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SU officers & leadership
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Now that’s what I call great officer comms
21/08/25
Using community organising to meet power on equal terms
Tom Snape
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SU blog
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26/06/25
A brief guide to “political” comms for student leaders
20/06/25
Why do UK SU sabbs start (and finish) in the summer?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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13/06/25
It’s time for the university to give back to elected officers
Rachel Burn
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SU blog
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02/06/25
Sabbs as trustees, codes of conduct, free speech and the St Andrews Rector case
29/05/25
Reflections on my first year leading a students’ union as an outsider
Beth Rodgers
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SU blog
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29/05/25
A student leadership revolution is overdue
Mike Hill
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SU blog
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21/05/25
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
From boardroom to bedroom – how sports survived the death of the office
Savannah Dodsworth
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SU blog
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06/05/25
Wonkhe SUs training and induction Summer 2025
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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23/04/25
On site, in-house training for SUs: Summer 2025
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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23/04/25
In staff-student relationship policies, are sabbs staff or students?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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04/04/25
Why closing doesn’t mean failing
Fiona Walsh McDonnell
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SU blog
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10/03/25
Twenty four reasons why SUs are different – and why that’s probably OK
14/02/25
Our students are ambitious. They need an SU that channels that
Jimena Alamo
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SU blog
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29/01/25
Now! That’s what I call a student leader 2025
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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28/01/25
Emergent strategy for students’ unions
James Coe
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SU blog
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23/01/25
The more interesting the talent, the better
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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16/01/25
Our prosperity must be sought here
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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07/01/25
SU visions are about more than just words
Jorgen Clemmensen-Floholm
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SU blog
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10/12/24
How to get off the hamster wheel of university level student representation
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/11/24
Policy forum: Wellbeing and liberation officers and staff
07/11/24
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