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The Access and Widening Participation Office runs a Student Ambassador scheme to support with delivering a range of activities across the Office.
What does the UCL Access and Widening Participation Office do?
UCL's Access and Widening Participation Office (AWPO) organises events and activities for young people from backgrounds that are underrepresented at university. We work with students from non-selective state schools and lower-income families. We also work with teachers, parents, and other supporters, and with specialist groups such as disabled students, care-experienced, estranged students, black students, mature students, and forced migrants.
What do AWPO Student Ambassadors do?
Our AWPO Student Ambassadors help deliver our activities aimed at increasing the access and participation of underrepresented groups in higher education and giving greater insight into UCL's degree programmes and student life.
We have a broad range of activities and ambassadors are a central part of our delivery, where they talk about their experiences with young people, deliver presentations and represent the team and UCL at Higher Education fairs for example. For more information about this, please see our Access and Widening Participation webpages.
How can I apply?
Applications are now closed for the scheme.
We will likely reopen for applications towards the begining of the next academic year (i.e. around October-November 2025).
This webpage will be updated with the relevant information when applications reopen.
Staff guidance for booking UCL AWPO Student Ambassadors
If you are a member of UCL staff and need Student Ambassadors to support a widening participation activity for UK state school students, teachers or families, please visit our Department Sharepoint Site for guidance on this.
How else does the Access and Widening Participation Office work with current UCL students?
- Student Leaders
The UCL Access and Widening Participation Team recruits Student Leaders to work on the UCL's Sutton Trust Summer Schools. The Summer School is designed for Year 12* students currently attending non-selective state schools/colleges from all round the UK and aim to give them a taste of university life and studying at UCL.
Student leaders will be supporting the Access and Widening Participation team with running the Summer School, supervising and leading a small group of participants on a subject closely aligned with their degree.
For more information, please see our UCL Sutton Trust Summer School website.Student Leader applications are now open for the 2025 Summer Schools.
To apply for the Student Leader role, please fill out our application form.
The deadline to apply is 31 January 2025 at 5pm.If you have any further questions about the role, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions document or get in touch with the team on wp.taster@ucl.ac.uk.
* Year 13 in Northern Ireland or S5 in Scotland
- Taster Presenters
Taster Presenters are UCL postgraduate students who are recruited by UCL Access & Widening Participation Office to deliver academic sessions to prospective students from underrepresented backgrounds.
For more information and to apply please see our Postgraduate Taster Presenters webpage.
What are the other Student Ambassador Schemes at UCL?
In addition to the Access & Widening Participation Student Ambassador Scheme there are several other student ambassador schemes being run at UCL. Some of these are paid roles, others are volunteering opportunities. Feel free to enquire within your faculty to find out if they run their own Student Ambassador Scheme.
Please find below some other Student Ambassador schemes, you can contact the relevant team to find out more.