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Student rights & consumer protection
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Students are workers too – and they need to know their rights
Kim Allen
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SU blog
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30/09/26
Why do students take their rights problems to Reddit?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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20/08/26
We are 22 students. We speak for 22,000
Irena Zoltak
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SU blog
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05/05/26
OfS on treating students fairly: Right diagnosis, wrong cure
Mack Marshall
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SU blog
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05/05/26
Student responsibilities enter the charter as rights come under attack
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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20/04/26
When the essay mill pretends to be your friend
Daniel Sokol
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SU blog
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16/01/26
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
Students won’t get value for money if they have no money to engage in the value
Emily Bastable
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SU blog
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30/07/25
The essay-writing company who pretends to be your friend
Daniel Sokol
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SU blog
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29/07/25
How to surface and reduce the hidden costs of study
Eve Woodall
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SU blog
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08/07/25
Parental Advisory: Why empowering parents might be central to SU campaigning
Lewis Wilson
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SU blog
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09/06/25
Why students helping students is a game changer for advice services
Faith Goligher
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SU blog
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24/03/25
A postponement of a graduation or a problematic work environment means a lot
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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27/02/25
Enabling students to succeed isn’t mollycoddling
Liam White
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SU blog
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06/02/25
Students need more accessible healthcare support when living away at university
Joseph Bigland
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SU blog
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01/11/24
Faculty-based officers are about giving student communities power
Anuoluwapo Ubikitan
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SU blog
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13/06/24
Sometimes student representation is about what’s not being talked about
Mike Hill
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SU blog
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07/05/24
Students are a part of society here
Reece Lee
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SU blog
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01/05/24
Covid exposed flaws in discipline for neurodivergent students
Nelly Luckett
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SU blog
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26/04/24
What can be done for students when their course is closed?
Joe McGarry
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SU blog
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17/04/24
Students or staff? A research postgraduate Bread and Roses
Ben Vulliamy
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SU blog
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13/10/23
SUs need to step up to both reduce disruption and support staff when there’s a strike
Dan Lonsdale
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SU blog
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04/10/23
The academic integrity scammers are getting more threatening
Daniel Sokol
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SU blog
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12/09/23
A ban on “ASOS” isn’t as good for students as you might think
Will Green
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SU blog
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17/02/23
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