy developed in consultation with staff. It sets out our current and potential role in civic engagement and provides a strategic framework and recommended actions.
