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What happened at Senate Summit 2026?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/09/26
And they’re off! The runners and riders in this year’s NUS officer elections
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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26/02/26
The higher education sector needs to prepare for the enrichment generation
Will Roberts
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SU blog
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27/11/25
Coping with crisis means SUs have to adapt again
Team Wonkhe
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SU blog
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15/08/25
Wonkhe SUs training and induction Summer 2025
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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23/04/25
On site, in-house training for SUs: Summer 2025
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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23/04/25
It’s OK to be unreasonable
Team Wonkhe
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SU blog
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31/03/25
Here’s ten different ways to lobby on everything in Parliament right now
Mack Marshall
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SU blog
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31/03/25
Students are citizens of their cities too
Team Wonkhe
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SU blog
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25/03/25
We’re losing the international student argument
Thomas Tran
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SU blog
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13/02/25
Rethinking lobbying at the Hull Northern Voice Conference
Mack Marshall
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SU blog
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23/01/25
Twenty ways to deliver on Labour’s opportunity mission by making student housing better
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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13/09/24
What does today’s announcement on free speech mean for SUs?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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26/07/24
Why is the Scottish student voice limited to the classroom?
Jez Harvey
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SU blog
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28/06/24
They’re all offering change. But will students see any?
Amira Campbell
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SU blog
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20/06/24
There’s only so much that universities can do
Jez Harvey
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SU blog
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17/06/24
What it’s like to advocate for students, SUs and HE in Parliament?
Oluwasola O'Adesulu
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SU blog
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26/05/24
Students need more influence. Here’s how we get it
Huma Hasan
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SU blog
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22/05/24
Manifesto proposals driven by the struggles faced by students
Beth Elder
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SU blog
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16/05/24
Wonkhe SUs training and induction Summer 2024
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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01/04/24
On site, in-house training for SUs: Summer 2024
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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01/04/24
Policy forums and groups: Dates for the diary
Team Wonkhe
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SU blog
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07/10/23
SUs need to step up to both reduce disruption and support staff when there’s a strike
Dan Lonsdale
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SU blog
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04/10/23
England’s big student housing shakedown
Rory Hughes
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SU blog
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16/08/23
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