No Poverty – End poverty in all its forms everywhere

We are leading the Rural-Led Energy Transition (RULET) Project on the integration of more renewable energy into the power grid alongside the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) and social housing tenants.

The initiative aims to reduce or eliminate the risk of low-income households being left behind in the transition to clean, smart, integrated energy systems.

The ‘Stand Up for Social Work’ Society on the Magee campus has led Christmas fundraising drives over the past number of years raising funds for the Pantry Project.

The project also provides Social Work students with opportunities to get involved in their local communities and apply their skills and knowledge to tackling real issues.

We are part of a one-year pilot project to address period poverty beginning in September 2021, period products being provided to students free of charge during the academic year.

We offer financial support and hardship funding students who are experiencing financial difficulties.

We participate in the ‘Pack for Good’ campaign run by the British Heart Foundation.

Over 100 bags of unwanted clothes were collected from clothes banks at student accommodation.

Our Economic Policy Centre has developed a Labour Market Intelligence Portal (LMIP) designed to track the health of the Northern Ireland economy on a wide range of indicators.

Our staff and students participate in the SOS sleep out challenge to raise essential funds for SOS NI to ensure it can continue supporting vulnerable individuals who find themselves in crisis on the streets of Belfast.

Through our Modern Slavery Statement we commit to creating awareness and improving our practices to ensure that modern slavery and human trafficking does not occur in any part of our organisation or supply chain.