Author
Mike Hill
Mike Hill is Director of Student Leadership and Communities at ARU Students Union
5 pieces
Newest first, since September 2023
· SUs
The needs of future students need not be a mystery
Mike Hill sets out what SUs should understand about the incoming “Zalpha” cohort – from AI orchestration and housing activism to portfolio careers and peer-led mental health
· SUs
Trust is the real election
Rohan Rajesh argues that democratic legitimacy doesn’t end at the ballot box – and that international officers face a system of informal trust that was never designed with them at the centre
With Rohan Rajesh
· SUs
A student leadership revolution is overdue
Mike Hill challenges the student movement to embrace genuine student leadership, arguing that in 2025, putting students truly in charge remains a radical yet necessary revolution.
· SUs
Sometimes student representation is about what’s not being talked about
Mike Hill wonders if there’s a tendency to sweep issues under the rug, or a shortfall in capacity to effectively address them, when issues arise for students
· SUs
Honestly? I wanna see you be brave
Reflecting on conversations with colleagues over the past year, Mike Hill argues that fear is stopping SU officers and staff from delivering their full potential