[…]Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has launched a new Accommodation and Finance Guide today in Trinity College Dublin (TCD), with support from the PRTB (Private Residential Tenancies Board). This comprehensive guide is a useful resource for students and gives great tips and advice on student life. The guide covers accommodation advice, money management, personal safety and settling into college. Easy-to-use budget sheets and rent book logs are included, enabling students to keep weekly or monthly budgets that will help monitor their income and expenditure and keep a record of rent paid. The Guide to Student Life will be available for […]
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes the plan published today, which aims to re-open campuses and have most third-level activity back on site from the start of the new academic year. Along with getting students back into lectures and classrooms, that the plan also allows for the reopening of libraries, cafes, canteens and bars, as well as the restarting of club, society and sporting activity is particularly welcome. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Students have told us they have been feeling very isolated and struggling with the lack of social interaction. They are extremely keen to get back on […]
[…]equally participate in college life by driving change through awareness, training and support structures. The events taking place this week play an important role in this, reminding us all of our shared responsibilities in creating a culture of zero tolerance to sexual violence and harassment, both on and off campus.” USI Vice President for Welfare, Róisín O’Donovan said: “Despite developments in the area of consent in third level, sexual assault is still a stark reality on campuses, and this day of action is a reminder that we can’t get complacent and there is still work to be done.” USI Vice […]
The Union of Students in Ireland have today launched the 2019 / 2020 ‘Generation Vote’ campaign, encouraging all students to register to vote ahead of a possible General Election and Referendum. The Union of Students in Ireland are encouraging students to register to vote now, using the RFA form available on www.checktheregister.ie. Many students transferring from second to third level education have not yet registered to vote, USI alongside Students’ Unions around the country will be running voter registration drives all year to ensure students are on the register ahead of a possible General Election and Referendum USI […]
PRESS RELEASE Thursday, January 10, 2013 For Immediate Publication At 2pm today, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) launched its ‘Say Something’ online survey on students’ experiences of violence. USI is conducting this survey with the support of Cosc – the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. The purpose of this survey is to better understand the extent and nature of violence experienced by third level students. This survey also seeks to establish how safe or unsafe students feel in different environments. Regardless of whether or not a student has experienced any kind of violence […]
