[…]Nazi rule was engrained into practically every aspect of German society. All levels of education and conditioning of the youth were no different. Membership of the Hitler Youth and the League of German Girls was mandatory. The University of Munich, like the rest of the education system, was a place where academic freedom was practically non-existent. The atrocities of Hitler’s tyranny speak for themselves but within all of the darkness and despair, a small number of students from various walks of like and different religions came together to organise against them. The group became known as The White Rose (die […]
[…]first called for Marriage Equality in 1977; the USI submission to the constitutional convention on Marriage Equality; how Students’ Unions effectively lobbied for exams to be moved so students could vote and the organisation of a bid to break the record for the largest heart made up of people. The archive can be found […]
Why Research Matters is a postgraduate video competition run by the Union of Students in Ireland and sponsored by the Irish Research Council. The goal is to put the creative minds of the island’s postgraduate research community to work to produce a short video presentation about your research, and why it matters. While we all remain at home it can be difficult to maintain the same level of continuity with our work, so why not remind yourselves and the country about the value of what you do and how it may someday advance knowledge and change lives? This call opens […]
All candidates may submit a 500 word candidate’s statement for inclusion in the main Congress Document. All candidates may also submit a photo to be printed alongside their statement. The statement and photo should be sent via email to: manager@usi.ie by 12 midday on Tuesday 18 March. Any not submitted by this time will not be included in the document, with no exceptions. All other live notices are available on the main Elections […]
[…]Students in Ireland (USI) president sued and threatened with imprisonment for publishing information on where Irish women could access abortion services in Britain. In 1989, he and his fellow USI executive members, along with officers from Trinity and UCD students unions including the current Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik, were warned by their counsel, Mary Robinson, to pack their toothbrushes and prepare for jail after breaching the statewide ban. But human rights advocate Robinson, who would become President of Ireland the following year, ultimately succeeded in getting the case, brought against them by the Society for the Protection of Unborn […]
