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Sabbs in the Spotlight: Adnan Hussain – Liverpool Guild of Students

As we now approach the Winter Break, it is a time of year of reflection for many. After the year that 2020 has brought though, it will be a period of relaxation primarily no doubt, and a well-deserved one too for those choosing to rest over the coming weeks.

Rent relief is a good solution to a bad situation; but what needs to happen next?

On the 25th of November, the University of Manchester offered students a 30% rent cut. This was after a long and sustained period of campaigning from students on campus.

Exeter Students’ Guild launch brilliant “Here to Talk” initiative

There are many fantastic campaigns across the country taking place at the moment in the higher education sector that are being led by Students’ Unions and Student Officers. We caught up with Exeter Guild recently, who have launched a new initiative called “Here to Talk”.

Sabbs in the Spotlight: Molly Purcell – Essex Students’ Union

As we’ve mentioned various times in our articles, it’s been an incredibly difficult year to be a sabbatical officer. This is one of the main drivers behind why we feel it is crucial to showcase the amazing and exceptional work of sabbatical officers across the country. That is as there is fantastic work worth smiling about going on in the higher education sector, and more often than not, officers are driving it.

Christmas was always going to be difficult, but January may be harder

Long awaited guidance around students returning home for Christmas has finally been both released and received the attention it deserves, after constant and tireless campaigning from student leaders across the higher education sector.

Sabbs in the Spotlight: Jenny Marchant – York St. John Students’ Union

Being a Students’ Union Officer is no easy job in any year, and this academic year has already proved to throw up a number of unprecedented challenges for the higher education sector.