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Alan Roberts

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In five years’ time: Five ways students’ unions might change … again

by Alan Roberts

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25/08/25

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Loneliness, 10 years of MSC

by Livia Scott

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10/08/25

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Paying part time officers, power

by Livia Scott

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6/08/25

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Safe spaces, student opportunities, joining SUs

by Livia Scott

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1/08/25

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Representation, PGRs, Jim @ MSC

by Livia Scott

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25/07/25

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Welcome, strategy

by Livia Scott

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18/07/25

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Welcome and social prescribing, trustee boards, media law

by Livia Scott

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11/07/25

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Officers, community organising, fast track senior leadership

by Livia Scott

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4/07/25

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Summer, ethical officer support, mergers

by Livia Scott

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27/06/25

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City partnership, R&D, safer venues

by Livia Scott

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20/06/25

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Fees instalments, student led strategy

by Livia Scott

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11/06/25

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Food, student trustees, officer support

by Livia Scott

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6/06/25

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Food, student trustees, officer support

by Livia Scott

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5/06/25

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Catch-up

by Livia Scott

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29/05/25

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Food security, student festivals, influencing and organising

by Livia Scott

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21/05/25

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Elections, spaces, representation

by Livia Scott

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14/05/25

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Food, skills, charity week

by Livia Scott

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8/05/25

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Policy, Portugal, commuters, academic reps

by Livia Scott

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30/04/25

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To be FAIRe, there was plenty to learn in Portugal

by Jim Dickinson

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30/04/25

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Democracy lives in the daily life of our university

by Jim Dickinson

28/04/25

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A praxe é para quem quer!

by Jim Dickinson

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25/04/25

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Students should be co-authors of their education

by Jim Dickinson

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24/04/25

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Those who fight don’t always win, but those who don’t fight always lose

by Jim Dickinson

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21/04/25

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Elections, AI, gaming, international officers

by Livia Scott

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17/04/25

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Swap shop, AI, SU quality

by Livia Scott

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9/04/25

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PGRs, students in advice

by Livia Scott

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3/04/25

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Basic needs, education quality, innovative governance

by Livia Scott

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26/03/25

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Open sourcing, becoming a CEO, officer accountability

by Livia Scott

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19/03/25

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Student nights, policy agendas, basic needs

by Livia Scott

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12/03/25

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Speak weeks, Community leaders, City Assemblies

by Livia Scott

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6/03/25

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Study tour 2025: 48 hours in Stockholm

by Jim Dickinson

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28/02/25

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A postponement of a graduation or a problematic work environment means a lot

by Jim Dickinson

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27/02/25

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SU Elections special

by Livia Scott

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26/02/25

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There is no contradiction between being radical and being responsible

by Jim Dickinson

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25/02/25

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Siv’s attitude gives him hope

by Jim Dickinson

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23/02/25

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SUmmit, Prague’s Kampus, community organising

by Livia Scott

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19/02/25

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Council, international mentoring, commuters

by Livia Scott

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13/02/25

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New venue, SU elections, Spring Day

by Livia Scott

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6/02/25

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The more interesting the talent, the better

by Jim Dickinson

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16/01/25

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Invite a student to choose

by Mack Marshall

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14/01/25

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Gnome sweet home

by Mack Marshall

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13/01/25

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Truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred

by Jim Dickinson

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10/01/25

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The principled class approach

by Mike Day

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8/01/25

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When you’re building a house you don’t start with the roof

by Alan Roberts

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8/01/25

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The cloudless fun of every freshman

by Mack Marshall

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7/01/25

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Our prosperity must be sought here

by Jim Dickinson

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7/01/25

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We want the EU not the KGB

by Jim Dickinson

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4/01/25

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Christmas special

by Livia Scott

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20/12/24

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Now students will know what we think about things

by Alvina Imran

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6/12/24

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It turns out that students can run the place

by Alan Roberts

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27/11/24

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Post-conference special

by Livia Scott

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30/08/24

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Pre-conference special

by Livia Scott

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13/08/24

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Abandoning risk assessment, officer support

by Livia Scott

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11/08/24

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International community, community organising, SU from scratch

by Livia Scott

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9/08/24

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Rep conversations, turnaround, departmental committees

by Livia Scott

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29/07/24

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Consent classes, tenancy rights, committee training

by Livia Scott

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19/07/24

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Participation bursaries, gender-based violence, PTOs

by Livia Scott

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12/07/24

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Working class students, SU strategy, research

by Livia Scott

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7/07/24

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Gender expression, data in advice, social policy

by Livia Scott

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29/06/24

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Advice hubs, careers support, advocacy groups

by Livia Scott

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19/06/24

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Manifestos, reverse hustings and mobilising the student vote

by Livia Scott

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13/06/24

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Meeting students’ basic needs is about more than just a pantry

by Alan Roberts

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9/06/24

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Manifesto, Care packages, food bank and pantry

by Livia Scott

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6/06/24

Housing accreditation, bystander training, cost of living and the lottery

by Livia Scott

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31/05/24

Neurodiversity, medical diets, student networks

by Livia Scott

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23/05/24

Essay mills, marketing approaches and postgrads

by Livia Scott

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17/05/24

Double socs, reducing costs, student researchers

by Livia Scott

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10/05/24

Day events, sensory spaces, credit for activities

by Livia Scott

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2/05/24

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Because nothing has to stay the way that it is

by Jim Dickinson

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27/04/24

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Jump over the leather with a shout of salvation

by Jim Dickinson

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26/04/24

NSS hacking, new students, promoting officer work

by Livia Scott

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26/04/24

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We live in a time when we are all too busy with ourselves

by Jim Dickinson

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26/04/24

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Sometimes the rice is undercooked

by Jim Dickinson

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25/04/24

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90 per cent of students are right and 10 per cent are not

by Jim Dickinson

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24/04/24

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Urban advocacy, contract cheating, students in teams

by Livia Scott

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19/04/24

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How to establish a student basic needs agenda (and centre)

by Alan Roberts

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11/04/24

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Basic needs, candidate training, student events

by Livia Scott

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11/04/24

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Peer support, elections, student staff

by Livia Scott

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3/04/24

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How to make being a student staff member educational

by Alan Roberts

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3/04/24

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Cost of living, student experience fund, elections

by Livia Scott

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29/03/24

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Democracy, elections, communities

by Livia Scott

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23/03/24

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Sexual violence, strengths based leadership, community organising

by Livia Scott

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23/03/24

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Academic communities, advice, satellite sites

by Livia Scott

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23/03/24

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Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024

by Alan Roberts

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7/03/24

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Study Tours 2024: Finland

by Jim Dickinson

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17/01/24

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Study Tours 2024: Estonia

by Jim Dickinson

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16/01/24

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Study Tours 2024: Latvia

by Jim Dickinson

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16/01/24

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Study Tours 2024: Lithuania

by Jim Dickinson

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16/01/24

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What can students’ unions take from our research on digital literacy and the curriculum?

by Alan Roberts

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28/06/21

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Let’s play fantasy students’ union

by Alan Roberts

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22/01/20

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New here?

by Alan Roberts

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3/08/17