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Neutrality is not an answer when your university is asked about trans students
Gray Prothero-Gibbs explains why student leaders shouldn’t accept neutrality as an answer when their university is asked about trans students.
Gray Prothero-Gibbs|04/11/26
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Jewels in the crown or rough diamonds – what universities miss about their SUs
Nick Smith|21/10/26
Climate, Coffee, Crisis – where do SUs fit in?
Krzysztof Mikulski|14/10/26
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Sharanya Sivarajah|12/10/26
Higher education needs to recognise gambling harm as a student wellbeing issue
Max Gogerty|05/10/26
From Oslo to Hamburg – our January 2027 study tour
Jim Dickinson|01/10/26
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Jim Dickinson|01/10/26
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- Student poverty isn’t cutting through to MPs – here are 20 things SUs can tell them
- How (and why) to respond to OfS’ stage two TEF consultation
- What SUs need to know about the detailed plans for the new TEF
- How to interrogate the student experience at subject level
- What is the latest on the TEF and how might a university (or one of its subjects) do on student experience?
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A round up of student influence, voice and representation policies from our eurotours (2026 update)
Jim Dickinson updates Wonkhe's compilation of student representation and voice practice gathered from SU study tours across Europe, with a shift away from course-level reps toward school and faculty s…
What SUs can learn from new OIA complaints about university halls
The OIA has published seven new case summaries on accommodation complaints – we set out what SUs can learn from them, and what the Code already says about each one
Student poverty isn’t cutting through to MPs – here are 20 things SUs can tell them
With MPs focused on graduates’ repayments, we set out 20 things SUs can raise about the poverty of the students studying now
How (and why) to respond to OfS’ stage two TEF consultation
How to interrogate the student experience at subject level
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