Author
Mike Day
48 pieces
Newest first, since November 2014 · page 3 of 3
· SUs · Members
Study Tours 2024: Latvia
With Jim Dickinson, Livia Scott, Alan Roberts and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Study Tours 2024: Lithuania
With Jim Dickinson, Livia Scott, Alan Roberts and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
All about students and HE in Europe and the role of the EU
With Jim Dickinson, Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs
Once there was a war on students’ unions
Mike Day reflects on the battle for the survival of students’ unions back in 1994
· Analysis
David versus Goliath: The past, present and future of students’ unions in the UK
Mike Day and Jim Dickinson trace the history of SUs in higher education and argue that their role should be nurtured rather than derided by decision makers.
With Jim Dickinson
· Analysis
Freedom to speak or freedom from harm? The history of the No Platform debate
Jim Dickinson and Mike Day take the long view of the debate over the No Platform Policy – from the tumultuous debates of the 80’s and 90’s to today’s battles over free speech on campus and Government initiatives to crack
With Jim Dickinson
· SUs · Members
Freedom to speak or freedom from harm?
Mike Day and Jim Dickinson take a look back at the at the debate over the Education Act 1986, which was designed (but arguably failed) to curtail “No Platform” policies in SUs.
With Jim Dickinson
· SUs · Members
The War on SUs
As NUS looks forward to 2024 to secure the future of SUs, its Director of Internationalism and Devolved Nations Mike Day looks back at the long road that led to the 1994 Education Act.