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Belonging & community
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Sometimes the rice is undercooked
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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25/04/24
90 per cent of students are right and 10 per cent are not
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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24/04/24
What SUs need to know about “block” teaching
18/04/24
What can be done for students when their course is closed?
Joe McGarry
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SU blog
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17/04/24
What has personality got to do with belonging (and why it might matter to SUs)
11/04/24
High time to refresh our approach to Freshers
Olivia Flavell
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SU blog
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11/04/24
How to turn a bar crawl into a Freshers Adventure
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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11/04/24
Here’s six headlines for SUs from this year’s Secret Life of Students
Livia Scott
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SU blog
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14/03/24
Meet the SU with 1500 student leaders and a focus on subject belonging
11/03/24
School plays sell out
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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22/02/24
Facilitating interactions and connections between students outside of the classroom is crucial for belonging
25/01/24
You represent you, your subject and your university
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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12/01/24
We never invaded anyone
Livia Scott
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SU blog
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09/01/24
Craft and voice can amplify students’ concerns
Rosie Jones
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SU blog
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08/12/23
Policy forum update: Building belonging and tackling loneliness
06/12/23
PGRs are lonely and hard up too
22/11/23
What is Belong telling us about career confidence, belonging and student opportunities?
09/11/23
Here’s why crafting and craft events have become the breakout SU event hit of 2023
Team Wonkhe
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SU blog
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01/11/23
It is time for real and positive change in the PGT student experience
Elise Thornton
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SU blog
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26/10/23
Belonging is partly about space
26/10/23
Helping students with cost of living pressures improves their sense of belonging
20/10/23
Why a basic needs approach may be key to shifting the dial on student support
13/10/23
There’s a new “student needs framework”. Here’s what SUs need to know
05/10/23
What to think about if you’re feeding in on a new building or refurb on campus
21/09/23
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