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What SUs need to know about grade inflation, algorithms and degree transcripts

07/11/25

How to stop students being ripped off by the emerging guarantor market

30/10/25

Help! My uni has over (or under) recruited to a course

22/10/25

The costs of failure. How much does it cost students to repeat, resubmit etc?

10/10/25

Tensions on campus and beyond – legal rights and regulatory risks for SUs

08/10/25

The one-year loophole: How students can escape PBSA contracts in 2025/26

12/09/25

VFM in HE – what students think and what SUs can do

30/07/25

What SUs can learn from the OIA about closures

18/07/25

What SUs can learn from complaints to the OIA about cheating and AI

15/07/25

There are some last-minute government amendments to the Renters Rights Bill

27/06/25

International students and new consumer rights

06/06/25

24 things that SUs need to know about new rights in (some) university halls

20/05/25

What’s been happening in the Lords re the Renter’s Rights Bill?

13/05/25

Here’s what UUK has to say about university cuts

07/05/25

What can SUs learn from complaints summaries in OIA’s annual report?

30/04/25

A beginner’s guide to reasonable adjustments and competence standards for disabled students

25/04/25

How to respond to the consultation on standards and rights in privately-run halls

11/04/25

How to respond to OfS’ new consultation on fairness for students

04/03/25

What are students’ rights over closed modules, campuses and courses?

05/02/25

UKVI confirms new attendance rules for international students

20/01/25

What SUs need to know from Disabled Students’ UK’s annual access insights report

10/01/25

How to respond to OfS’ consultation over its new strategy

09/01/25

What’s all this about (home student) attendance policies?

17/12/24

What SUs can learn from complaints about student transfers

09/12/24

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