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Student representation & voice
Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.
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Wonkhe SUs study tours 2023 – outline itinerary and details
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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14/10/22
How to give students and their reps more power
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/10/22
Fifteen reflections on postgraduate representation in SUs
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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12/09/22
Students need to know what SUs think about things
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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15/08/22
Lessons from advice: building a picture of the student experience
Imogen Charvill-Ryall
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SU blog
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29/07/22
One union’s journey to find its new democracy
Raquel Marques
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SU blog
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17/06/22
To change a university’s culture we need to see it through students’ eyes
Seun Twins
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SU blog
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26/05/22
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
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
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
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
How to improve accountability in your students’ union and make it more democratic
Nick Smith
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SU blog
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20/01/22
What I learned about (climate) change at COP26
Lily Margaroli
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SU blog
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26/11/21
What did SUs learn from the Pandemic: Part 1
Dani Payne
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SU blog
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30/07/21
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