Developing students’ authentic selves: Community organising modules at the University of Westminster, United Kingdom

This short update introduces a suite of community organising modules that are being delivered at the University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom (UK). These modules have been developed in partnership with Citizens UK and take inspiration from existing initiatives to embed community organising within the curriculum at other UK universities (see, for example, Anglia Ruskin University (n.d.), Newcastle University (2024) and University of Sussex (2024). Citizens UK are ‘the UK’s biggest, most diverse, and most effective people-powered alliance’ who engage in community organising activity with the aim of ‘bringing together everyday people and local organisations to build a better, fairer society’ (Citizens UK, 2024). The modules aim to provide a deeply authentic learning experience for students. In addition, and perhaps more importantly, they allow students the opportunity to develop authentic relationships and their authentic selves during their time at university.