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North of 49: We believe students have the power to change the world

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|26/01/26

Well that will never work. Why is creativity so hard in SUs?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|22/01/26

Euro unis are using diploma supplements to recognise student volunteer roles – and the UK could too

22/01/26

Meet the SU where the academic societies have £800k budgets

22/01/26

100+ of our favourite student-run festivals and events from across Europe

14/01/26

What can UK SUs learn from the Netherlands’ longest student introduction programme?

14/01/26

What are Dutch study associations and what’s different from UK academic societies?

13/01/26

A new blueprint for Black History Month

Mary Udeze|SU blog|09/12/25

The higher education sector needs to prepare for the enrichment generation

Will Roberts|SU blog|27/11/25

Students are developing amazing skills through the SU (if they can uncover them)

23/10/25

It’s time to make sport more accessible for neurodiverse students

Emily Woods|SU blog|02/10/25

Students should be more involved in their towns and cities, here’s what SUs need to know about the new Pride in Place Strategy

02/10/25

The value of sport in welcome week

Will Roberts|SU blog|18/09/25

Now here’s a way to generate some additional study space when deadlines and exams loom

26/08/25

In five years’ time: Five ways students’ unions might change … again

Alan Roberts|SU blog|25/08/25

How to speak volunteers’ appreciation language and transform SU engagement

22/08/25

How to start the year with a start week that delivers social, academic and administrative integration

22/08/25

Why sport needs to be more accessible at modern universities

Oluwatomisin Osinubi|SU blog|14/08/25

Volunteering at the Festival of Higher Education

Team Wonkhe|SU blog|10/08/25

How can SUs get civic-al

Rosie Hunnam|SU blog|07/08/25

Is the CCP interfering in UK universities through SUs and their Chinese student societies?

04/08/25

Using community organising to meet power on equal terms

Tom Snape|SU blog|26/06/25

Proscription of Palestine Action: Implications for students and SUs

23/06/25

From boardroom to bedroom – how sports survived the death of the office

Savannah Dodsworth|SU blog|06/05/25

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