With tuition fees set to rise, it is easy to understand why a financial incentive might be a strong one when it comes to encouraging student activity. However, while research by Timebank reveals that 75 per cent of students would volunteer if it meant a cut in their college fees, I firmly believe that students would volunteer anyway - whether you slip them a fiver or not.
We decided to use Community Service Volunteers' (CSV) Make a Difference Day last year to launch a volunteering project at the University of Hull, to bridge the gap between young and old people in the community, with students inviting local elderly residents down to campus for tea.
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