[…]Gibson Hotel, had previously been moved to May 27 due to the public health measures being taken to stop the spread of COVID-19. As a result of the on-going nature of these measures, the USI has decided to move the celebrations online. The Student Achievement Awards, now in its seventh year, is the annual opportunity for the student movement in Ireland to recognise the contribution of students to improving the experience of their fellow students, and to wider society. Nominations are now closed and the USI will contact the shortlisted nominees in the next week. USI Vice-President for Academic Affairs, […]
[…]13 June and for new applications is 1 August, 2014. SUSI encourages students to visit its website www.susi.ie to review the eligibility criteria for student grant funding. There is also information available on the SUSI website to assist students with making their […]
[…]institutions have become on international students to fill gaps in funding. Students who come to this country to get an education should not be used as cash cows for colleges and universities to make ends meet. “Investing in higher education is not just crucial for students, but it is also a great opportunity at this time. Higher education can act as an instigator for economic development and growth as we emerge from this crisis as for every €1 invested, another €4 is pumped back into the economy.” Having lobbied for the Student Contribution Charge to be reduced in Budget 2021, […]
[…]in Ireland has launched its online SHAG (Sexual Health Awareness Guide) week, urging young people to get into the habit of getting tested regularly, after a HSE report showed an increase of 22.1% in Syphilis from 2014 to 2015. Early infectious syphilis diagnoses were 2,290% higher in men than in women with 24 men diagnosed per woman. There was also an increase in Chlamydia with 70 more reported cases – there were 6,815 reported diagnoses in 2015, up from 6,693 in 2014. There were also 41 more reported cases of genital herpes in 2015 – a 3.3% increase from 2014. […]
The Union of Students in Ireland launched this first ever Student Finance Guide in September 2012 [issuu width=420 height=286 embedBackground=%23000000 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120921110727-15370e5f30ee4af0835082e7f80a82af name=usistudentfinanceguide username=theusi tag=banks unit=px […]
