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SEN Insights Podcast

Dive into the latest perspectives on student engagement and the evolving student experience in tertiary education. Our podcast series, produced in collaboration with SEN, features insights from industry professionals, student leaders, and experts in higher education, offering practical advice, thought-provoking commentary, and strategies shaping the contemporary student experience.

At Rubric, we’re passionate about helping student organisations and universities achieve greater engagement with fewer barriers. Through this series, we bring you stories, challenges, and innovations from the coalface, equipping you with actionable ideas for your campus.

Latest Episodes

Creating Safer Social Spaces: Addressing Drink Spiking (SEN Insights, Ep 12)

In this special panel episode of SEN Insights, Paul talks with leading experts, advocates, researchers and industry representatives to explore the growing challenge of drink spiking and what it means for student communities, campus venues and those responsible for student safety and wellbeing.

Beyond Compliance: The Human Side of Governance (SEN Insights, Ep 11)

Today, Paul chats with governance expert and CPR Group Managing Director Michael Connolly about the human side of leadership, governance, and organisational sustainability in student associations and community organisations.

Inside the Merger: Swinburne Student Association (SEN Insights, Ep 10)

In this episode, Paul chats with CEO Josh Gilligan to unpack the creation of the new Swinburne Student Association and the journey behind one of the sector’s most significant student governance transformations.

Building Better Student Experiences Through Listening (SEN Insights, Ep 9)

In this episode, Paul speaks with Sarah Bendall from the National Student Ombudsman (NSO) about what complaints data reveals about today’s student experience.

Orientation: The Canterbury Way (SEN Insights, Ep 8)

Today, we chat with Clare Walsh and Tayla Styles from the University of Canterbury Students’ Association (UCSA) in Christchurch, New Zealand, whose ORI ’25 program won Best Orientation Initiative at the Student Experience Network Awards 2025.

Connecting with the Next Generation on Campus & Beyond (SEN Insights, Ep 7)

In this episode, we’re joined by Scott Millar, founder of BOP Industries and one of Australia’s leading voices on engaging Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

From Student to CEO & Rethinking Student Governance (SEN Insights, Ep 6)

In this episode, we’re joined by Jessica Brown from the Griffith University Gold Coast Student Guild and outgoing Board Chair at Student Experience Network.

The View from the Other Side (SEN Insights, Ep 5)

Today, we’re joined by Alan Roberts, Partner at Counterculture LLP in the UK, for an international conversation on governance, strategy, and the evolving student experience.

Measuring the Value of Student Experience (SEN Insights, Ep 4)

In this episode, we’re joined by Josh Farr, Founder of Campus Consultancy, to explore how we measure the true value of the student experience.

Graduate Students, Scarcity, and Trust (SEN Insights, Ep 3)

In this episode, we’re joined by Corey Scott from the University of Toronto to explore the evolving graduate student experience.

SSAF Changes Explained (SEN Insights, Ep 2)

Paul speaks with David from QUT Guild and Mark from the University of Newcastle Student Association about recent changes to SSAF.

Inside the Student Safety Conference (SEN Insights, Ep 1)

In this episode, we speak with Onor Nottle from the University of Sydney Union about why student safety matters on campus.

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