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SU officers & leadership
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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
The Wonkhe SUs Manifesto / Explainers matcher
17/08/26
The sector could do with some starting from scratch
Sharanya Sivarajah
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SU blog
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05/08/26
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
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 research on fixated behaviour – and what SUs can do about it
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
On site, in-house training for SUs: Summer 2026
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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24/04/26
Summer training 2026
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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24/04/26
Trust is the real election
Rohan Rajesh
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SU blog
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10/02/26
Are your reps secretly workers? What a coastguard case means for SUs
05/02/26
Seven years through bureaucracy and how to speed things up
Akrit Ghimire
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SU blog
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20/01/26
Things election candidates and voters should know but don’t know to ask
Nick Smith
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SU blog
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11/12/25
How to leave a legacy when there’s six months left
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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07/12/25
The state of the sabbatical. How UK SUs structure their leadership
26/11/25
What are scrutiny panels and why should your SU care about them?
26/11/25
What is “storming fortnight” and can officer teams survive it?
03/11/25
Student leaders need spaces to help shape the sector
Lewis Wilson
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SU blog
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05/09/25
A cycle of silence is destroying progress on addressing students’ problems
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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29/08/25
Ripping up the rule book might get the sector closer to transformation
Mack Marshall
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SU blog
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29/08/25
The Wexley 450 – a media handling exercise
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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26/08/25
How to speak volunteers’ appreciation language and transform SU engagement
22/08/25
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