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Student representation & voice
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What did SUs learn from the Pandemic: Part 2
Brendan McCarthy
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SU blog
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30/07/21
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
How SUs can get involved in the UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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21/05/21
Student input into APPs must not disappear into a regulatory vortex
Francesco Masala
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SU blog
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21/05/21
Disabled students have sex, apparently
Ruby Jones
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SU blog
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30/04/21
Having a student rep in the room isn’t enough
Callum Perry
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SU blog
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02/04/21
#SUFutures – What should students’ union strategy look like next?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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26/03/21
Why every SU ought to have an advocacy strategy
Laura Moss
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SU blog
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23/03/21
Student politics is too important to cut off from support
Becky Thomson
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SU blog
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19/03/21
The reluctant student activists of the Covid pandemic
Megan Ball
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SU blog
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12/03/21
Student voices will be heard everywhere in Wales
Becky Ricketts
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SU blog
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27/01/21
How to do town gown during a global pandemic
Megan Robertson
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SU blog
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06/11/20
Do we misunderstand being marginalised?
Ria Bluck
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SU blog
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16/10/20
Just who is working for PhD students?
Chris Brasnett
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SU blog
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25/09/20
A master’s degree in student engagement
Tom Lowe
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SU blog
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18/09/20
Students shouldn’t have to demand safety
Siyang Wei
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SU blog
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10/09/20
SUs have a complicated relationship with the National Student Survey
Jen Hastings
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SU blog
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15/07/20
Students have answers to the questions about September
Beth Hill
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SU blog
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28/05/20
The lessons from Covid-19 are simpler than they look
Katie Smyth
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SU blog
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22/05/20
Is partnership really possible over Covid-19?
Anthony Javed Machikan
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SU blog
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22/05/20
Coronavirus: When teaching during a disaster, students need to be partners
Jean Slick
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SU blog
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20/05/20
To get through the Covid crisis, we need authentic authentic engagement with students
Andrew McLaughlin
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SU blog
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15/05/20
For the emerging transition, the sector has lots to learn from SU leadership
Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
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SU blog
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17/04/20
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