Connected Community

What you do outside of your studies is just as important as what you do while learning

Well Together #ConnectedCommunity

February - Mid-March 2021

Well Together has been developed to engage our staff and student community to take part in various activities, and encourage you to take time out of your day and do something for yourself. Highlighting activities that are happening at the University - with a few extras thrown in.

Well Together Events

Introduction

Here at the University of Dundee we are all part of a unique, Connected Community. Getting involved in extra-curricular activity and volunteering means you can take a well-deserved break from the library, look after yourself, and develop your transferable skills along the way. This looks fantastic on your CV and will impress employers – they aren’t looking for just degrees. Engage in our Connected Community to maximise your potential, have fun, and get the most out of studying with us.

Why get involved?

There are so many amazing activities to choose from – get involved and build your sense of belonging with likeminded individuals.
Taking a break from study is 100% necessary. Look after yourself and reduce stress.
Maximise your employability potential – have things to talk about on your CV and at job interviews other than your studies.
Become eligible for an employability or volunteering award from the University.
Learn new skills, make new friends, and become a part of something bigger.

SWITCH - Find something for you

Are you looking to get involved in extra-curricular activity but don’t know where to start? Have you never thought of getting involved, or think extra-curricular activities are not for you?

Use our SWITCH service for a one-to-one referral to help you discover what interests you most and gain a helping hand in reaching out to an activity you want to do. Our service is open to everyone, whatever course, year, or background you have so why not get in touch now.

Find out more about SWITCH

Resources for our Connected Community

The benefits from being active are well documented, the positive impact on our physical and mental health to learning new skills, making new friends and improving your employability status. Recent studies show that being active will have a positive impact also on your studies during your academic career. The University has everything you need to start.

SWITCH on and get active

Join a society, sports club, volunteer or learn a new skill.

Sports
Art and culture
Student societies
Learn new professional skills
Doctoral Academy research community
Volunteer opportunities

Day to day support services

Student services offer day to day support for both staff and students to help get you active in our university and the wider Dundee connected community.

Disability Services
Counselling, Gender based violence, Nightline
Student finance and study support
Chaplaincy
Registry

Art and culture on campus and in the city

University of Dundee Museum Services has an amazing collection of over 30,000 artefacts, artworks and natural history specimens, spanning the whole history of the University since its foundation in 1881.

Archives Services records the history of the University. Browse through the unique collections, attend one of our events or volunteer to develop a range of skills.

University of Dundee Culture blog is a space to share and celebrate the cultural activity of our University community. Discover the huge range of diverse cultural activity happening on and off our campuses.

Community arts and culture events in the city of Dundee can be found at:

Professional skills and research community

Organisational and Professional Development (OPD) are the University's central training and development unit providing all staff and postgraduate researchers with universal professional skills. OPD provide an extensive range of skills workshops and webinars, bespoke programmes and external opportunities. Mentoring and coaching is also offered through OPD. You can contact the team to discuss your transferrable workplace skills and non-discipline-specific training needs.

Doctoral Academy oversees support for all postgraduate researchers and their academic supervisors at the University. The Doctoral Academy works in partnership with both local and national stakeholders to ensure an excellent experience, provide opportunities to engage in our vibrant research community and support for researcher development and ongoing careers.

Volunteer to help connect the student community

The University's welcoming, buddying and mentoring scheme Peer Connections is seeking friendly and approachable students to volunteer in 2020-21 (from September 2020).

Share your knowledge and experience of life in the University with new students.
Access free training (September), gain valuable skills and work experience to add to your CV. Get more involved at University and meet new people.
Gain experience towards the Dundee Plus Award.

Student awards

Be recognised for your extracurriculars

The best thing about being involved outside your studies is that you can gain an award for it. Dundee Plus will help you develop skills that employers are looking for, get recognition for these skills, and communicate your skills and achievements.

Dundee Plus award

Record your extracurriculars

Write down a short reflection on what you’ve been doing outside the classroom. This could be society/sports club involvement, casual volunteering, being a student rep, or just helping out in the community. You may be eligible to receive an OpenBadge as record of your achievements.

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