The 2026 SU webinar box set
On-demand webinars on the policy, law and practice shaping students’ unions – the Essentials for new officers and staff, the big themes, and a bonus back catalogue. Watch any time. The recordings and slides come with Wonkhe SUs.
This is the 2026 set. Each year’s programme is added as it runs, and the sessions that keep their value stay on – so the box set grows.
Your hostsJim, Sharanya, Mack, Michael and David
50 sessions in 2026 · 50 available now
The Essentials
Five sessions for new officers and the staff who support them – how the sector works, what just happened, the law, representation, and how to be effective.
- 01Introduction to Wonkhe, and how the higher education sector worksJim Dickinson · with Debbie McVittyWatch →
- 02What just happened?Sharanya Sivarajah and Michael SalmonWatch →
- 03Students' unions and the lawJim Dickinson · with Ben WardWatch →
- 04How does student representation work?Jim DickinsonWatch →
- 05How to be an influential and effective SU officerJim Dickinson, Sharanya Sivarajah and Mack Marshall · with Ade Adeoye and Katie JacksonWatch →
The programme
The big themes, one session each – money, housing, mental health, free speech, quality, consumer rights, the OIA and the rest – with the people who work on them.
- 01Righting the wrongs for Disabled studentsJim Dickinson · with Amelia McLoughlanWatch →
- 02Why students are consumers and why they're also notJim DickinsonWatch →
- 03Money money moneyJim Dickinson · with Alan RobertsWatch →
- 04Friends have benefitsJim Dickinson · with Ed MoloneyWatch →
- 05Parliamentary advocacySharanya Sivarajah · with Mems AyinlaWatch →
- 06Why work on uni policies mattersJim Dickinson · with Mike RatcliffeWatch →
- 07Harassment and sexual misconductJim Dickinson · with Anna BullWatch →
- 08International students in focusJim Dickinson · with Yinbo YuWatch →
- 09Students at workSharanya Sivarajah · with Prof Adrian Wright and Martin LoweWatch →
- 10The history of students' unions: where we've been, and where we're goingJim Dickinson · with Mike DayWatch →
- 11Getting the relationship rightJim Dickinson · with Gary HughesWatch →
- 12Won't someone think of the postgradsSharanya Sivarajah · with James CoeWatch →
- 13Race, racism and awarding gapsSharanya Sivarajah · with Ruqia OsmanWatch →
- 14Freedom of speechJim DickinsonWatch →
- 15Making a difference on student housingJim Dickinson · with Gina RaymentWatch →
- 16Students on health coursesSharanya Sivarajah · with Megan CornesWatch →
- 17Reviewing SU democratic structuresJim Dickinson · with Neil MackenzieWatch →
- 18Governance and Democracy in SUsJim Dickinson · with Nick SmithWatch →
- 19Getting in, getting on and getting a job – access and participation in English HEJim DickinsonWatch →
- 20Changing things through studentsSharanya Sivarajah · with Tom SnapeWatch →
- 21Making a difference on mental healthSharanya Sivarajah · with Dom Smithies and Dr Gareth HughesWatch →
- 22Quality in the NationsJim Dickinson · with Jeremy HarveyWatch →
- 23What is the OIA and why does it matter?Sharanya Sivarajah · with Barry McHaleWatch →
- 24More than your degreeSharanya Sivarajah · with Rosie HunnamWatch →
- 25The robots are hereMack MarshallWatch →
- 26Commuter studentsMack MarshallWatch →
- 27Making the town or city where you study betterMack MarshallWatch →
- 28When is the academic experience not good enough?Mack MarshallWatch →
- 29Climate, sustainability and student powerSharanya Sivarajah · with Hannah NimmoWatch →
- 30Understanding university financesMack MarshallWatch →
- 31Data day concerns (with our friends LEO, TEF and NSS)David KernohanWatch →
Bonus sessions
From the back catalogue: recordings that have kept their value, on the questions unions keep coming back to.
- 01Students and consumer rightsJim DickinsonWatch →
- 02Understanding student loansJim DickinsonWatch →
- 03Students at work – the research in depthJim DickinsonWatch →
- 04Becoming a studentJim DickinsonWatch →
- 05Framing the case for student representationJim DickinsonWatch →
- 06Getting general meetings (AGMs) rightWonkheWatch →
- 07Late submissions and extenuating circumstancesMack MarshallWatch →
- 08When the SU–university relationship needs helpJim DickinsonWatch →
- 09Student housing and the Renters’ Reform BillJim DickinsonWatch →
- 10Students and busesJim Dickinson · with Amy (University of Bath Students’ Union)Watch →
- 11The OIA’s Good Practice Framework – what’s changedJim DickinsonWatch →
- 12Supporting students with eating disordersJim Dickinson · with PhoebeWatch →
- 13How to become indispensableJim DickinsonWatch →
- 14How to approach university rent negotiationsJim DickinsonWatch →
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