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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

Student trustees aren’t an afterthought

Hayley Williams|SU blog|13/08/26

Students should never be kept in the dark

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

Hard questions for SU boards in an era of structural decline

Ben Vulliamy|SU blog|22/04/26

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

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|29/01/26

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

You couldn’t leave here because anything could happen: The fall and rise of the world’s richest students’ union

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|20/11/25

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

Dáire Martin|SU blog|17/10/25

Making (all) student members meetings work

Nick Smith|SU blog|06/10/25

How to keep democracy alive in SUs

Nick Smith|SU blog|04/09/25

Student governors 2025: Neither rubber stamp nor lethal weapon

Team Wonkhe|SU blog|03/09/25

Student governors 2025: Money money money

Team Wonkhe|SU blog|03/09/25

Student governors 2025: To understand the future, get a sense of the past

Team Wonkhe|SU blog|03/09/25

Student governors 2025: Navigating the maze of university decision-making

Team Wonkhe|SU blog|03/09/25

Student governors 2025: Getting a grip

Team Wonkhe|SU blog|03/09/25

Mixed category trustee boards aren’t working. Here’s what would

Nick Smith|SU blog|11/06/25

What happened at ESU’s last board meeting (and why it matters to UK SUs)

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|06/06/25

Reflections on leading a students’ union as an insider

Lauren Simpson-Smillie|SU blog|05/06/25

Celtic connections: Futurecasting can be fun and useful

Team Wonkhe|SU blog|04/06/25

Reflections on my first year leading a students’ union as an outsider

Beth Rodgers|SU blog|29/05/25

The lab rats in the department store

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|03/04/25

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