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Students should be refunded for accommodation they cannot use due to pandemic
Operators of large-scale student accommodation should provide refunds to students who have had to leave college and return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). Landlord firms are refusing any refunds to students that...
Urgent clarity needed on position of student nurses and midwives dealing with COVID-19
Clarity must be provided from higher education institutions and the Health Service Executive on important issues that have arisen for student nurses and midwives as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). President,...
Student action to demand an end to gender-based sexual violence
Sexual assault is a “stark reality” on college campuses in Ireland and today students are taking a series of actions aimed at demanding a stop to gender-based sexual violence in third level education. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is teaming up with the...
USI Student Accommodation Position Paper
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USI: Sexual Health and Empowerment is in your hands
SEXUAL HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT IS IN THE HANDS OF STUDENTS USI runs a Sexual Health Health Awareness campaign and launches a survey on campuses across Ireland. Today the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) launched a Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) campaign...
Connecting Minds – Sign up today
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USI Elections
UPDATE: Full updated information on USI Executive Team elections can be found here. Nominations are now open for USI Executive Team elections. Official notification is below, along with a gallery on how to seek election and the roles of each officer, and guidance on...
RIA Election Debate
The Royal Irish Academy, in cooperation with USI, IUA and THEA, invites you to an election debate on the Future Funding of Higher Education and Research in Ireland. The event is being kindly hosted by Trinity College Dublin in the Business School. We have invited all...
India – Statement on Citizen Amendment Act Protests
NUS, USI and NUS-USI, representing approximately 7.5 million students across the UK and the island of Ireland have issued this statement in solidarity with students, staff and the public in India who are protesting the new Citizenship Amendment Act. “We utterly...
India – Statement on Citizen Amendment Act Protests
NUS, USI and NUS-USI, representing approximately 7.5 million students across the UK and the island of Ireland have issued this statement in solidarity with students, staff and the public in India who are protesting the new Citizenship Amendment Act. “We utterly...