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Hiring: USI Student Mental Health Project Manager
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT MANAGER Pilot - 9-months initially, with a view to roll-out for a longer period. Job Title: Student Mental Health Project Manager Salary €35,000 p/r Responsible to General Manager Place of Work Dublin (with work in educational...
USI offers advice for students leaving private rented accommodation; partners with Property Button Home Hub service.
The Union of Students in Ireland has issued guidance for students anxious to have a trouble-free departure from their current accommodation - and joined forces with Property Button to help prepare students make their next move hassle free. With the exam season coming...
USI Launches Energy Saving Push
Students Across Europe To Receive €1.5m To Save Energy On Campuses The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has announced the launch of a of a major European energy efficiency and energy saving programme for students in Ireland, supported by the European Union. The...
USI Joins The Healthy Ireland Network
The Healthy Ireland Network initiative was launched in Dublin Castle on the 18/05/2017. The Healthy Ireland Network launch was opened by former Irish Rugby International and current chair of the Healthy Ireland council Keith Woods, followed by contributions from An...
USI Reveals Students Working 1 Hour Shifts To Oireachtas Committee
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) revealed during a presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation yesterday that students are working 1 hour shifts as a result of some employers applying ‘If and When’ or zero-hour contracts....
USI Calls For Further Supports In Second-Level To Reduce College Dropout Rates
USI called on the need for further supports to be made available to second-level guidance counsellors to support school-leavers in making the jump to third level ahead of the report published today by the Higher Education Authority based on students progressing from...
USI Welcome the Re-Introduction of Postgraduate Grants and Encourage Students to Apply Early
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has today welcomed the re-introduction of the grants for postgraduate students at third level. The SUSI grant system opened for applications for 2017/18 academic year on the 3rd of April. Speaking at the THEA launch on Monday,...
This Week in USI March 5th – 10th, 2017
General: 2,027 students from Maynooth University (MSU) voted to remain with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) with a total of 2,142 votes cast. Polls opened at 9am on Wednesday the 8th of March and closed at 6pm on March 8th. Final result was 95.7% of MSU voters...
95.7% of MSU Voters Say Yes to USI
2,027 students from Maynooth University (MSU) voted to remain with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) with a total of 2,142 votes cast. Polls opened at 9am on Wednesday the 8th of March and closed at 6pm on March 8th. Final result was 95.7% of MSU voters said yes...
European Student Convention underway at NUI, Galway
The Union of Students in Ireland has kicked off the 33rd European Student Convention at NUI, Galway Students' Union. The event, focused on European Student Mobility, access and Brexit, has attracted eighty student leaders from across Europe to Galway. The event...