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Activities, sport & societies
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To be FAIRe, there was plenty to learn in Portugal
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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30/04/25
A praxe é para quem quer!
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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25/04/25
Lessons from coordinating participation bursaries
Chiara Blows
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SU blog
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02/04/25
The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), SUs and international societies
01/04/25
What is Rise and why does it matter
01/04/25
Why is higher education sidelining sport?
Harvey Burn
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SU blog
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27/03/25
100 ways to build (and bridge) community on campus
25/03/25
How to survive the student rep apocalypse
Ashley Storer-Smith
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SU blog
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07/03/25
How (and why) to build tradition on campus
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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20/02/25
Is a burger in a campus bar educational? Depends
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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12/02/25
Should you be student-led for student-led’s sake?
Rosie Hunnam
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SU blog
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02/02/25
We cannot leave social action activities to chance
Fiona Walsh McDonnell
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SU blog
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26/01/25
When you’re building a house you don’t start with the roof
Alan Roberts
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SU blog
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08/01/25
The cloudless fun of every freshman
Mack Marshall
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SU blog
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07/01/25
Why universities need female-only gym spaces
Sophie Barratt
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SU blog
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12/12/24
It turns out that students can run the place
Alan Roberts
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SU blog
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27/11/24
What happened when there were “new rules” for SUs in Scotland?
Mack Marshall
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SU blog
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12/09/24
Taking a stand and telling stories through sport
Toni Abiodun
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SU blog
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26/08/24
Membership Services Conference 2024: Slides
26/08/24
What SUs need to know about the students arriving on campus in September
19/07/24
A new “civic healthcheck” for your uni and SU
21/06/24
We’ve worked with careers to build student engagement and promote employability
Jacob Webb
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SU blog
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03/06/24
Isn’t SU awards season all a bit elitist?
Amber Snary
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SU blog
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29/05/24
Supporting students to transition well into university
17/05/24
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