Feb 12, 2021 | Academic Affairs, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Today, USI and Students’ Unions who represent Social Care students have collectively written to CORU, the Ministers for Further and Higher Education; Health; and Social Protection, Quality and Qualifications Ireland and the Higher Education Institutions urging them to...
Dec 16, 2020 | Academic Affairs, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland this afternoon (December 16) staged a socially distanced demonstration at Leinster House calling on TDs to sign its Education for All pledge and highlighting the urgent need for action in key areas of higher education funding and...
Jul 17, 2020 | Academic Affairs, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is calling for immediate clarity on when the new academic year will start for colleges and universities after the delay of the Leaving Certificate results caused yet more uncertainty for students. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said...
Jul 8, 2020 | Academic Affairs, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland has today published two documents outlining the union’s priorities for the new Government and what students need for the new academic year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick and Vice President for...
Jun 3, 2020 | Featured, Postgraduates
Why Research Matters is a postgraduate video competition run by the Union of Students in Ireland and sponsored by the Irish Research Council. The goal is to put the creative minds of the island’s postgraduate research community to work to produce a short video...
Apr 2, 2020 | Academic Affairs, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland, along with student leaders across the island, is committed to ensuring that no student is disadvantaged as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, when it comes to assessment. To that end, we are engaging in on-going discussion with a range...