The Union of Students Ireland with the support of the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education today held an online webinar on ‘Supporting Wellbeing in Practice’ across the sector. This was very exciting research project, beginning in January 2021, that examined the practice of embedding wellbeing in the curriculum in higher education in Ireland. The project set out to capture how wellbeing is currently being embedded in the curricula of higher education institutions nationally and internationally and identify features of good practice. The research has culminated in a report completed by Dr Jessica Surdey […]
Registration for USI’s Mature Students Seminar 2021 is now open. The event takes place on 21 and 22 October 2021. Please fill in the form below to register for this free event, which will take place via […]
The Union of Students in Ireland is delighted to take part in the Irish Network Against Racism’s #TogetherAgainstRacism social media campaign today (Thursday) ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21. USI is a proud member of INAR and we are pleased to show our opposition to racism, xenophobia, far-right ideologies and we stand in solidarity with those affected and further commit to fighting racial discrimination in all its forms. The aim of #TogetherAgainstRacism is to show that racism has no place in Ireland and share a positive message of inclusion, diversity, equality and togetherness. This campaign has been running since 2018 […]
USI has written to Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD with an an urgent appeal for him to support the Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021. Re: Urgent need to support the Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021 Dear Minister Donnelly, On behalf of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and our members this is an urgent appeal to you to support the Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021. USI as the national representative body for 375,000 students across the island of Ireland have long campaigned for this legislative change. USI alongside representatives from Higher Education Institutions across Ireland who are supportive of […]
