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There’s a new report about what student life is like today – here’s why it’s important to SUs in planning the year ahead

There’s a new report about what student life is like today – here’s why it’s important to SUs in planning the year ahead

How to increase student participation, reflections from an officer about to return to the classroom

How to increase student participation, reflections from an officer about to return to the classroom

Gracie Otley|SU blog|
Finding your university in the data: Summer 2025 edition

Finding your university in the data: Summer 2025 edition

100 ways to build (and bridge) community on campus

100 ways to build (and bridge) community on campus

What could a cheat sheet for the secret codes to university actually look like?

What could a cheat sheet for the secret codes to university actually look like?

Here’s what universities need to do to support students with experience of children’s social care

Here’s what universities need to do to support students with experience of children’s social care

The principled class approach

The principled class approach

Mike Day|SU blog|
Here’s what you need to know about Scottish universities tackling inequalities

Here’s what you need to know about Scottish universities tackling inequalities

Here’s what students spend their financial support funds on

Here’s what students spend their financial support funds on

This is the support that care experienced students need and should get

This is the support that care experienced students need and should get

Why being a disengaged student turned student officer was beneficial

Why being a disengaged student turned student officer was beneficial

Katie Jackson|SU blog|
Decolonising the curriculum hasn’t closed the gap between Black and white students – here’s what might

Decolonising the curriculum hasn’t closed the gap between Black and white students – here’s what might

The SU theory of change is broken. Nudniks might fix it

The SU theory of change is broken. Nudniks might fix it

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|
Some students are single parents. What are they going through?

Some students are single parents. What are they going through?

What SUs need to know about the students arriving on campus in September

What SUs need to know about the students arriving on campus in September

A new report covers student cost of living information – here’s what SUs need to know

A new report covers student cost of living information – here’s what SUs need to know

Finding your university in the data: Summer 2024 edition

Finding your university in the data: Summer 2024 edition

Everything SUs need to know about the student experience of trans and non-binary students

Everything SUs need to know about the student experience of trans and non-binary students

Here’s what SUs need to know about digital poverty

Here’s what SUs need to know about digital poverty

What exactly does “student success” mean

What exactly does “student success” mean

Students from lower socioeconomic backrounds have worse sleep

Students from lower socioeconomic backrounds have worse sleep

There’s a new report on transition and reasonable adjustments for disabled students. Here’s what SUs need to know

There’s a new report on transition and reasonable adjustments for disabled students. Here’s what SUs need to know

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

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

Takeaways for SUs from OfS’ latest webinar on access and participation

Takeaways for SUs from OfS’ latest webinar on access and participation

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