Latest SUs blogs
What if SU elections are a huge waste of time?
As a cold, dark January comes to a close, and afternoons start slowly to look a little lighter, it’s usually SU elections season that cheers me up. I’ve always loved elections. The costumes, the slogans, the banners and the bedsheets bring any campus to life – and there’s nothing like a close count under the … Continued
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The Friday SUs Briefing Email
Student experience on Wonkhe
Have students had the nerve to tell the truth about their experience?
Students have been able to feed directly back to the regulator in this iteration of the TEF - but has it worked? Jim Dickinson wants to see you be brave
Cost of living on Wonkhe
Podcast: Demand, student hardship, loans reform
This week on the podcast we interrogate UCAS end of cycle data - what is going on with demand for higher education?
SUs Video Briefings
Students' unions on Wonkhe
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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Student involvement in disciplinary processes
How involved should students be in disciplinary processes? Jim Dickinson and Sunday Blake review the background of this topic and question what SUs should think about in disciplinary policy reviews.
Students unions on Wonkhe
Secrets of the university poster sale
The university poster sale is a staple of welcome weeks and beyond - but how does it get there, who runs it and what do they know about your students? Mike Palmer reveals all.
Study Tour 2022: Scandinavia
Voice and representation work in SUs in the Scandis
Jim Dickinson how student voice work is done across Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland with links to policies and resources
SU Research
Do students’ unions make a difference?
Do students' unions make a difference? Jim Dickinson has the lowdown on new research into student involvement and student outcomes
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Can we pay our part time officers (and other related questions)
Team Wonkhe reviews the legal position on a question we get asked a lot every year in the team
Free speech
Here’s how we get off the campus conflict see-saw
Reflecting on debates about free speech and cancel culture, Jim Dickinson considers how to make students feel both safe enough to be challenged, and powerful enough to challenge others
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If I could turn back time – reflections from former SU officers
Eve Alcock rounds up advice for new SU officers from those who've been there, done that and got the t-shirt
Nick Smith's adventures in SU democracy and governance
