Students working together to make a difference in North Staffordshire

Students from Keele and Staffordshire Universities are working with local organisation LOVEstoke to make a difference for people in need across North Staffordshire as part of CSV Make a Difference Day, the UK’s single biggest day of volunteering.
Student volunteers will be at the LOVEstoke When… distribution centre in Fenton on Saturday (October 31) to sort [...]

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Keele University students take up the challenge in Thailand

Five Keele University students are heading to Thailand to take part in a four-week volunteering challenge.
Michael Rogalski, Simran Nagi and Esther Dick, all of Newcastle, will travel to Thailand with fellow Keele students Sarah Lloyd, of Southport, and Olivia Higginson, from Derbyshire.
Overseas Challenge 2009 – a partnership between student voluntary organisation VE@Keele, Manchester Metropolitan University [...]

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Keele University Student of the Year Award 2009

Keele University is delighted to announce that the 2009 winner of the prestigious Neil and Gina Smith Student of the Year Award is Sam Creavin, a 24-year-old student from East Sussex who is the first in his family to go to university.
Sam achieved a Masters degree (MPhil) at the same time as his undergraduate studies [...]

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Keele volunteers celebrate achievements

Students, staff and placement providers enjoyed an evening of entertainment to celebrate student volunteering through VE @ Keele. Recognising volunteer achievement amongst Keele students, this annual event is an opportunity to reward volunteers and thank both Placement Providers and the University for their support, whilst also encouraging more Keele students to give up their time [...]

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Red Nose Day at Keele raises over £1,200

Friday 13th March was Red Nose Day and Keele staff and students rose to the challenge to raise a whopping £1,231.96 in cash and pledges!
 
Coming out in force for Comic Relief, the Students’ Union sold 300 red noses on behalf of Sainsbury’s in Hanley and held a ‘slave auction’ which received pledges totalling £437.50. The [...]

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