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The proposed changes to the welfare system and why they matter to students and SUs

The proposed changes to the welfare system and why they matter to students and SUs

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

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

What students want their SU to push for on health

What students want their SU to push for on health

There’s new findings in the annual student gambling survey

There’s new findings in the annual student gambling survey

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

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

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

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

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

Here’s what students spend their financial support funds on

Here’s what students spend their financial support funds on

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which students are more likely to run out of food?

Which students are more likely to run out of food?

Here’s the latest that SUs need to know about student poverty

Here’s the latest that SUs need to know about student poverty

All the top takeaways from Jisc’s student digital experience insights surveys

All the top takeaways from Jisc’s student digital experience insights surveys

10 things SUs can do to support students who are working

10 things SUs can do to support students who are working

Some students are single parents. What are they going through?

Some students are single parents. What are they going through?

What SUs need to know about the students arriving on campus in September

What SUs need to know about the students arriving on campus in September

How to be “positively pushy” to get things done for students

How to be “positively pushy” to get things done for students

A new report covers student cost of living information – here’s what SUs need to know

A new report covers student cost of living information – here’s what SUs need to know

Top ten takeaways from this year’s Student Academic Experience Survey

Top ten takeaways from this year’s Student Academic Experience Survey

Here’s what SUs need to know about digital poverty

Here’s what SUs need to know about digital poverty

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