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Student Teachers Placement Report Launched
42% of student teachers consider dropping out due to financial pressures The full report can be downloaded here. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), alongside trade unions ICTU, TUI, ASTI and INTO, released a report today detailing that 42% of student teachers...
USI condemns drastic increases in student accommodation near DCU
The Union of Students in Ireland has condemned the decision of off-campus student accommodation providers near DCU to drastically increase to cost of accommodation for the upcoming academic year. USI stands in solidarity with Dublin City University Students' Union,...
Students Support National Campaign To #RepealThe8th
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is supporting the the national civil society campaign, Together For Yes, to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution in order to protect women's safety, health and wellbeing. In the coming months, USI will also be...
86% Of UCC Students Say Yes To USI
Yesterday, members of UCC Students’ Union (UCCSU) voted to remain with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). Polls opened on Tuesday the 6th of March and closed on Wednesday the 7th of March. Final result was 86% of UCCSU voters saying yes to USI. Speaking after the...
USI Condemns €450 Exam Fee Placed On Students
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) stands in solidarity with Trinity College Dublin Students’ Unions (TCDSU) after the announcement that Trinity students will be expected to pay a flat fee of €450 for supplement exams from 2019 onwards, following a decision of the...
College stress can lead to eating disorders, warns USI
Ahead of Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2018, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is urging college students to be weary of stress having a negative effect on their mental health before, during and after exams, assignment and project deadlines. USI is also asking...
College stress can lead to eating disorders, warns USI
Ahead of Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2018, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is urging college students to be weary of stress having a negative effect on their mental health before, during and after exams, assignment and project deadlines. USI is also asking...
Seanad Voter Registration
What is the Seanad Register? The Seanad Éireann Register published on 1st June each year is a list of the names, addresses and qualifications of NUI graduates who may vote in Seanad Éireann elections (NUI constituency). The Seanad Register may be used only for...
Union of Students Ireland and HSE launch safer sex campaign ‘Are You Getting It?’
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is launching a Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) campaign in collaboration with the HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme today, 12th February 2018. The campaign will be rolled out in campuses across Ireland...
NUI Galway Students Pledge To Save Energy On Campus
Galway students told to switch off the lights to save energy and win prizes to combat climate change as part of national campaign The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) in partnership with NUI Galway Students’ Union, NUI Galway, and NUI Galway Green Campus has...