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A general election is on – here’s what SUs need to know
23/05/24
Supporting students to transition well into university
17/05/24
Here’s what SUs need to know about digital poverty
10/05/24
What is polling on students and the cost of living crisis telling us?
09/05/24
Students from lower socioeconomic backrounds have worse sleep
03/05/24
What SUs need to know about “block” teaching
18/04/24
Here’s the latest intel on students and voting
18/04/24
What are students’ rights if cuts are proposed or implemented?
17/04/24
Why do students pre-drink?
11/04/24
What has personality got to do with belonging (and why it might matter to SUs)
11/04/24
How to establish a student basic needs agenda (and centre)
11/04/24
How to improve your university’s handling of allegations of sexual misconduct
04/04/24
Here’s what SUs should argue for on international students and technology
22/03/24
What about the Covid student doctors?
14/03/24
How to run impactful focus groups with international students
14/03/24
How to sponsor international graduates as “skilled workers”
14/03/24
The rules when international students become sabbs
10/03/24
The latest for SUs on holiday pay
01/03/24
3 per cent of students have enough money
01/03/24
SUs, free speech, the equality act, controversial beliefs and the interactions with democracy
18/02/24
Making student housing affordable – rooms that are 10m squared
16/02/24
Everything you need to know about Student-Led Teaching Awards
11/02/24
The five frames of student representation
10/02/24
Here’s the latest intel on student housing
08/02/24
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