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TopicCost of living & hardship

Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.

Nom nom nom – food and belonging on campus

22/01/26

Bonnie blue is nothing new and neither are our duties to students

Nathalie Grigorenko|SU blog|22/01/26

Supporting students when money’s tight

Kellie McAlonan|SU blog|15/01/26

The most universally despised creature in France

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|07/01/26

The more colourful the better

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|04/01/26

Here’s how students are spending financial support in 2025

27/11/25

Over 20 years of frozen London PhD weighting means change is overdue

Nico Henry|SU blog|19/11/25

Students need a better deal on public transport

Penny Hampden-Turner|SU blog|29/10/25

International student fees and hardship – what different universities are doing

21/10/25

Student voice has never been louder, but student governance has never felt less powerful

Dáire Martin|SU blog|17/10/25

Everything SUs need to know from the UK Student Accommodation Report for 2025

17/10/25

What does the national student money survey say this year – and what do SUs need to know

18/09/25

“All your loan goes on rent”: what SUs need to know about Unipol’s house hunting research

07/09/25

A cycle of silence is destroying progress on addressing students’ problems

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|29/08/25

How much money do students actually need?

14/08/25

Student mental health needs to be shaped by people, not only policy

Tom Snape|SU blog|14/08/25

The #exceptional campaign: Raising the bar on student financial wellbeing

Kellie McAlonan|SU blog|08/08/25

What SUs can learn from #exceptional financial support practice

05/08/25

Students won’t get value for money if they have no money to engage in the value

Emily Bastable|SU blog|30/07/25

The hidden impact of menstruation – what SUs need to know

25/07/25

The Government should introduce an extended maintenance loan for independent students

Niall Hignett|SU blog|24/07/25

How to surface and reduce the hidden costs of study

Eve Woodall|SU blog|08/07/25

There’s a new report about what student life is like today – here’s why it’s important to SUs in planning the year ahead

03/07/25

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

24/06/25

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