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TopicCost of living & hardship

Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.

Rewriting the rules of tuition payments for international students

Rewriting the rules of tuition payments for international students

Prince Ikechi|SU blog|20/06/25

Celtic connections: Time for some new rules

Celtic connections: Time for some new rules

Team Wonkhe|SU blog|04/06/25

When medicine meets poverty – what to do about medical student hardship

When medicine meets poverty – what to do about medical student hardship

29/05/25

Student housing co-operatives would take the pressure off

Student housing co-operatives would take the pressure off

Ruth Elliott|SU blog|27/05/25

International students still choose the UK – but for how much longer?

International students still choose the UK – but for how much longer?

Ed Lidington|SU blog|14/05/25

Here’s how we’re meeting students’ basic needs at Leeds

Here’s how we’re meeting students’ basic needs at Leeds

Meg Darroch|SU blog|06/05/25

What students want their SU to push for on health

What students want their SU to push for on health

02/05/25

Image of stacks of coins with a clock on one and a graduation cap on another against a green background

Lessons from coordinating participation bursaries

Chiara Blows|SU blog|02/04/25

Now that’s what I call The Secret Life of Students 2025

Now that’s what I call The Secret Life of Students 2025

Mack Marshall|SU blog|20/03/25

There’s new findings in the annual student gambling survey

There’s new findings in the annual student gambling survey

06/03/25

Here’s what SUs in England need to know about buses and forthcoming changes to bus franchising

Here’s what SUs in England need to know about buses and forthcoming changes to bus franchising

04/03/25

Paying more to live further away – UK student housing in 2025

Paying more to live further away – UK student housing in 2025

13/02/25

There’s new insight about the impact of hardship funding for students – and why not having restrictions on funding spend matters

There’s new insight about the impact of hardship funding for students – and why not having restrictions on funding spend matters

23/01/25

London isn’t the only area where students face higher costs

London isn’t the only area where students face higher costs

Lewis Parrey|SU blog|09/12/24

Here’s how to respond to the Department for Transport’s Integrated National Transport Strategy

Here’s how to respond to the Department for Transport’s Integrated National Transport Strategy

06/12/24

Students are vulnerable to scams, here’s what universities and SUs can do to help

Students are vulnerable to scams, here’s what universities and SUs can do to help

Adnan Sabir|SU blog|28/11/24

Here’s what students spend their financial support funds on

Here’s what students spend their financial support funds on

21/11/24

What’s happening to period product funding in universities in Scotland?

What’s happening to period product funding in universities in Scotland?

18/11/24

Student mental health is declining, here’s what SUs need to know from a new study

Student mental health is declining, here’s what SUs need to know from a new study

06/11/24

Universities need to do more on menstrual health

Universities need to do more on menstrual health

Orna Murphy-Horton|SU blog|06/11/24

Hardship funds in UK universities – here’s what what we found

Hardship funds in UK universities – here’s what what we found

28/10/24

Food insecurity is on the up. What should SUs say or do?

Food insecurity is on the up. What should SUs say or do?

18/10/24

Student partnership is happening in Manchester, so why not in London?

Student partnership is happening in Manchester, so why not in London?

Samuel Dangerfield|SU blog|09/10/24

What SUs need to think about when deciding how to allocate hardship funding

What SUs need to think about when deciding how to allocate hardship funding

02/10/24

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