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How (and why) to respond to OfS’ consultation on new conditions of registration for free speech

17/09/26

What is the latest on the TEF and how might a university (or one of its subjects) do on student experience?

08/09/26

A template proposal for a partnership over Treating Students Fairly

20/08/26

How to carry out a free speech “proportionality assessment”

07/08/26

What SUs (in England) need to know about the Office for Students’ guidance on freedom of speech (v4)

07/08/26

What the EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations means for SUs

10/07/26

What SUs (in England) need to know about the future of the TEF

11/06/26

What SUs need to know about research into students’ experiences of accommodation

10/06/26

How to get involved in the Advance HE/Office for Students research on AI

29/05/26

Here’s where we’re at with university finances (in England) – May 2026

29/05/26

Welsh student welfare: What new rules require – and what SUs can now push for

13/05/26

Here’s what access and participation looks like in London

07/05/26

The essential (revised and updated) guide for SUs to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

06/05/26

How to respond to OfS’ consultation on “treating students fairly”

03/05/26

What SUs need to know about the Sussex free speech judgment

29/04/26

Medr’s regulatory framework is a fair-weather friend to students

01/04/26

What SFC’s new review on safety and belonging mean for SUs

24/03/26

What SUs need to know about the UJS Time for Change report

16/03/26

How are Scottish universities achieving their National Equality Outcomes?

05/03/26

What Scotland’s quality reviews tell SUs about the rights students should expect

05/03/26

The TEF and why it matters to SUs – 2026 edition

24/02/26

Scotland’s new tertiary education act – what SUs need to know

12/02/26

19 things that went wrong at Regent College London – and what reps can learn from it

05/02/26

It’s time to push for a rewrite of your university’s Student Protection Plan

01/02/26

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