Use your skills to support organisations making a difference.
The OR Society’s Pro Bono OR initiative brings together skilled problem-solvers and charities to create lasting change.
By applying operational research to real challenges, volunteers help charities make smarter decisions, improve services, and deliver greater impact.
It’s a chance to use your expertise for good and see measurable results in communities across the UK. Take a look at our open projects and get involved - your skills could make all the difference.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]
Help Workwhile assess, streamline and automate key processes to increase efficiencies and free up resources for other work.
Help the Science Council with survey design and analysis to support EDI practices in volunteer recruitment and management.
A sample of past projects, for the full list, visit our case studies page.
Dachshund Health UK is analysing data from 5,400 owners to identify walking and lifestyle factors linked to intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) in dachshunds, supporting evidence-based welfare guidance and prevention.
Help Porchlight show how moving people from temporary accommodation into supported and permanent homes can reduce homelessness more effectively and cost-efficiently, building the case for wider adoption by local authorities.
To help the NSPCC understand why they are not recruiting sufficient B, A & ME candidates and what they could do differently to improve this.
Carry out an initial review and validation of 2023 NFWI (National Federation of Women's Institutes) survey data concerning members’ experiences with and of autism and ADHD. Then, report back any conclusions and recommendations for any necessary subse
The UK Cyber Security Council develops, promotes and stewards nationally recognised standards for cyber security in support of the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy to make the UK the safest place to live and work online.
AMEND is developing a new strategy to evolve from an organisation focused primarily on providing information and support services into one that also prioritises advocacy.
The OR Society’s OR in Education (ORiE) project liaises with teachers, lectures and educators to promote operational research (OR) in education and raises awareness of the importance of its real world applications and career potential to students.
Livestock supports primarily new mothers, but all parents in a variety of ways – mainly through creative workshops.
Survey design with the aim of encouraging maximum participation amongst the TPT service-user community, in order to facilitate impact measurement and to better inform the distillation of strategic priorities for TPT.
Full list of past projects
For a list of projects from November 2023 and earlier, please see https://probonoor.blogspot.com/