Student fundraising ideas
If you need a little inspiration to get you started check out our list below and if you would like to chat through your ideas please feel free to email fundraising@antibioticresearch.org.uk and we can set up a call.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 18-24 November
you could organise a range of fundraising and awareness activities taking place across the week. Ideas include – A Great British Tea Party, sponsored events, a guest lecture focusing on AMR, awareness stalls or any of the other fundraising ideas below
Bucket collections
Get permission at your local supermarket or station to collect donations. We can send you everything you need for this
Valentine’s Day
Organise an event to focus on the need for safe sex (super gonorrhea), you could sell heart shaped biscuits or broken heart biscuits
Gaming for good
Using twitch to hold gaming marathons, gaming tournaments etc. You can connect twitch to Just Giving to collect donations
Bingo
Regular or use scientific terms, charge to take part and get a small prize for the winner
Film/documentary screening
Grab some friends over at your flat and watch a film or documentary together, serve popcorn and drinks and collect donations. You could try watching Catch, Resistance Fighters, Resistance or Contagion, 28 days later, Outbreak or I am Legend
Smartphone film festival
Get people to create their own films about antibiotic resistance and charge entry to watch them Join Antibiotic Research UK as a member
Wellbeing event
How to take care of your health so you don’t need antibiotics, hand hygiene, basic self care for mild illnesses, when to seek further help, keeping well through diet and exercise. Ask for donations to attend the event Find out more on our volunteering pages
Society mash-ups
Get together with other societies and organise events with them. Antibiotic resistance will affect so many people in their working lives, you might want to think about: veterinary, GPs, surgery, midwifery, pharmacy, biological sciences, microbiology, obstetrics, and dentistry to name just a few
Fancy dress party
Dress as your favourite scientist or super bug and ask for donations for entry
Games night
All your favourite board games
Karaoke
Can you make this science themed? How about Life on Mars, Rocket Man, The scientist, Supermassiveblackhole, or Atomic?
Quiz
Organise your own quiz event and charge for entry
Raffle
Get prizes donated and sell raffle tickets
Sweepstake
Whether it’s the World Cup, Wimbledon or Strictly Come Dancing set up a sweepstake with a % of the money going to Antibiotic Research UK