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Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.

SU elections are one big pantomime

Frank Longdon|SU blog|22/03/24

Sabb elections are almost over for 2024. What happened?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|20/03/24

Please vote and we will shut up

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|28/02/24

Shouldn’t every SU have a statement up on Israel/Palestine?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|28/01/24

It’s a popularity contest, but not as we know it

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|10/01/24

We tried a fresh approach to academic representation. How did the first year go?

Georgia Stephenson|SU blog|01/09/23

Why is telling the truth getting so hard?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|24/08/23

Better elections means supporting the talent

Ashley Storer-Smith|SU blog|22/08/23

New rules – or no rules?

Ben Vulliamy|SU blog|05/05/23

On elections, have we forgotten how to innovate?

Nick Smith|SU blog|05/05/23

Blue skies and big pictures – thinking about the future of SUs

Dan Fow|SU blog|05/05/23

SU elections season is complete. What now?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|06/04/23

You don’t even know me. So why do you judge my life?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|05/04/23

Should I stay or should I go?

Blessed Pepple|SU blog|06/02/23

What if SU elections are a huge waste of time?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|27/01/23

They are so proud of us

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|16/01/23

How to ensure your AGM is a great meeting

Nick Smith|SU blog|15/12/22

Universities can foster more deliberative democracy — starting by empowering students

Simon Pek|SU blog|18/10/22

Talking to student officers about manifestos

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|26/08/22

One union’s journey to find its new democracy

Raquel Marques|SU blog|17/06/22

How Scandinavian SUs do policy and democracy (not elections)

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|28/04/22

In Manchester, we bucked the SU elections trends this year. Here’s how

Stefanie Cooper|SU blog|31/03/22

How to improve accountability in your students’ union and make it more democratic

Nick Smith|SU blog|20/01/22

What is a fair SU election anyway?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|14/01/22

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