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 […]
Thursday, February 28, 2012 For Immediate Release Students in DCU have voted to re-affiliate with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) this evening, after more than a decade outside the national representative body. This result follows Maynooth’s decision to remain affiliated, with close to 87% of students there voting ‘Yes’ to USI. In DCU, 768 students voted to affiliate with 642 in opposition. In Maynooth, 1639 students voted ‘Yes’ to affiliation, with just 253 opposing. These positive results come after a vote for affiliation in Trinity in the first term. USI President John Logue said: “We are delighted to […]
[…]of the Egyptian government delaying the imprisoned 21 year old’s trial for the 22nd time today. USI President Annie Hoey stated, “There have been 18 trial delays, and Ibrahim awaits his along with over 400 others. He spent his 21st birthday in jail. He has engaged in a hunger strike due to poor conditions. This treatment cannot be allowed to continue on a human rights basis and we can’t ignore it” USI is calling on students across the country to put pressure on the Egyptian embassy today by calling them and voicing their concern. USI are urging students to call […]
[…]of Education and Skills, instead of addressing operational failures in the system. Speaking today, USI President, John Logue, said: “Following the introduction of the new grant process twelve months ago, the Government boasted that it would ‘make it far easier for students applying for grants and should make the processing of applications more efficient and consistent’ and that SUSI had a ‘comprehensive communications plan’ in place. However, today’s report confirms that Minister Quinn’s pursuit of radical reductions in public sector costs undermined the ability of SUSI to provide for vulnerable students and families.The Minister’s only contribution to the launch of […]
[…]money up front, meaning they miss out on securing student accommodation. We welcome this agreement today – these two decisions will help level the playing field a bit, but there is a lot more to do. Student accommodation is still much too expensive and is a huge burden on many students. It also needs to be ensured that being able to pay up front does not give one student a preference over another. Accommodation should be allocated in a fair way – be that on need, or on a first-come basis – and not based on how many months rent […]
