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Here’s what students spend their financial support funds on
21/11/24
Here’s what SUs need to know about international postgraduate research students
15/11/24
Policy forum: Wellbeing and liberation officers and staff
07/11/24
Policy forum: Academic representation and voice
07/11/24
Policy forum: Advice managers
07/11/24
Could “Freshman Learning Communities” help students transition to university?
07/11/24
Students’ union strategies
07/11/24
Student mental health is declining, here’s what SUs need to know from a new study
06/11/24
Here’s every AI policy in UK universities and what support there is for students
31/10/24
Hardship funds in UK universities – here’s what what we found
28/10/24
How do PGR students get supervised – new intel
25/10/24
Scabies is on the rise – and students are among the worst affected
24/10/24
We’ve read every university’s policy on extensions and late submission. Here’s what we found
22/10/24
Where international students can pay by instalments (and how many)
21/10/24
Food insecurity is on the up. What should SUs say or do?
18/10/24
New guidance on preventing student death by suicide – here’s what SUs need to know
17/10/24
Avoiding academic burnout? It’s belonging again
15/10/24
There’s a new employment rights Bill out. Here’s what SUs need to know
10/10/24
A new duty on SUs is coming re sexual harassment. Here’s what SUs need to know
09/10/24
Decolonising the curriculum hasn’t closed the gap between Black and white students – here’s what might
03/10/24
Here’s what SUs need to know about UUK’s new “blueprint”
02/10/24
What SUs need to think about when deciding how to allocate hardship funding
02/10/24
How the “Prevent” duty actually works in universities and SUs
30/09/24
Can we pay our part time officers (and other related questions)
29/09/24
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