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USI statement on violent homophobic assaults against LGBTQ+ community
The Union of Students in Ireland is horrified by the escalation of violent homophobic assaults against the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland, the latest being an attack against a lesbian couple in Dublin last week. These attacks show yet again
‘No announcement of funding for reduction in Student Contribution Charge is not acceptable’
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes today’s much-anticipated announcement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, on how higher education will be funded into the future. However, the lack of detail
VP for Campaigns Beth O’Reilly is elected President of USI for 2022-2023
Former UCC student and current Vice President for Campaigns at the Union of Students in Ireland, Beth O’Reilly has today been elected President of USI for 2022-2023. A native of Cork, Beth was elected by Students’ Union representatives from
USI launches ‘Open Up’ student mental health campaign
The Union of Students in Ireland launched its new national student mental health campaign Open Up this morning (March 21) in the Sugar Club, Dublin. The Open Up campaign encourages third level students to talk more about their mental
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USI statement on continuing Russian attack on Ukraine
USI liaising with the Higher Education Authority and Students’ Unions across Ireland to establish the number of Irish citizen students in Ukraine or Russia The Union of Students in Ireland stands with the Ukrainian Association of Students, the European
Reports of plans to reduce Student Contribution Charge welcomed by USI
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes reports that Government is planning to make a significant reduction to the Student Contribution Charge. USI has campaigned for the abolition of the €3,000 Student Contribution Charge and for a plan to
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USI statement on violent homophobic assaults against LGBTQ+ community
The Union of Students in Ireland is horrified by the escalation of violent homophobic assaults against the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland, the latest being an attack against a lesbian couple in Dublin last week. These attacks show yet again the work that remains to be done in Ireland for
‘No announcement of funding for reduction in Student Contribution Charge is not acceptable’
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes today’s much-anticipated announcement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, on how higher education will be funded into the future. However, the lack of detail on what reductions will be made to the Student Contribution
VP for Campaigns Beth O’Reilly is elected President of USI for 2022-2023
Former UCC student and current Vice President for Campaigns at the Union of Students in Ireland, Beth O’Reilly has today been elected President of USI for 2022-2023. A native of Cork, Beth was elected by Students’ Union representatives from all over Ireland at USI’s Comhdháil 2022. Over 200 delegates
USI launches ‘Open Up’ student mental health campaign
The Union of Students in Ireland launched its new national student mental health campaign Open Up this morning (March 21) in the Sugar Club, Dublin. The Open Up campaign encourages third level students to talk more about their mental health to friends, classmates, family and teachers, as well as
USI statement on continuing Russian attack on Ukraine
USI liaising with the Higher Education Authority and Students’ Unions across Ireland to establish the number of Irish citizen students in Ukraine or Russia The Union of Students in Ireland stands with the Ukrainian Association of Students, the European Students’ Union and the Global Student Forum against war and
Reports of plans to reduce Student Contribution Charge welcomed by USI
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes reports that Government is planning to make a significant reduction to the Student Contribution Charge. USI has campaigned for the abolition of the €3,000 Student Contribution Charge and for a plan to be made to implement a publicly funded system of third-level
USI launches anti-spiking awareness campaign, backed by Ministers for Justice and Higher Education
The first part of a new Union of Students in Ireland campaign in response to drink and needling spiking has been launched today, with the backing of the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. An awareness campaign that aims to
USI to hold three student protests over three days this month as student anger at Government inaction soars
This content was first published 7 months ago and may be superseded by events or new information. Please bear this in mind when evaluating this news article.Students are gearing up to show their anger and frustration at the soaring cost of higher education, at three Union of Students in
‘Supporting Wellbeing in Practice’ webinar and report
This content was first published 8 months ago and may be superseded by events or new information. Please bear this in mind when evaluating this news article.The Union of Students Ireland with the support of the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education today
Disappointing Budget 2022 confirms USI view that Government has no interest in addressing the hardship many students face
This content was first published 8 months ago and may be superseded by events or new information. Please bear this in mind when evaluating this news article.After the start of an academic year which has been dogged with stories about students sleeping on couches, living in hostels and a
Every day we strive to meet students' needs.
We proudly run events to empower and liberate students: our Pink Training event is the biggest LGBTQ+ student training event in Europe, our EMPOWER event innovates to support students from minority ethnic groups and our Women Lead events have boosted women in student leadership roles. There are dozens of events every year for thousands of students.
We train to win for our members
Each summer during SUT we provide the skills and knowledge base to make sure every student representative officer is ready to give high quality service to the students they were elected to represent. We aim to instil the courage and self-esteem to allow student officers to thrive and win for members. This exclusive member benefit is only available to member students’ unions.