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England
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Energy bills are about to rocket up. Will landlords or students pay the price?
24/09/26
How (and why) to respond to OfS’ consultation on new conditions of registration for free speech
17/09/26
Universities get new standards on handling complaints of harassment and sexual misconduct
14/09/26
What is the latest on the TEF and how might a university (or one of its subjects) do on student experience?
08/09/26
What SUs can learn from new complaints about free speech
28/08/26
Where student opportunities appear in APPs (and why that matters)
24/08/26
How to become a rights-focussed SU
20/08/26
A template proposal for a partnership over Treating Students Fairly
20/08/26
How to carry out a free speech “proportionality assessment”
07/08/26
What SUs (in England) need to know about the Office for Students’ guidance on freedom of speech (v4)
07/08/26
It’s the journey, stupid. What SUs need to know about new research on students who commute
31/07/26
England’s councils are being abolished and rebuilt – what SUs need to know
17/07/26
What SUs need to know about the Treasury Committee’s report on student loans
09/07/26
Devolution is coming to the regions – a guide for English SUs on getting to the table
02/07/26
What SUs (in England) need to know about the future of the TEF
11/06/26
What SUs need to know about research into students’ experiences of accommodation
10/06/26
Here’s what the Russell Group have to say about widening access to postgraduate study
04/06/26
Renter’s Rights Act: What should have happened in May?
29/05/26
How to get involved in the Advance HE/Office for Students research on AI
29/05/26
Here’s where we’re at with university finances (in England) – May 2026
29/05/26
New research on students and free speech: What SUs need to know
28/05/26
Comparing the financial help that universities give to students (In England)
27/05/26
Here’s what access and participation looks like in London
07/05/26
The essential (revised and updated) guide for SUs to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
06/05/26
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