The deadline for submission of USI Election Nominations has been set by the Elections Subcommittee. Nominations will close at 5.00pm Dublin Time on February 22, 2022. The below documents lay out the positions available and the process for seeking nomination and election. Below that are the role descriptions for each position. The President: Responsible for overall work of the organisation and delegating work and areas of policy to other members of the Executive Team. Chief spokesperson for the organisation Manages the human resources of the Union Responsible for drafting annual budget in consultation with Finance Committee Reporting work of the […]
Students face deferring, dropping out, couch surfing or living in hostels Students’ Unions across Ireland are supporting thousands of students who cannot get a place to live for the new academic year, with the student accommodation crisis “worse than ever,” according to the Union of Students in Ireland. Many Students’ Unions are reporting to USI that they are working with hundreds of students who feel they have nowhere left to go in their search for accommodation this year. USI and students across Ireland are outraged at the Government’s inability to tackle the housing crisis, which is having a huge impact […]
College is full of fun and new exciting experiences but with all this excitement comes anxiety too. Moving to college can be stressful especially if you’re moving away from home for the first time but just remember you are not on your own and there are many support services in the college that you will be attending. It is a great idea to connect with the Students’ Union in your college; Every registered student is automatically a member of the Students’ Union, whose job it is to protect students’ rights and promote your interests. So get to know your elected […]
On January 17, 2019 – Margrethe Vestager, together with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition will host an international conference titled Shaping Competition Policy in the Era of Digitisation in Brussels. The aim is to discuss and identify ways to address the implications of the digital change on competition policy. The conference will be webstreamed in English, French and German, students would find it most beneficial to follow the following discussions on four issues: Competition, Data and Artificial Intelligence; Digital Platforms’ Market Power; Competing with data – a business perspective; Preserving Digital Innovation. We encourage students throughout Europe and beyond […]
Why Research Matters is a postgraduate video competition run by the Union of Students in Ireland and sponsored by the Irish Research Council. The goal is to put the creative minds of the island’s postgraduate research community to work to produce a short video presentation about your research, and why it matters. While we all remain at home it can be difficult to maintain the same level of continuity with our work, so why not remind yourselves and the country about the value of what you do and how it may someday advance knowledge and change lives? This call opens […]
