[…]by students who live a distance from their college. This is particularly crucial for those living in rural areas, which are often poorly served by public transport. USI also believes qualifying students should have access to required financial supports regardless of their institution or course-type, once they are undertaking a course available through the CAO. The USI submission also highlights the unfairness of the reality that those under 23-years-old are currently automatically assessed as dependant, regardless of their actual living situation, unless they can prove estrangement from their family. Commenting on USI’s submission to the SUSI review, USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Equity of […]
[…]two runners-up for most creative video and most informative video, with the winners of each winning prizes of €250, respectively. Eligibility The call is open to all postgraduates registered to a higher education institution on the island of Ireland, regardless of funding or area of research. How to Apply To participate in the competition, we are asking you to create a video about the research that you are doing, discussing why you are doing this research, what you have learned or hope to learn, and why you think this research matters. Upon completion of your video, upload it to your […]
[…]from the NDRC LaunchPad, we were brought onto a 3 month programme where we got mentorship in finance, software development, marketing, sales, etc. Most importantly we shared offices with a tonne of other amazing startups like Soundwave, Bizimply and BuildingEye. We were by far the youngest team on the programme so it was great to leverage off the experience of the other teams. We decided to leave StudyBuddy and set up a new company (Popdeem is summer of 2012). The second time around we did everything a lot more efficiently. We had learned a lot from doing StudyBuddy which helped. […]
[…]college authorities that students are not an endless money pit and to call for meaningful change in the way third-level education is funded. Campuses across Ireland saw huge crowds gather as the vast majority of students in USI affiliated colleges and universities took part in the Student Walkout. Commenting on the vast numbers shown in videos and photographs across social media today, USI President, Beth O’Reilly said USI wasn’t surprised by the numbers as the union is well aware of the depth of feeling on the issue. Beth said: “The support for today’s Student Walkout is indicative of the number of […]
