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What’s the secret to keeping SU staff?
23/08/19
Should students who owe their university money be able to graduate?
21/08/19
Data for the terrified- where to find facts, figures and numbers about unis
10/08/19
Getting students registered to vote is an urgent priority
10/08/19
Students are more skint than ever before
07/08/19
Nine big issues for reviews of harassment procedures
31/07/19
What is deliberative democracy and why should SUs think about it?
31/07/19
What has Plato got to do with student rights and expectations?
25/07/19
What do we know about student living costs?
18/07/19
How can we promote international integration on campus?
11/07/19
Where are we at on student period poverty?
28/06/19
What is a healthy university – and why does it matter?
26/06/19
The 2019 Student Academic Experience Survey on: welfare disclosure
13/06/19
The 2019 Student Academic Experience Survey on: value for money
13/06/19
The 2019 Student Academic Experience Survey on: learning and teaching
13/06/19
How to read (and use) the HEPI survey results
13/06/19
How are degrees calculated – and why does it matter?
30/05/19
Do international students think Britain is drunk?
29/05/19
What would an “assertive” partnership with a university look like?
25/05/19
Should there be standards in PGR supervision?
23/05/19
What role do teaching and academic staff play in mental health strategies?
21/05/19
Are university league tables broken?
16/05/19
Attendance monitoring at university
15/05/19
Why postgraduate taught students are about to move up SUs’ priority list
09/05/19
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