Activist Academy 2014

Activist Academy 2014

Friday 14 November 2014 [ujicountdown id=”Nominations” expire=”2014/11/14 18:00″ hide = “true”] USI Activist Academy 2014 will take place at Trinity College, Dublin.  Attendance is free and open only to USI members.  Book here....
Budget 2015 Response

Budget 2015 Response

The Union of Students in Ireland has responded to the provisions of Budget 2015 in a report issued on the USI website with the following statement: USI Budget 2015 Response Document USI welcomes the decision not to cut or otherwise amend the student maintenance grant,...
Honouring Teaching Heroes

Honouring Teaching Heroes

The Union of Students in Ireland was delighted to be involved in this week’s Teaching Hero Awards, held at Dublin Castle.  USI President Laura Harmon was on hand with Jan O’Sullivan, minister for Education and Skills, to present the awards and greet...

USI rejects contribution fee proposals

The President of the Union of Students in Ireland, Laura Harmon, has demanded colleges stop treating students as the soft route to more cash.  She has rejected calls for an increase in the student contribution to higher education. As senior university officials meet...
… a benefit to our whole society

… a benefit to our whole society

Join USI on 25 September at 6.30pm at Dublin’s Wood Quay Venue (Dublin City Council Offices) for a discussion of education as a public and social good, bringing benefits to our whole society. Speakers Confirmed: Mike Jennings, General Secretary of Irish...