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I'm guessing there wasn't a government trying to send you to Poundland unpaid or some other such thing if you were able to sustain unemployment benefit for a year in order to complete your voluntary assignment. Times have changed I'm guessing, I'm wondering whether one would receive unemployment benefits for so long whilst volunteering in today's desperate climate? We have nearly 1 million young people out of work and desperate to earn a living at a time where there is a dire shortage of jobs. An entire generation is missing out on the chance to gain a respectable start to professional life using their skills, and sinking into the pits of mental health difficulties due to the lack of opportunity to accrue feelings of self-worth, appreciation, validation of their identity, financial self-sufficience, and all the other negative impacts that affected all unemployed people of any age. The appaulling behaviour of ruthless and rude recruiters just adds insult to injury in young people's situations. Dr Cathy Baldwin, [log in to unmask] Post Doctoral Associate, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford http://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/about-us/affiliates-emeriti-research-fellows/dr-cathy-baldwin/ ________________________________________ From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Ian Simmons [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 26 April 2013 14:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Volunteering at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition I was on the dole, living off lentils and baked potato. IAN Ian Simmons Science Communication Director Centre for Life Management Suite Times Square Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP Tel: +44191 2438250 Fax: +44191 2438201 Email: [log in to unmask] Life Science Centre is Britain's most popular planetarium and the region's only 4D-Motion-Ride - all included in your ticket price! http://www.life.org.uk/whats-on/planetarium http://www.life.org.uk/whats-on/4D-Motion-Ride Maker Faire is coming back! Save the dates 27th and 28th April 2013 http://www.life.org.uk/whats-on/events/maker-faire Our mission is to be the best place in the UK for enthusing and engaging everyone in science and to provide support and state-of-the-art facilities on site so that world-class scientific research in medicine can flourish. http://www.life.org.uk -----Original Message----- From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sam Kuper Sent: 26 April 2013 13:52 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Volunteering at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition On 26/04/2013, Ian Simmons <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > When I started out I got my first step on the ladder by volunteering > in a museum, 5 days a week for nearly a year Since you mentioned it on an open list, can I ask how you supported yourself financially in that position for that length of time? 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