[…]students who are suffering financial hardship or dropping out of college due to the lack of affordable student accommodation and other costs. Student representatives met with politicians at a Lobby Day in July to hammer home how bad things are for students now and what needs to be done support them. And last week, every TD and senator was sent a copy of the USI Pre-Budget submission which includes calls for 30,000 new student beds, along with free public transport for students and a range of other costed solutions. USI and Students’ Unions all over Ireland are now calling on […]
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[…]and learning. “Musicians have some increased cognitive abilities. There are patterns in the greatest music compositions, like the scores from Johann Sebastian Bach, which are made up of rhythmic fractions.” Donoghue said “Learning the difference between 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4compositions is similar to predicting a mathematical equation. Music has the ability to make you feel something that language sometimes cannot translate. Music has no linguistic barriers. It is universally interpreted and felt. Drama and performing arts help children develop oratory, communication and interpretation skills, as well as empathy, because it allows the actor to experience how another character thinks and […]
[…]Government due to the rise in youth homelessness and lack of welfare and financial supports for students in third level education. The group is led by students from Trinity College, TU Dublin, Maynooth University, DCU, UCD, NCI and IADT, along with USI and the TCD Renters Solidarity Network and has been joined by students from other institutions. Students and student representatives protested outside the building this lunchtime, and a number entered the building and intend to stay there until they can deliver a letter outlining their demands to one of the senior finance ministers. The main aim of the National […]
[…]the island, then the detail of education policy is a moot point. The most recognisable aspect of free movement for our students is, of course, the Erasmus Programme, with thousands of young people able to take up periods of study in institutions across the EU. In a society emerging from conflict, the ability of our students to seek new opportunities to learn and to grow has been invaluable. Without Britain’s adherence to freedom of movement, they will exit Erasmus. Across the Irish border, students and academics travel each day. Ireland’s closest partner in academic research is Britain, and that relationship […]
