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The Home Office visa brake on students from four countries – what SUs need to know

The Home Office visa brake on students from four countries – what SUs need to know

A lone student governor is a token – boards need two or three

A lone student governor is a token – boards need two or three

Turnitin’s licence pause gives SUs a year to ask questions

Turnitin’s licence pause gives SUs a year to ask questions

Scotland’s compassionate comms report shows SUs what to ask for

Scotland’s compassionate comms report shows SUs what to ask for

Not in attendance is a coding choice, and resitting students are paying for it

Not in attendance is a coding choice, and resitting students are paying for it

From Oslo to Hamburg – our January 2027 study tour

From Oslo to Hamburg – our January 2027 study tour

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|
Broken lifts, cold libraries, and the wellbeing case for better student space

Broken lifts, cold libraries, and the wellbeing case for better student space

Students are workers too – and they need to know their rights

Students are workers too – and they need to know their rights

Kim Allen|SU blog|
A climate film is touring the country and SUs could be shaping what happens after it

A climate film is touring the country and SUs could be shaping what happens after it

Ten things academic communities could do for students and their SUs

Ten things academic communities could do for students and their SUs

The ultimate (updated 2026) guide to students’ rights over industrial action

The ultimate (updated 2026) guide to students’ rights over industrial action

A new report is out on employment disadvantage and here’s what SUs need to know

A new report is out on employment disadvantage and here’s what SUs need to know

Structural change is on the university’s agenda – is it on the SU’s?

Structural change is on the university’s agenda – is it on the SU’s?

Steve Coole|SU blog|
Turning back the clock on external trustees shows lay members need induction too

Turning back the clock on external trustees shows lay members need induction too

Nick Smith|SU blog|
How to deliver a terrible freshers induction talk

How to deliver a terrible freshers induction talk

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|
What the 2026 National Student Money Survey says about students’ finances and what SUs need to know

What the 2026 National Student Money Survey says about students’ finances and what SUs need to know

How to interrogate the student experience at subject level

How to interrogate the student experience at subject level

So you want your own version of Know Your Student Rights

So you want your own version of Know Your Student Rights

Rows of vintage toy robots seated in a lecture theatre

What happened at Senate Summit 2026?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|
What about staff use of AI?

What about staff use of AI?

Every issue affects students as students, if you draw the line right

Every issue affects students as students, if you draw the line right

Sharanya Sivarajah|SU blog|
How SUs actually won microwaves on campus – and why “health and safety” is a category, not a reason

How SUs actually won microwaves on campus – and why “health and safety” is a category, not a reason

There’s a new report on first jobs. Here’s why it matters to SUs

There’s a new report on first jobs. Here’s why it matters to SUs

We should stop viewing freshers’ flu as a rite of passage

We should stop viewing freshers’ flu as a rite of passage

Melody Bishop|SU blog|

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