Category: USI News
Colleges must support students as public health restrictions are increased during busy exam and assessment period
Students must not face unnecessary stress and hardship due to Level 5 restrictions during this busy time for assessment deadlines and exams, says the Union of Students in Ireland. Policies to mitigate any possible educational...
Read MoreUSI demonstration urges TDs to sign Education for All pledge and action from Minister
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...
Read MoreTake action to support our student nurses & midwives
The Union of Students in Ireland is encouraging students and their friends and family to contact their local representatives and members of the Oireachtas Committee on Health in relation to the issues facing student nurses and...
Read MoreStudents taking action to end image based sexual abuse
The Union of Students in Ireland is encouraging and supporting students to contact their local representatives and members of the Oireachtas Justice Committee ahead of a committee discussion on the Labour Party...
Read MoreMigrant Minds Matter campaign launched
A new campaign aimed at encouraging students to take action against the significant barriers preventing asylum seekers from taking up or completing third-level education has been launched by the Union of Students in Ireland...
Read MoreUSI condemns image-based sexual abuse and highlights need for legislation and cultural shift
Union of Students in Ireland statement The abusive leaking and sharing of sexual images and videos without consent is condemned by the Union of Students in Ireland and we are encouraging the victims involved to use the range of...
Read MoreAll students must be treated equally in relation to €250 COVID payment
Further detail on how and when the €250 payment for higher education students announced in Budget 2021 will be paid, is welcomed by the Union of Students in Ireland. USI welcomes confirmation that the payment, which Government...
Read MoreStudents urged to register to vote ahead of November deadline
Students are being urged to register to vote before the upcoming deadline of November 25 by the Union of Students in Ireland. USI and local Students’ Unions are encouraging students to download the voter registration forms and...
Read MoreBudget 2021 ignores barriers preventing student access to higher education in favour of piecemeal one-off funding
Statement by USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick “In Budget 2021, Government has ignored the systemic barriers preventing students from accessing higher education which will only be addressed through continuous financial support...
Read MoreUnion of Students in Ireland marks World Mental Health Day 2020 with day of action and letter to Minister Simon Harris
USI also welcomes publication of National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework To mark World Mental Health Day 2020 (October 10), the Union of Students in Ireland and Students’ Unions across the island are...
Read MoreUSI publishes views on higher education delivery for rest of semester one
Extensive and essential student supports must be put in place by Government and institutions and a focus put on online teaching and learning in order to provide clarity for the rest of this semester, according to the Union of...
Read MoreUSI and ISSU write to Ministers requesting urgent meeting on Leaving Cert calculated grades
President of USI, Lorna Fitzpatrick and President of the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union, Reuban Murray, have this afternoon (Friday, October 2) sent a joint letter to Ministers Norma Foley TD and Simon Harris TD...
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