[…]crises now: accommodation/housing and mental health. We are now calling on all students to join the Walkout, tell decision makers enough is enough and show the power of the student voice.” The main demands of the National Student Walkout are: Introduce protections for students living in digs Build affordable student accommodation Abolish the Student Contribution Charge Fund the full deficit in the HEI sector Funding to cover hidden costs Funding to increase counsellor to student ratios End precarious contracts Minimum wage to match living wage (including postgraduate stipends) Call an election now Chris added: “USI has been out on campuses […]
[…]Venue (Dublin City Council Offices) for a discussion of education as a public and social good, bringing benefits to our whole society. Speakers Confirmed: Mike Jennings, General Secretary of Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT); Louise O’Reilly, SIPTU Education Sector Gerry Quinn, President, Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) Laura Harmon, President, Union of Students in Ireland (USI) Irish Second Level Students’ Union The forum, convened by USI as part of its ‘Education Is’ national campaign, will focus on education as a public good, funding, student supports and students and college staff uniting on this issue. All […]
[…]national Mental Health campaigns due to the severity of the situation and to promote wellbeing in the student population who are in particular risk given the age cohort. In a mental health survey, set to launch early 2019, we found when those surveyed were asked had they experienced mental health difficulties in the past 12 months 1084 (32%) said that they had often and 568 (17%) said all the time. A whopping 24% of those surveyed said they were unaware of on campus services for mental health, +Connection is an app that will reduce this percentage substantially with the ‘Mapping […]
[…]entitlements which will run out very quickly in a COVID-19 case. Student nurses are a vital cog in the healthcare system, and they need reassurance that their needs will be taken care of in a timely manner.” Lorna explained that clarity on these issues will support student nurses to continue to carry out their roles to the highest standards. She said: “These are worrying times for everyone and we feel that by providing reassurance and answers to these issues and questions, colleges, universities and the HSE can take some of the worry away from our members that are currently engaged […]
[…]in third level education on ways to ensure that their mental health is a top priority whilst maintaining the busy student lifestyle of juggling studies, work and social lives. The three pillars of this campaign focus on: Healthy eating Physical activity Talking to someone when feeling overwhelmed Students who responded to the USI National Report on Student Mental Health in Third Level Education [2019], reported feeling experiencing extremely severe levels of anxiety (38.4%), depression (29.9%) and stress (17.3%). Mental health in third level education has historically been an issue that USI have been lobbying and campaigning on, the national student […]
