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SU officers & leadership
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Online abuse should not be a “normal” part of a student officer’s role
Jo Walters
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SU blog
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30/07/21
Being an SU CEO during Covid meant new priorities
Colina Wright
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SU blog
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27/07/21
Students are in the room. But who’s listening?
Ali Gibson
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SU blog
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22/07/21
Being an officer is confusing and complex – and not all because of Covid-19
Madeleine Fox
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SU blog
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15/07/21
For SUs, the biggest risk now is doing nothing
Ben Vulliamy
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SU blog
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09/07/21
It’s the Wonkhe SUs student leadership not-quite-awards 2021
Wonkhe SUs explainer
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SU blog
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07/05/21
Why do we waste the talent that we grow?
Nick Smith
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SU blog
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07/05/21
Student officers in the departure lounge
Annie Gainsborough
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SU blog
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07/05/21
SU Officers are waging war against essay mills
Steph Lomas
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SU blog
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22/04/21
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
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
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
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
Are SUs practicing what they’re preaching on mental health?
Sarah Surget
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SU blog
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21/08/20
Have we lost something in our digital inductions and handovers?
Emily Casey
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SU blog
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07/08/20
An A-Z of higher education data for student officers and staff that support them
13/07/20
Last year I became SU President – and you won’t believe what happened next
Jake Verity
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SU blog
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26/06/20
Students and their unions face a triple whammy this autumn
Erica Ramos
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SU blog
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11/06/20
Working in a students’ union is a real job
Scott Farmer
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SU blog
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11/06/20
I know what Wonkhe SUs did last summer – all our webinars archived in one place
15/05/20
How can officers end the year when it’s all beginning again?
Chloe Salins
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SU blog
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01/05/20
#SUFutures – Is it time to bin off the SU strategic plan?
Ed Marsh
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SU blog
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06/03/20
#SUFutures – Neither a bird nor a plane – the rise of the super rep
Katie D’Arcy
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SU blog
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14/02/20
The Johari Window model
31/01/20
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