[…]produce top quality graduates. The system is underfunded and students face the burden – at €3,000 per annum, students are already paying the second highest fees in Europe. It’s clear the government must act, and invest meaningfully in the present and the future of this country before it’s too late. Síona Cahill President Union of Students in […]
[…]guide includes tips on internet etiquette, advice on how to deal with cyberbullying and information on support services that are available to young people who become victim to it. Download the Guide here. Denise McCarthy, Vice President for Welfare said: “Social media is designed to bring people together, but when it’s used to exclude and target people the effects can be devastating. Welfare officers around the country report an increasing number of students citing incidents of harassment and online abuse. Many students are unaware of the support services available to them and how to go about reporting it. USI, in […]
[…]contact USI Communications and Research Executive Grainne O Reilly on 0876776636 or […]
[…]change aspects of the site. They can replace adverts, keywords and the description of the site on search engines. Imagine our surprise, then, when our listing on Google had USI as a purveyor of drugs for erectile dysfunction and all sorts of other things. We identified the type of hack immediately and began the process of cleansing the site. In the end, cleansing the site was impossible, so we quarantined the old one, backed up our data files and installed a completely fresh and fully updated version of the website. Within three hours of properly identifying the issue, we have […]
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today distributed 20,000 Student Support Cards with contact details for suicide and self-harm prevention services, such as Aware, Pieta House, Walk in my Shoes, the Samaritans, and LGBT Helpline for students during their Christmas exams. USI also partnered with PleaseTalk, ReachOut.com and Jigsaw who operate on third-level campuses across Ireland. The campaign is in response to a USI study showing that 61% of students are experiencing burnout attending third level education while 27% of students in college have dropped out due to stress. Speaking on Trinity College Dublin campus, USI President, Michael Kerrigan, […]
