[…]number of once-off measures for students and the third-level sector. While the asks we focused on for the Lobby Day and in our pre-Budget submission concentrate on getting the most for students from this once-off spending, we will also be advocating for long-term policies and core funding for long-term plans. “Various TDs and Senators who attended on Tuesday, pledged to support our asks during the Budget 2024 debates. We agreed on certain follow-up actions with the members and will keep in contact ahead of the Budget.” The USI pre-Budget submission – based on the current USI policy file – will be finalised in the coming weeks […]
[…]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 running a day of online action aiming to shed light on student mental health and highlight how looking after your mental health is intrinsic to overall well-being. USI is also welcoming the publication on the day of the National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework, which the union and its members were proud to be involved in producing. The focus of USI actions on World Mental Health Day is support and connecting […]
[…]more women on their governing authority / body. Executive Management Teams In December 2015, only 2 of the 7 universities – and 2 of the 5 Colleges – had 40% or more women on their executive management team. Only 3 out of 14 Institutes of Technology had 40% or more women on their executive management team. Two Institutes of Technology had no women at all on their executive management team. Career Progression The gap between female and male representation increases at each stage of the academic career ladder. In 2013-2015, 50% of the lecturer staff in Irish universities were […]
[…]placed on students by the new integrated Pharmacy programme. Directly after the launch, over 500 students rallied outside the Dáil to express their anger at unpaid placements and increased fees. Last night, APPEL (the schools of pharmacy) lifted the ban on payment for placement for 4th and 5th year Pharmacy Students. USI and IPSA cautiously welcomed this statement and today called on the PSI to clarify its position and work with students’, pharmacists and colleges to protect the rights of students on placement. In 2018, USI alongside the Irish Pharmacy Students’ Association (IPSA) launched a survey aimed at […]
[…]including website, social media and working with officers on campaign language and video content. deal with all press queries, including preparing press releases, managing photo calls and the President’s media diary, preparing briefing documents for journalists and the President contribute to speechwriting support officers with researching an evidence base for campaigns and publications conduct research into the higher education sector, the student experience and trends for students propose new avenues of research for the organization to enhance its policy standing plan, edit and oversee USI publications. on a rolling, day-to-day basis, update the website. co-ordinate, with other staff, USI’s response […]
