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Library Champions

This guide provides an overview of the Library Champions scheme and includes support materials for current Library Champions.

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Become a Library Champion!

Transform your university experience while enhancing your CV

Are you looking to stand out in a competitive job market? Join the Library Champions volunteering scheme and gain real-world UX design and project management skills right in your university library! Volunteering hours count towards the Exeter Award.

What you'll gain:

  • Training in UX design and research

  • Experience working on actual library improvement projects

  • Essential employability skills in project management

  • Collaborate directly with fellow students to enhance library services

  • A standout volunteer experience for your CV

As a Library Champion, you'll work alongside library staff on projects designed to improve the student experience. You'll conduct UX research with your peers, design solutions based on student feedback, and implement changes that benefit the entire campus community. No prior experience necessary—just bring your enthusiasm and creative ideas!

Please see the three available project briefs in the box to the left of this page, then let us know your preferences and any other ideas you may have in the application form. 

Applications open now!

Library Champions: Volunteer in your library, design with students, for students

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