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A lone student governor is a token – boards need two or three

13/10/26

A climate film is touring the country and SUs could be shaping what happens after it

29/09/26

Structural change is on the university’s agenda – is it on the SU’s?

Steve Coole|SU blog|23/09/26

Turning back the clock on external trustees shows lay members need induction too

Nick Smith|SU blog|23/09/26

Every issue affects students as students, if you draw the line right

Sharanya Sivarajah|SU blog|10/09/26

Martyn’s Law: What SUs need to know (Aug 2026 Update)

30/08/26

Power lives in agendas, networks, and beliefs long before it shows up in a vote

18/08/26

How to map campus power before you redesign SU democracy

18/08/26

Student trustees aren’t an afterthought

Hayley Williams|SU blog|13/08/26

How (and why) to respond to DBT’s consultation on zero hours contracts

03/06/26

Students should never be kept in the dark

Oluwatomisin Osinubi (Tom-Tom)|SU blog|06/05/26

What SUs need to know about the Sussex free speech judgment

29/04/26

Ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting is coming – what SUs need to know

24/04/26

Hard questions for SU boards in an era of structural decline

Ben Vulliamy|SU blog|22/04/26

Five new consultations on employment rights – here’s what SUs need to know

17/02/26

There’s a timeline for new employment rights – here’s what SUs need to know (updated)

17/02/26

Local elections in May 2026 (England): What SUs need to know

16/02/26

The charitable soft opt-in: a guide for SUs

12/02/26

Are your reps secretly workers? What a coastguard case means for SUs

05/02/26

North of 49: There’s no such thing as the unknown

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|29/01/26

Meet the SU where the academic societies have £800k budgets

22/01/26

Swap your new notebook for new behaviours

Nick Smith|SU blog|14/01/26

We have never received a single complaint

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|03/01/26

What a new report on student governors means for SUs

10/12/25

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