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It is crucial that students know what their rights are and where to find them
In the final leg of the Wonkhe SUs Rhineland tour, the team explore the Netherlands’ distinct approach to student representation – where collaboration beats rivalry, and student-led reform is written into the structure
With Mack Marshall, Alan Roberts and Mike Day
· Comment
Parliament has debated a statutory duty of care again
In the wake of renewed calls for clearer student protections, Jim Dickinson whether voluntary guidance is working and the lessons England could learn from Australia and Sweden
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What are Dutch study associations and what’s different from UK academic societies?
Jim Dickinson and Mack Marshall explore how Dutch universities structure student organisation around degree programmes rather than central unions – and finds a model that achieves high active participation through seriou
With Mack Marshall and Wonkhe SUs explainer
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They come up with ideas that we don’t have
On Day 4 of the SUs study tour to the Rhineland, the team visit Antwerp to explore how the city treats students not as problems or consumers, but as citizens — integrating them into urban planning with striking depth, ca
With Mack Marshall, Alan Roberts and Mike Day
· SUs
It’s in our tradition here to remain a bit proud
On Days 3 and 4 of the SUs Rhineland study tour, the team finds that student experience is shaped not just by programmes and policies, but by mugs, matchings, mandates – and an infrastructure for connection
With Mack Marshall, Alan Roberts and Mike Day
· Comment
We want to make that heart beat more strongly
From frozen bus toilets to peer-led pedagogy, Jim Dickinson and Mack Marshall explore what the UK might learn from student-centred innovation and cross-border collaboration on the continent
With Mack Marshall
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Tour baby tour
With Mack Marshall
· SUs
A captivating experience that showcases the beauty of cultural exchange
What if student voice had legal weight? On Days 2 and 3 of the SUs study tour, the team reflect on a continental journey where student representation is not just heard, but hardwired into the system
With Mack Marshall, Mike Day and Alan Roberts
· SUs
The most universally despised creature in France
On Day 2 of the Wonkhe SUs Rhineland study tour, the tean discovers how French student leaders are translating hardship into political leverage. – one poster, grocery shelf, and housing hotline at a time
With Mack Marshall, Mike Day and Alan Roberts
· SUs
Taste the first strawberries from the garden
At the end of Day 1 of the Wonkhe SUs study tour to the Rhineland, the team finds a vision of student life grounded in public service, solidarity, local integration and sweet sweet honey
With Mack Marshall, Mike Day and Alan Roberts
· SUs
Blankets are available
As the Wonkhe SUs Rhineland study tour begins proper, the tean uncover how Swiss students are resourced to reshape their universities – from tech solutions for module selection to institution-wide curriculum reform
With Mack Marshall, Mike Day and Alan Roberts
· SUs
Students are the university’s best teachers
On Day 0 of the Wonkhe SUs study tour to the Rhineland, the team explores how German universities deliver high-quality, student-centred education at scale – and what UK SUs might learn from their example
With Alan Roberts and Gareth Hughes
· SUs
The more colourful the better
On Day -1 of the Wonkhe SUs Rhineland study tour, the team examines how a student-led initiative in 1920 grew into a vast public institution, revealing an alternative vision of higher education support
With Alan Roberts and Gareth Hughes
· SUs
We have never received a single complaint
On Day -2 of the Wonkhe SUs study tour to central Europe, Jim Dickinson and team trace the tension between memory, power and student voice from Munich’s snowy streets
With Alan Roberts and Gareth Hughes
· Wonk Corner
OfS has published board papers from December. Think partnership not punishment
Everyone’s on Youtube these days. OfS Chair Edward Peck has once again taken to the popular Google-owned video sharing platform to deliver a three-minute summary of the Office for Students’ December board meeting, filmed
· Wonk Corner
Iran’s students are again at the centre of nationwide unrest
Saturday night brought the news that shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar were closing their shutters as the Iranian rial hit a record low of 1.45 million to the US dollar.
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Does your university need a student consultation framework? (2026 update)
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
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30 housing cases that made it to the first tier tribunal
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
See you tomorrow and every other day until there is justice
As Serbia’s student-led protest movement clears its first anniversary, Jim Dickinson reflects on a year of blockades, sonic weapons, and a new grammar of protest that defies easy categorisation
· Wonk Corner
Students and the strategy to halve violence against women and girls
Launching the Westminster government’s strategy to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) on Radio 4 on Thursday, Home Office minister Jess Phillips said that she would use “every single lever and power of the sta