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The Wonkhe SUs Manifesto / Explainers matcher

17/08/26

The research on fixated behaviour – and what SUs can do about it

10/06/26

Are your reps secretly workers? What a coastguard case means for SUs

05/02/26

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

How to speak volunteers’ appreciation language and transform SU engagement

22/08/25

Now that’s what I call great officer comms

21/08/25

A brief guide to “political” comms for student leaders

20/06/25

Sabbs as trustees, codes of conduct, free speech and the St Andrews Rector case

29/05/25

Four things that help make a student trustee a changemaker

16/05/25

Here’s what SU officers need to know about a new duty to prevent fraud

09/05/25

Twenty four reasons why SUs are different – and why that’s probably OK

14/02/25

Policy forum: Wellbeing and liberation officers and staff

07/11/24

Policy forum: Academic representation and voice

07/11/24

Can we pay our part time officers (and other related questions)

29/09/24

Live players, dead players and influencing tactics and skills

02/09/24

How to be “positively pushy” to get things done for students

12/07/24

You’ll spend a lot of time in useless meetings. Here’s how to make them even worse

04/07/24

What makes a powerful SU officer, team or organisation?

10/06/24

How to support student officers to transition out of their role

26/04/24

Can students send “grossly offensive” emails to SU officers and claim “free speech”?

11/03/24

The rules when international students become sabbs

10/03/24

Meet the SU with a €4m block grant and hundreds of sabbs

08/02/24

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