One-day symposium for engaging dialogue about community action, civic engagement and development in today’s critical global context.

But implementing a bitcoin-based toll system will be difficult without US approval.

History was made at the heart of multilateralism! On 5 December, the United Nations General Assembly in New York became the stage for a bold call to action: the official launch of the International Vo...

One year after Northumbria University was announced as the lead research partner on the 2026 State of the World's Volunteerism Report (SWVR) produced by United Nations Volunteers (UNV), the publicatio...

Following the release of the UK Government’s recent White Paper on Immigration (2025), this provocation critically reflects on the role of points-based contributions, voluntary service and ‘good ch...

The progress of the past few years in advancing discussion and understanding of decolonisation, localisation, and locally-led development movement is now threatened by international aid cuts and attac...

This paper provides new knowledge on, and reconceptualises our understanding of, the relationship between volunteering, crisis and precarity. This paper critically examines how COVID-19’s impact on...

Volunteers play critical roles in responding to the multiple humanitarian crises facing the world, including disasters linked to conflict and climate change. But there are often gaps in protection and...

Northumbria University has been selected as the lead research partner to work with United Nations Volunteers (UNV) on producing the next State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR). The flagship U...

Northumbria University has been selected as the lead research partner to work with United Nations Volunteers (UNV) on producing the next State of the World’s...