Working for Students

Jim Dickinson

Every week Livia Scott (Wonkhe) and Alan Roberts (Counterculture) chat to SUs around the UK to showcase their projects, activities and initiatives that are making a difference to students. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Working for Students

Episodes (52)

Aug 10, 2025 Loneliness, 10 years of MSC
Aug 6, 2025 Paying part time officers, power
Aug 1, 2025 Safe spaces, student opportunities, joining SUs

Working for Students

Aug 10, 2025
48¾ minutes
50 MB

This week on the Membership Services Show Ed Moloney from University of Salford SU shares how they've repositioned themselves as an "anti-loneliness charity" – a strategy that's united everything from their bar to their advice service around tackling what affects 42 per cent of their student population. Drawing on World Health Organization research and working with Professor McWalter from University of Manchester, Ed explains how this North Star has given them unprecedented focus and university buy-in. Later, Alan reunites with some old friends – Gary Hughes (Durham SU), Trish McGrath (Aberystwyth SU), and Paul Norman (Manchester Metropolitan SU) – to reflec...

Working for Students

Loneliness, 10 years of MSC

Jim Dickinson

00:00 -46:55