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From Oslo to Hamburg – our January 2027 study tour
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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01/10/26
Students are workers too – and they need to know their rights
Kim Allen
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SU blog
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30/09/26
Structural change is on the university’s agenda – is it on the SU’s?
Steve Coole
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SU blog
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23/09/26
Turning back the clock on external trustees shows lay members need induction too
Nick Smith
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SU blog
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23/09/26
How to deliver a terrible freshers induction talk
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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16/09/26
What happened at Senate Summit 2026?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/09/26
Every issue affects students as students, if you draw the line right
Sharanya Sivarajah
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SU blog
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10/09/26
We should stop viewing freshers’ flu as a rite of passage
Melody Bishop
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SU blog
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07/09/26
Transforming academic representation goes beyond course reps
Fiona Walsh McDonnell
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SU blog
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01/09/26
University culture needs to recognise that not everyone drinks
Samantha Morgan
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SU blog
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28/08/26
Why do students take their rights problems to Reddit?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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20/08/26
Access all areas? If only
Bryony Humphries-Jennings
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SU blog
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14/08/26
Student trustees aren’t an afterthought
Hayley Williams
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SU blog
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13/08/26
Bereaved students aren’t rare. They’re just invisible to each other
Annie McEntee
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SU blog
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06/08/26
If students are going to look for essay examples, let’s give them authentic ones
Gina Tindale
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SU blog
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23/07/26
Periods shouldn’t cost students their education
Rose Arhin
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SU blog
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02/07/26
Welcome is the moment to name a fight, not describe a structure
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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30/06/26
SUs are educational delivery partners hiding in plain sight
Anne Laybourne
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SU blog
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26/06/26
Exploring belonging through access to haircare
Rose Arhin
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SU blog
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25/06/26
Three questions every SU should ask about society finances
Rosie Hunnam
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SU blog
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24/06/26
University sport can build belonging – but not equally for all students
Henry Warne
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SU blog
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19/06/26
Neurodiverse student leaders deserve more than a lanyard and a laptop
Zoe Garnett
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SU blog
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11/06/26
The needs of future students need not be a mystery
Mike Hill
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SU blog
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10/06/26
What looks like accountability can sometimes be stalking
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/06/26
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