Nov 15, 2023 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on students to join this weekend’s National Demonstration for Palestine, which is being co-organised by the union, to show that students stand for peace and against apartheid in Gaza. USI has joined with the...
Oct 31, 2023 | EMPower, Equality, Featured, Training
EMpower aims to ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ, ɪɴꜱᴘɪʀᴇ and ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ students from ethnic minorities to run for leadership positions in Students’ Unions, clubs, societies, or any other positions of influence! ✊ The two-day event will include discussions, games, networking,...
Oct 19, 2023 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland expresses its devastation and grief at the loss of all innocent lives due to the recent escalation of violence in Palestine, focused particularly on Gaza and on both sides of the Gazan border. USI condemns Israel’s disproportionate and...
Oct 13, 2023 | Featured, Gaeilge, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is adding its voice to calls for Government to commit to creating and funding a proper investment plan for the Irish language, after a disappointing Budget for Gaeilge and the Gaeltacht. Budget 2024 saw the smallest increase in funding...
Oct 12, 2023 | Featured, Postgraduates, RELEASES, USI News
The €3,000 stipend increase for PhD researchers announced today, while welcomed, does not reach the level recommended in a recent independent report, nor is it a Living Wage, says the Union of Students in Ireland. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research,...
Oct 10, 2023 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Budget 2024 will go some way to supporting students with the high cost of going to college through the various one-off measures introduced today, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. USI welcomes the repeat of the reduction in the Student Contribution Charge...
