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Student leaders need spaces to help shape the sector
Lewis Wilson reflects on his lone journey to the Membership Services Conference – and why sector spaces must do more to centre student leadership in shaping the future of SUs
Summer 2025

Improving the experience for international students
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Student governors 2025: Money money money
Team Wonkhe explores how student governors can decode university finances – from liquidity days to international income risk – and why financial literacy is critical for effective governance
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The exploitation of international students begins before they enrol
Imagine you’re an international PGT applicant who’s changed their mind about the course they applied for.
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Wales can lead the way on student engagement – if it chooses to
From student rights to democratic participation, Jim Dickinson makes the case for a bold, enforceable Learner Engagement Code in Wales to ensure higher education delivers on its civic promise
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Freedom of speech in SUs

For SUs, free speech regulation is a terrible mess
Jim Dickinson reflects on a new legal case that highlights the importance of democratic debate and the right of citizens and members to discriminate on the basis of others' beliefs
Study tour to Portugal

To be FAIRe, there was plenty to learn in Portugal
On the way home from this year study tour to Portugal, Jim, Mack and team reflect on what UK SUs might learn from the country's impressive systems and culture of student organising
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Social mobility is in the mix
Friendships that cut across income brackets and backgrounds are the stuff of many an american teen movie, but it turns out that they’re also a measurable driver of social mobility.
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I would like a place I could call my own
You’ve got to hand it to the good people running businesses in Lincoln.
Belong from Wonkhe and Cibyl

Latest from Belong – students are earning, but what are we learning?
Jim Dickinson assesses the findings of new polling from Belong on students' experiences of and impacts from being at work
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Here’s what SUs need to know about OfS’ new regulation of access and participation
The Office for Students (OfS) has published new arrangements for the regulation of equality of opportunity in higher education in England and there are big opportunities for SUs.
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We’re still no closer to clarity over antisemitism on campus
A couple of fairly notable things emerged last week over antisemitism in higher education.
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We need to talk about sabbatical burnout
One of the conversations we have a lot at this time of year with SUs is about burnout and sabbatical officer workload.
Policy forums and round tables

Round table report: Harassment and sexual misconduct
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Study Tour 2023: The low countries

As the sector expands, why are we letting more mean less?
Are we making compromises to the student experience just to make the numbers add up? Jim Dickinson and Livia Scott reflect on a week in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany with student leaders.
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Nick Smith's adventures in SU democracy and governance
