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SU governance & charity law
243 pieces carry this tag, newest first.
What should SU trustees learn from the collapse of Kids Company?
19/02/21
The Charity Commission and free speech in SUs
10/12/20
Does participation in university governance add value to a student’s academic experience?
01/12/20
A quick guide for SUs to new measures in the Chancellor’s “Plan for Jobs”
23/10/20
The Job Support Scheme expansion for closed business premises
13/10/20
Can universities expel students over Covid?
12/10/20
Proposed work on students’ union, association and guild freedom of expression and wider standards
09/10/20
Back to the future on no platforming
01/10/20
What SUs need to know about the Winter Economy Plan 2020
25/09/20
Student governors face major potential conflicts of interest
15/09/20
The Job Retention Scheme (JRS) bonus scheme
04/08/20
Policy Exchange proposals on SUs and freedom of speech
03/08/20
Does Ukraine offer lessons for UK students’ union development?
03/08/20
The restructuring regime and SUs
17/07/20
Workplace equality for SUs in the time of coronavirus
30/06/20
Knowing your DSARs from your elbow: Data subject access requests
19/06/20
Lip service and bottlenecks – what is it like being a student representative?
21/05/20
Draft Covid-19 workplace guidelines
05/05/20
How should SUs manage risk in the current climate?
02/04/20
Holding meetings during the Covid-19 lockdown
02/04/20
What you need to know about the furloughed workers scheme
26/03/20
Lessons for SU trustees from the Save the Children harassment investigation
06/03/20
The way holiday pay is calculated is changing and it will affect students
07/02/20
The Wonkhe SUs 2019 general election student policy guide
26/11/19
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