[…]participation. This comes with the announcement by the Department for Education and Skills today to invest €16.5m in supports for key target groups in the National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2015-2019. Welcoming the further €3m to the SAF, USI President Michael Kerrigan said, “Today, USI’s call and lobbying efforts have been heard by the Department for Education and Skill ahead of Budget 2018. USI campaigned for the additional allocation of €1m in the Budget 2016, but it was clear that this figure did not meet the needs required of SAF in our Higher Education Institutes. While […]
[…]Ireland. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris today announced that the stipend for PhD researchers in state-funded positions will increase from €19,000 to €22,000 in January. While this increase in a step in the right directions, it falls short of the increase to €25,000 USI called for in its Pre-Budget Submission, the amount recommended in the Independent National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers, commissioned by Minister Harris’s office. The increased amount does not even give PhD researchers, who contribute greatly to third-level institutes and Irish research in general, a payment equal to full-time […]
[…]to get home this weekend for final campaign push The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is today launching four new posters as part of the national student-led campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution. The Students For Choice poster campaign is calling on voters to vote ‘Yes’ ahead of polling day on May 25th. With youth voter turnout in mind, the posters state care in a crisis needs every yes, and that students are ready to get out and vote. Speaking at the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan said: “It’s 2018, and we shouldn’t be relying on […]
[…]ahead. Students’ Union Training is a unique opportunity for representatives to come together and share ideas, ahead of what will inevitably be a difficult year for Irish students. The Union of Students in Ireland hopes that those who attend this week will come away confident that we are equipped to face all challenges and that we will do so as a united movement.” Athlone ITSU President John Madden: “AITSU are delighted to be hosting the annual Students’ Union Training. We welcome all guests, be they the sabbatical officers from far and wide, or the guest speakers. It promises to be […]
[…]Team by nine new faces, as the President-elect was the only sitting member of the team for run for election. Due to the on-going public health restrictions, USI Congress was held via Zoom with delegates voting online for the 2021-2022 Executive Team and numerous policies and motions. Congress was also streamed live on Facebook so students could watch the action as it happened. Speaking after her election, Clare explained that there is a lot of work ahead for the union as it seeks to get students back on campus is a safe manner in the new academic year and deals […]
