Get involved

Get involved as a student

We want to make real societal change by giving students a unique opportunity to undertake in-depth community organising training and put that training into action by getting involved in real-life community organising campaigns.

Student can engage with the clinic in several different ways:

• Apply to take part in one of the clinic’s innovative, credit-bearing modules
  • Democracy in Action, our award-winning module on community organising, offered to students in their final year at University. BE947 – Democracy in Action
  • Short-term community placement modules, providing you with unique opportunity and to chance to develop skills needed for your future career, while also equipping you with the tools to become a lifelong active citizen.
  • BE944 – Short term community-based placement module (Undergraduate students only)
  • BE970 – Short term community-based placement module (Postgraduate students only)
  • More modules will be launched throughout 2024/25
• Take part in the online moodle course – Democracy and Citizenship For All 
• Apply to take part in 3 or 6 day residential training with Citizens UK as a member of the University of Essex.

Work with us as an organisation

We work with both community-based or third-sector organisations to help provide you with the support on different projects and campaigns.Typically organisations write a research brief that our students.can then fulfill. If you are interested in collaborating with us please do get in touch.

In the past we have worked with organisations such as, Colchester foodbank, Community 360, Eastlight community homes and Citizens Essex