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Students need safe spaces now more than ever
Francesco Masala
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SU blog
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01/10/20
Integrating Chinese students can’t be done in isolation
Jiani Zhou
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SU blog
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28/08/20
If it all goes online, who might we leave behind?
Rosie Hunnam
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SU blog
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28/08/20
What exactly are students going to do with their time?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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06/07/20
What does “blended” mean for student sport?
Tom Sawko
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SU blog
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26/06/20
Student sport can’t be an optional extra in September’s offer
Julie Brunton
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SU blog
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12/06/20
What can universities promise about student life in September? Who knows
Megan Ball
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SU blog
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10/06/20
Can we keep the student spirit alive if we’re social distancing?
Maddi Cannell
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SU blog
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15/05/20
What would a socially distant student experience be like?
Jo Walters
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SU blog
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13/05/20
Physical activity matters more than ever in the Covid-19 fight back
Vince Mayne
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SU blog
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12/05/20
The debate over what comes next for student sport starts here
Tom Sawko
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SU blog
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08/05/20
From blunders to “petty McCarthyism” – the fall and rise and Turning Point UK
Jack Harvey
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SU blog
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10/03/20
The debate over “no-platforming” may end up sucking the life out of campuses
Robert Liow
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SU blog
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08/03/20
#SUFutures – Refreshing freshers and celebrating events
Alun Minifey
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SU blog
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06/03/20
How SUs can help their faith and belief societies
Simon Perfect
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SU blog
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22/01/20
Case study: what we can learn from Aalto SU?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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17/01/20
Women are more important here
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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08/01/20
All SUs should give give it a go a go
Dan Fow
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SU blog
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13/12/19
How to engage local organisations in student volunteering
Nia Crouch
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SU blog
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11/10/19
Sports teams and homophobia – still a problem?
David Kernohan
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SU blog
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26/09/19
What’s it like being a student in 2019?
Riki Msindo
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SU blog
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23/08/19
Sport should be everyone’s game: inclusivity in higher education sports clubs
Matty Robinson
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SU blog
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05/07/19
Are SUs a barrier to realising aspiration?
Duncan Exley
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SU blog
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17/05/19
Evidencing the role of sport and physical activity
Richard Medcalf
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SU blog
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09/05/19
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