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Shouldn’t students’ unions be free from worrying about others’ free speech?
Jim Butcher
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SU blog
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19/03/21
The impact of the pandemic upon student opportunities
Team Wonkhe
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SU blog
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12/03/21
The reluctant student activists of the Covid pandemic
Megan Ball
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SU blog
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12/03/21
Student cooperation can help us reclaim “belonging” post-Covid
Sean Porter
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SU blog
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25/02/21
International student experience finally takes centre stage
Anne Marie Graham
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SU blog
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12/02/21
Having something fun to look forward to is really helpful – for all of us
Rosie Hunnam
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SU blog
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12/02/21
The struggle is real but there is a way through
Jo Walters
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SU blog
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05/02/21
Students feel abandoned by their own institutions
Isabella Enoizi
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SU blog
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15/01/21
Students that use essay mills are vulnerable to blackmail
Daniel Sokol
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SU blog
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14/01/21
Why are we seeing comms conflict between staff and officers?
Steve Coole
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SU blog
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08/01/21
Are student support groups the new societies?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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18/12/20
Should SUs kick the booze once and for all?
Francesco Masala
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SU blog
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18/12/20
Covid precarity is radicalising a new generation of students
Sean Porter
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SU blog
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11/12/20
Is online exam monitoring a good idea?
Bonnie Stewart
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SU blog
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04/12/20
What happens when politics wades into charities?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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01/12/20
Sexual violence in higher education hasn’t gone away
Jo Swo
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SU blog
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27/11/20
Coronavirus is making students feel blamed and unsupported
Laura Brown
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SU blog
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19/11/20
Students unions are all the same. Or are they?
Olly Norman
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SU blog
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13/11/20
Can student societies survive the pandemic?
Jack Harvey
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SU blog
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13/11/20
We have to get the Covid response right for medical students
Tinaye Mapako
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SU blog
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23/10/20
Every now and then officer portfolios get a little bit tired
Nick Smith
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SU blog
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22/10/20
The forgotten place of faith in university space
Maisha Islam
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SU blog
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09/10/20
SU staff are not immune from the struggles of Covid-19
Jen Hastings
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SU blog
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02/10/20
Just who is working for PhD students?
Chris Brasnett
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SU blog
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25/09/20
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