SU Strategy Exchange 2024

After resounding success, we welcomed the return of SU Strategy Exchange 2024 — an event specifically designed for CEOs and senior managers of students’ unions and associations. Co-created with our attendees, this gathering focused on generating ideas and sharing best practices on strategic issues within our organisations.

These moments to come together, exchange ideas, network, and plan for the future are truly invaluable. We took a step back to assess the current landscape, and explore its implications for the future.

This year, the University of Birmingham Guild of Students hosted us on the Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 November - safe to say they did a fantastic job.

The format featured networking spaces, plenary sessions, and, of course, workshops led by you, as well as our glittering awards!

 

 

Download slides from the sessions below, and explore more resources here.

 

Workshop

Slides 

NUS Democracy For Our Future Student Voice

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Made in Students' Unions: Unlocking the Power of our Alumni

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Contentious issues case study - clashing complaints, the Equalities Act and press/public drama

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No Fear AI

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Decarbonising Commercial Students Unions - The Sustainable SU’s Charter

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Should SUs Compete to Thrive? Competitors or Collaborators?

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Data Curiosity – how it’s driving better outcomes for students

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Sorting your sh** out – what is turnaround, and should you do it?

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Trading Support 101 – demystifying your purchasing consortium.

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From Data to Action: Leveraging Predictive Modelling for Strategic Leadership

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Self-Reflection Tools for Busy Leaders

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A Whole SU Approach to Community Organising

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Why Advice Should be Everyone's Problem

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Reimagining Campus Governance: Decentralizing Power and Tackling Student Loneliness at Salford

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Are financial woes really the problem - or could they be an opportunity?

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Using Data to Demonstrate Impact and Strategic Delivery

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A CEO's Guide to Killing a Students' Union

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Beyond the “back office” - how HR, Finance, and Operations can become story tellers that drive insights and innovation

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Performance Profiling Your SU - Getting staff involved in analysing the perceived importance versus how we currently do in different areas of the SU Staff Development

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International student officers research: an update

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Lessons from Stepping In and Stepping Up

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How can SUs grow when their institutions run low on cash? A case study from Coventry

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Making your data work

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Decoding a Decade: Quirks, Quick Fixes and Quality SUs

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Open Sourcing Your SU: Lessons, Opportunities, and Challenges

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Questions?

Any questions please email learningdevelopment@nus.org.uk