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Study tours & international comparisons
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We know, it’s bananas
Livia Scott
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SU blog
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01/03/24
Please vote and we will shut up
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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28/02/24
Active student involvement is key to a university’s academic success
Dáire Martin
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SU blog
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18/01/24
You represent you, your subject and your university
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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12/01/24
It’s a popularity contest, but not as we know it
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/01/24
Good teaching and learning can only happen in cooperation
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/01/24
We never invaded anyone
Livia Scott
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SU blog
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09/01/24
Gather a team of 3-4 friends, put on your favorite T-shirt
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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08/01/24
Nobody wants it to go nuclear
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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07/01/24
Taking development seriously means getting on the bus
Gareth Hughes
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SU blog
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29/09/23
Eight interesting things about DCU SU (and the Republic of Ireland)
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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04/09/23
Could UK SUs help students “create tomorrow”?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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04/05/23
You can’t learn on an empty stomach
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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18/01/23
They are so proud of us
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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16/01/23
It’s the most important five days of your life
Livia Scott
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SU blog
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12/01/23
Students will go if other students have organised it
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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11/01/23
It’s like Karaoke, but more about community
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/01/23
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 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
Blankets are available
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/04/22
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
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