EDGE activities

This leadership programme will take Sports students on a journey to gain a better understanding of yourself and gain skills to help you grow and develop as a leader

The BAME+ Network Ambassador EDGE activity aims to establish a cohort of student champions to promote and raise awareness of the BAME+ Network.

Open to Law and Social Work students this training will help students to develop essential client care skills from the initial interview stage, to discussing a client's legal requirements.

Get EDGE accreditation for your role as Course Rep by completing at least 1 training session and relevant documentation.

Special Olympics Ulster is an organisation which provides a sports training and competition programme for children and adults with an intellectual disability.

The Healthy Heroes initiative is a 5 week programme engaging KS2 pupils in primary schools on the importance of healthy eating.

The purpose of this EDGE activity is to develop your skills and awareness of the needs of students who have moved away from home for the first time and lack the confidence and ability to cook and budget for themselves.

This course aims to develop healthcare personnel with the knowledge and skills needed in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simple airway management and safe defibrillation (manual and/or AED).

A student will be tasked with providing desk research, essentially a literature review of relevant, pertinent, academic peer-reviewed material for Family Mediation NI, to assist them in their future development and progress.

LAICIM is a collaborative project that aims to provide an opportunity for young people who are refugees and immigrants in Northern Ireland (children in movement), to experience a rich English language learning environment through targeted language assessment and intervention.

This activity involves current Male Nursing students supporting the School of Nursing to promote Nursing as a positive career option for males.

Open to Social Work students, this mentoring initiative benefits the student, as it affords essential life and career experience in a relevant field thereby enhancing knowledge and experiential learning and improving future learning and career opportunities.

Secure EDGE Award recognition by working in paid or voluntary roles at the Open Championship 2025 taking place in Royal Portrush.

Peer Assisted Study Skills (PASS) allows you to earn EDGE credit as you undertake your role as a PASS Leader, enabling you to facilitate study sessions for groups of lower year groups on your course.

School/Department Reps and Faculty Reps are experienced Course Reps who have taken on the extra responsibility for your whole School/Department or Faculty.

To be responsible for a Sports Union Club or Students’ Union affiliated Society in a leadership role (i.e. as Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer etc.).

Deliver One to One Peer Mentoring to first year undergraduate students at Course and Module Level.

This activity is achieved through completing at least 20 hours of engagement with the UUSU Wellbeing Garden. Participants will have gained knowledge of sustainable food systems, social enterprises, and the importance of healthy living and wellbeing.

Building teamwork/leadership capacity via membership and participation of the various activities of the Ulster University Choir

A student leader in the Students’ Union who has carried out a minimum of 30 hours volunteering over the course of an academic year to improve the student experience by gathering feedback, running campaigns and supporting the Campus VP Academic and Student Affairs.

Student completes a National Governing Body Coaching Qualification which is at a level that allows student to coach independently. This must be from a National Governing Body of Sport which is affiliated to either Sport Northern Ireland or the Irish Sports Council.

The activity recognises the time and commitment a student gives to voluntarily (non-paid) sports coaching their club at Ulster University.

Get recognition your deserve for your volunteering experience through the Ulster EDGE Award