[…]lost among the many campaigns that students see during the year. Congress believes That a generic health campaign, promoting all aspects of health (physical, sexual, mental, etc.) should replace the specific campaigns, and be rolled out across all MO campuses during the year. That a Student Health and Wellbeing campaign that takes into account the many issues related to Welfare that students’ face, and brings them under an umbrella campaign, would be the best way to ensure that the Welfare related campaign activities of USI are identifiable on a national level. Congress further notes That some campaigns avail of funding […]
[…]right to access abortions in Ireland is very much a student issue. In 2011, UK Department of Health statistics show that 4,049 Irish women availed of abortion services in England and Wales. Of these women, 1,404 were between the ages of 18-24 and 2,566 of these were under the age of 30. Crucially, these figures are probably an underestimation of the true numbers as many Irish women give no Irish address for reasons of confidentiality. It costs at least €1,000 to travel to England from Ireland for an abortion, covering clinic costs, travel costs and accommodation. Students don’t have ready […]
[…]she welcomed the enhanced supports available to students in light of COVID-19, on mental health and a renewed focus on preventing sexual assault on campus, she concluded that more needed to be done to address the central issue of access for all students who would benefit from Higher Education – and that this would be best addressed in a publicly funded higher education system. ENDS Notes: The Education Futures Coalition, formerly known as the Coalition for Publicly Funded Higher Education, is a collaboration between IFUT, SIPTU, FORSA, USI, ISSU and the […]
[…]access to education through increasing SUSI grant thresholds, or improving on-campus mental health services, declaring Budget 2018 as ‘leaving students behind’. Speaking outside the Dáil, USI President Michael Kerrigan said, ‘No income-contingent student loans were announced today, but neither was any meaningful new funding model on how third-level education should be funded. A €250 decrease in fee level would come at a relatively small cost to the state, and alleviated pressure on the payment of fees that have doubled over a period of six years.’ Mr Kerrigan went on to say, ‘It hasn’t been a budget for students. It hasn’t […]
[…]all efforts should be made to be as comprehensive as possible. 11 WEL 2 PHYSICAL HEALTH REAPPROVED 2015 Congress notes: The lack of mandates and policy on the issue of students and physical health. Congress notes with concern: The tendency of young people to sacrifice physical health for academic achievement through lack of sleep, lack of exercise and poor diet. Congress further notes: The diet, exercise and lifestyle play a vital role in a students’ ability to engage productively with their education. Congress therefore mandates the welfare officer: To design a strategy document on physical health, making reference to […]
