[…]officerships have opened on the USI Congress 2021 Website. Elections will take place on 7 April 2021 during the USI Congress, which will be online. Online voting will take place for these elections. All information for prospective candidates is available on the site, including role descriptions, terms of office and nomination process. Nominations close on 24 February […]
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[dg ids=”12578″] Click here to read or download: Student Reaction – A Guide to Budget […]
[…]under-represented in higher education and so the provision of additional funding through the 1916 Bursary is an important move which will broaden access. We welcome that the extra third-level spaces that were provided this year will be kept into the future. USI has been calling for extra spaces at third- level to reduce the pressures on the system for some time. It will also be important that additional core funding for student supports are also available to match this increase. We are disappointed again though that the issue of sustainable core-funding for third-level has not been addressed. So, we are again calling for […]
[…]for students. It is not good enough to require students to enter standard agreements – this is not a standard year.” The USI is also calling on colleges and universities affected by the new public health measures to support students in every way they can by facilitating access to vital on-campus services, where possible. The union is also asking students to watch out for each other as we face into another uncertain period. Lorna said: “Students feeling isolated is a real concern for us. We know the impact it has on our mental health. Please make sure to reach out […]
