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Student representation & voice
Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.
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The dangerous “difference” between student partnership and student representation
19/05/22
Sharing student stories from Ukraine
Patrick O’Donnell
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SU blog
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16/05/22
What do we expect of SU officers?
Livia Scott
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SU blog
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13/05/22
Report from the TEF student submission catch up
06/05/22
How Scandinavian SUs do policy and democracy (not elections)
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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28/04/22
What can we learn from Scandinavia and from students?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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21/04/22
His Majesty the Pig writhes out of his whimsical reclusive binge
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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11/04/22
A study time to remember and an education to be proud of
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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09/04/22
Sometimes we have to get loud
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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08/04/22
NUS will support students and give them power
Shaima Dallali
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SU blog
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08/04/22
We are the university’s best partner and greatest critic
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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06/04/22
In Manchester, we bucked the SU elections trends this year. Here’s how
Stefanie Cooper
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SU blog
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31/03/22
Gamer types reimagined for student engagement
Simon Varwell
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SU blog
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31/03/22
Student governors – what do they do and what should they do?
24/03/22
Identifying the educational development needs of elected sabbatical officers with a remit for supporting teaching and learning
22/03/22
There’s more to do on student voice and protection in Wales’ new tertiary bill
Becky Ricketts
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SU blog
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17/03/22
It’s not too late for lame ducks to leave a legacy
Nick Smith
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SU blog
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17/03/22
Scanditour 2022: Norway
06/03/22
Scanditour 2022: Sweden
06/03/22
Scanditour 2022: Denmark
06/03/22
Student engagement in quality assurance reviews
03/03/22
The (new) regulation that surrounds student engagement in England
02/03/22
Ten top takeaways for SUs from our research on students and belonging
17/02/22
Students are frustrated. We’re helping to amplify and channel that frustration
Matt Johnstone
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SU blog
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10/02/22
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