Funding | Union of Students in Ireland

USI welcomes funding for Student Housing Project Manager to Find Solution for Student Housing Crisis

Aug 3, 2016 | Accommodation, Featured, Funding

The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the allocation of €49,000 in support of the appointment of a Student Housing Project Manager to help identify additional student housing, including ‘digs’ and lodgings in private homes, as the next academic year...

USI Welcomes New Report to Reduce Gender Inequality in Higher Education

Jun 29, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Equality, Featured, Funding, Media

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has welcomed a new report to address gender inequality in high education, by introducing gender quotas. USI said gender quotas will improve the third level education sector in terms of equal representation, diversity and rights....

87% of students fear having to drop out of college because of cost of education

Jun 22, 2016 | Featured, Funding, RELEASES

87% of students fear having to drop out of college because of cost of education, according to new research released today by the Union of Students in Ireland who had more than 870 responses to a national survey of students. 74.3% of students have thought about...

58% of Students Miss Meals to Stay in College!

Jun 13, 2016 | Budget, Featured, Funding, Health, RELEASES

58.1% of students miss meals to stay in college, according to new research released today by the Union of Students in Ireland who had more than 870 responses to a national survey of students. More than a third (38.7%) of students said they go hungry to fund or stay...

The Union of Students in Ireland Advises Leaving Cert Student on Making the Right CAO choice

May 19, 2016 | Featured, Funding, Media

USI President, Kevin Donoghue The Union of Students is advising students filling out their CAO forms on how to make the right course and college choice. For many students, filling out their CAO form can be quite daunting as it carries the risk of making the wrong...

The Union of Students in Ireland has criticised the programme for government for not prioritising Higher Education Funding

May 11, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Featured, Funding, Media

Kevin Donoghue, USI President The Union of Students in Ireland has criticised the programme for government for not prioritising higher education funding in Ireland and said the programme is a box-ticking exercise to satisfy policy makers and academics, but like the...