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Student representation & voice
Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.
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The gap between how students live and how universities listen to them is widening
Micaela Cirilo Correa
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SU blog
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19/05/26
Backing volunteering in an engagement crisis
Fiona Walsh McDonnell
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SU blog
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07/05/26
Students should never be kept in the dark
Oluwatomisin Osinubi (Tom-Tom)
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SU blog
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06/05/26
Gamifying online communities is transforming our student voice
Sarah Waterhouse
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SU blog
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30/04/26
On site, in-house training for SUs: Summer 2026
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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24/04/26
Summer training 2026
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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24/04/26
Getting ahead on student voice: Why pre-arrival questionnaires are (literally) the future
22/04/26
The playfulness of the fishing goddess
Alan Roberts
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SU blog
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14/04/26
A strong public university that is funded by the government and not by the students
Mack Marshall
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SU blog
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14/04/26
Students (still) need to see themselves in their SU
01/04/26
Medr’s regulatory framework is a fair-weather friend to students
01/04/26
Turnout is a lagging indicator, not a measure of democratic health
Demi Smith
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SU blog
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19/03/26
Students say employability is their top priority – what can SUs do about it?
25/02/26
How to make students more powerful – eight secrets of the Money Saving Expert
24/02/26
How (and why) to respond to the Welsh Government’s call for evidence on the future of tertiary education
23/02/26
The ultimate guide for SUs on what to think about and what to do if a merger is on the cards
19/02/26
What the High Court ruling on the EHRC’s interim guidance means for SUs
13/02/26
Scotland’s new tertiary education act – what SUs need to know
12/02/26
Building an AI manifesto
Jacob Tucker
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SU blog
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12/02/26
19 things that went wrong at Regent College London – and what reps can learn from it
05/02/26
Are your reps secretly workers? What a coastguard case means for SUs
05/02/26
Checking the vital signs of student changemaking
Fiona Walsh McDonnell
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SU blog
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29/01/26
It is crucial that students know what their rights are and where to find them
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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13/01/26
What are Dutch study associations and what’s different from UK academic societies?
13/01/26
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