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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

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

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

03/06/26

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

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

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

22/01/26

What a new report on student governors means for SUs

10/12/25

The state of the sabbatical. How UK SUs structure their leadership

26/11/25

What are scrutiny panels and why should your SU care about them?

26/11/25

Scotland’s Tertiary Bill at Stage 2: What SUs need to know

24/11/25

What SUs need to know about the changes to employment law

23/10/25

UK universities operating campuses abroad and the students’ union question

09/10/25

Student governors 2025: What are your “reasonable care” duties as trustees?

03/09/25

Sabbs as trustees, codes of conduct, free speech and the St Andrews Rector case

29/05/25

A guide to generative governance for SU boards and student governors

29/05/25

Four things that help make a student trustee a changemaker

16/05/25

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