How can you be part of social justice at UTS?

Interested in contributing to meaningful change during your time at UTS? Here are some places you can start:

UTS SOUL Award

SOUL is a free social justice and leadership program for all students. The two-part program includes the SOUL badge and the SOUL award, which involve 35 and 55 hours of social impact activities such as volunteering, advocacy work or community building. You'll also have access to workshops, training and events where you can meet like-minded students and skill up to create meaningful change.

UTS Shopfront

Shopfront is a work-integrated learning program that connects students with community organisations through coursework projects. Students work on real-world challenges, producing strategies, reports, plans, videos and more. It's a perfect way for students to make a meaningful impact through their course.

UTSSA collectives

Collectives are like-minded communities within the UTS Students' Association. They provide a safe, supportive space to connect with others, advocate for important issues and contribute to positive change in the university and wider community. From the Women’s collective to the Enviro collective and Ethnocultural collective, you're bound to find your place.

Get involved through your faculty

At UTS, social justice isn't just something you do outside of your studies or on the weekend. It's also weaved into your studies.

• Law students can participate in the Brennan Justice and Leadership program. The program gives students opportunities to explore justice issues through lectures, discussion groups and community volunteering.
• Engineering students can get involved with the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) program. EWB uses engineering to address humanitarian issues and also runs conferences, competitions and school outreach for young people to learn about engineering.

Join clubs and societies

• Darlings: dedicated to creating a safe, inclusive and fun social environment for UTS's queer and allied students.
• Fashion ethics sustainability society: aims to change the way people approach fashion by focusing on sustainability and industry ethics.
• Red cross society: committed to humanitarian action, making change and extending a helping hand where it's needed most.
• The Big Lift: founded on the philosophy of "paying it forward" with a strong commitment to volunteering around Sydney and in regional towns.
• Vinnies society: provides a range of volunteering opportunities and facilitates student engagement with the hardships faced by communities most in need of support.

Volunteering opportunities

• Respect Now Always (RNA) is a campaign aimed at eliminating sexual harm and gender-based violence at Australian universities. Sign up to become an RNA champion.
• Support wellbeing on campus by becoming an ActivateUTS wellbeing rep. You'll receive mental health training to help you dismantle stigma, start meaningful conversations and support someone experiencing a mental health illness or mental health crisis.

We can't wait to see you make change, be social and have fun during your time at uni.