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The ultimate (updated 2026) guide to students’ rights over industrial action
23/09/26
A new report is out on employment disadvantage and here’s what SUs need to know
23/09/26
What the 2026 National Student Money Survey says about students’ finances and what SUs need to know
16/09/26
How to interrogate the student experience at subject level
13/09/26
So you want your own version of Know Your Student Rights
13/09/26
What about staff use of AI?
10/09/26
How SUs actually won microwaves on campus – and why “health and safety” is a category, not a reason
09/09/26
There’s a new report on first jobs. Here’s why it matters to SUs
08/09/26
QAA’s student committee has found the cost of engagement, and cash is not the answer
04/09/26
Can students use their work experience and/or part-time job to count towards their degree?
21/08/26
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
The Wonkhe SUs Manifesto / Explainers matcher
17/08/26
What SUs need to know about a new report on student mental health
13/08/26
What SUs need to know about a new study on students’ use of AI
05/08/26
The ultimate guide to curriculum reform for SUs
31/07/26
The essential guide to immigration reform for SUs
27/07/26
There’s new research out on student social withdrawal. Here’s what SUs need to know
24/07/26
What SUs need to know about a new report on placements and professionalism
24/07/26
24 things that MPs won’t know about when it comes to student finance
24/07/26
Check your contract: 12 legal clauses SUs should look at in their student-uni agreement (summer 2026 update)
24/07/26
What the EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations means for SUs
10/07/26
Ten things buried in the NSS SU question’s best year ever
08/07/26
What SUs need to know about a new report on AI and assessment
08/07/26
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