Becky Thomson

3 pieces

Newest first, since June 2020

1. 30 July 2021 · SUs

   What did SUs learn from the Pandemic: Part 2

   It’s not over yet – but as we gear up for the new academic year, what did we learn from the pandemic? We asked staff and officers from SUs across the UK to share reflections and learning from sixteen months of tea-time p

   With Brendan McCarthy, Christina Kennedy, Annie Willingham and Paul Newton

2. 19 March 2021 · SUs

   Student politics is too important to cut off from support

   This year students’ unions – and more importantly, students – have been embroiled in a newly invigorated campus culture war. Universities minister Michelle Donelan argues that students’ unions shouldn’t be making decisio

3. 18 June 2020 · SUs

   We could make a massive difference to student parents

   I began my university life in 2016 as a parent to a three month old baby, entering into undergraduate study after completing a year with the Open University. That transition – from both distance learning to full time stu