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There's been a whole bunch of brilliant blogs on the site this year from SU officers and I wanted to take a minute to highlight some of them
Back in January @jake_verity from Sheffield SU had some inspiring words re partnership when we returned from our trip to the Baltics and Finland https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/students-their-sus-and-their-universities-need-to-radically-rethink-student-partnership/
And @LUSUVPEducation from Lancaster SU had a great blog revealing the powerful question every university meeting needs to answer https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/the-powerful-question-every-university-meeting-needs-to-answer/
In Feb York's @yusuwellbeing talked passionately about civic campaigning and the role of SUs and students https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-being-local/
In March amidst that Amber Rudd row @touchmybobby from Goldsmiths SU said that debate over “no-platforming” may end up sucking the life out of campuses https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/the-debate-over-no-platforming-may-end-up-sucking-the-life-out-of-campuses/
In March Allie Guy from Falmouth & Exeter and Gemma Paine from Surrey SU discussed how to make student voices louder on campus https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/making-sus-louder-and-more-independent/
In April York's @YUSUAcademic explained how assertive partnership could get through the crisis https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/assertive-partnership-is-what-well-need-to-get-through-the-crisis/
And Middlesex SU's @mdxsuVPACI said that students need strong leadership and practical solutions from Government https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/students-need-strong-leadership-and-practical-solutions-from-government/
Reflecting on leadership, Bristol SU's @hillarygyebi argued that for the emerging transition to a "new normal", the sector has lots to learn from SUs https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/for-the-emerging-transition-the-sector-has-lots-to-learn-from-su-leadership/
And @WinchesterPres and @EveAlcock had excellent things to say about listening to students and partnership https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/how-to-listen-to-students-in-the-middle-of-a-crisis/
Manchester SU's Chloe Salins got some fascinating reflection on her year in office in early in May https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/how-can-officers-end-the-year-when-its-all-beginning-again/
And @nusupresident thought there was much to learn from the crisis so far in terms of university culture and strategy https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/the-lessons-from-covid-19-are-simpler-than-they-look/
Cambridge's @alex_arkeonerd gave us a powerful piece on Master’s students in May too https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/masters-students-are-owed-deferrals-and-refunds/
And @CCSUPresDev wrote us a powerful piece on developing an agenda around student parents https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/we-could-make-a-massive-difference-to-student-parents/
A huge number of people took time out to read @TahminaMDXSU's excellent piece on separating (or not) the issues of race and reopening in universities https://wonkhe.com/blogs/we-cant-separate-the-issues-of-race-and-reopening-in-universities/
UCL's @MetteWestander wrote us a brilliant piece on disabled students and their rights https://wonkhe.com/blogs/how-can-disabled-students-hold-universities-to-account-on-access/
And Exeter's @ExePostgraduate penned this brilliant blog on student sex workers https://wonkhe.com/blogs/sex-work-some-students-voices-are-more-uncomfortable-than-others/
OU students' association officer and fab @wonkhe colleague @zombor_fanni wondered what a "normal" student is anyway https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/what-even-is-a-normal-student-anyway/
And Bath's @subathcommunity asked us to consider what "Zero Tolerance" really means https://wonkhe.com/blogs/what-does-zero-tolerance-really-mean/
Winchester's @WinchesterPres urged honesty over September 2020 https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/what-can-universities-promise-about-student-life-in-september-who-knows/
And @TomSawko kicked off the debate over student sport in September 2020 in style https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/the-debate-over-what-comes-next-for-student-sport-starts-here/
A few weeks back @subathactivity Francesco Masala challenged us on climate change https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/the-global-climate-emergency-has-not-gone-away/
And let's not forget when @nelly1k and @HUUPresident talked about what has to change in the student finance debate https://wonkhe.com/blogs/students-need-reform-to-maintenance-funding-now-2-2/
Plus this classic from @subathpresident https://wonkhe.com/blogs/is-having-a-seat-at-the-table-enough/
There's probably loads I've missed but plenty to while the weekend away on there!
