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It’s all coming up – ten things for SUs to prepare for in 2024

05/01/24

The Welsh government is slowing down the creation of CTER – here’s what SUs need to know

02/11/23

Policy forums and groups: Dates for the diary

Team Wonkhe|SU blog|07/10/23

SUs need to step up to both reduce disruption and support staff when there’s a strike

Dan Lonsdale|SU blog|04/10/23

What do the public think about tuition fees?

01/09/23

England’s big student housing shakedown

Rory Hughes|SU blog|16/08/23

Where is Labour going on fees?

Jack Ballingham|SU blog|10/02/23

Students are struggling with rental costs – what is the government doing to help?

Laura Brown|SU blog|08/02/23

To protect students’ interests, SUs should step up their efforts on lobbying

Jack Ballingham|SU blog|19/01/23

It’s all coming up – 10 things for SUs think about in 2023

03/01/23

How (and why) to lobby the Lords over the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

01/01/23

What’s going on with the UCU industrial action?

21/12/22

The Lords have been discussing students’ unions. It didn’t go well

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|03/11/22

How to respond to the consultation on new standards for rented homes

05/09/22

It’s all coming up – 10 things for SUs to prep for in 2022/23

01/09/22

How to respond to the consultation on renter’s reform

26/07/22

Turn back time

11/07/22

Achieving a fairer private rental sector – what SUs need to know

17/06/22

Who is James Wharton and why is he in the news?

26/05/22

NUS will support students and give them power

Shaima Dallali|SU blog|08/04/22

How to respond to DfE’s HE policy statement and reform consultation

31/03/22

Tough times are coming – what SU leaders do next will matter

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|11/03/22

How to respond to UKRI’s New Deal for Postgraduate Research consultation

01/03/22

There’s a giant student-shaped hole in the government’s Augar response

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|24/02/22

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