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University finance & management
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SUs should be partners – especially when times are tough
Mark McCormack
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SU blog
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05/10/23
Why aren’t we employing more student staff?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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04/08/23
Recruiting (and being recruited) in challenging times
Graham Atkinson
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SU blog
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03/08/23
The cost of living crisis has not gone away
Livia Scott
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SU blog
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08/06/23
University strategic reviews are an opportunity for SU to shape their own future
Mary McHarg
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SU blog
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10/02/23
Students calling for fee rebates over strikes is not anti-union
Niall Hignett
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SU blog
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02/06/22
Students and their unions need to back the marking boycotts
Niall Hignett
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SU blog
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05/05/22
More than half of universities are not on track to meet their emissions targets
Laura Clayson
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SU blog
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14/12/21
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
Students need a staggered start next year
Michelle Morgan
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SU blog
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08/05/20
The future has to be affordable and we’ll need to fight for it
Francesco Masala
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SU blog
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24/04/20
Once a year we sing our hearts out
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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09/01/20
If change is the only certainty then certainly we’ll all have to deal with change
Graham Atkinson
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SU blog
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29/11/19
Divestment commitments are fine – but what about the policy?
Chris Saltmarsh
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SU blog
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16/07/19
Being a students’ union CEO (for 11 months)
Andy Moorwood
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SU blog
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30/07/18
What should we be looking for in Uni Mental Health strategies?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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17/05/17
Looking ahead again
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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03/01/17
Our Sector: “Block means Block”…but what does Block mean?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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17/11/16
The changing of the guard
Team Wonkhe
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SU blog
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05/09/16
Who’s really pulling the strings?
Mark McCormack
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SU blog
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15/08/16
The Cadogan Matrices
Team Wonkhe
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SU blog
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07/07/16
Expanding won’t save us now. Not all of us, anyway.
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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06/07/16
Union Buildings in the US- Why Place Matters
Leah Barrett
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SU blog
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13/03/15
Why we don’t run bars
Rhys Dart
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SU blog
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16/09/14
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