USI Urges no Further Restrictions to ‘Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill’
USI Urges no Further Restrictions to ‘Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill’ The Union of Students in Ireland last night (July 9th 2013) supported the Abortion Rights Campaign’s camp for choice outside Dáil Éireann. A number of pro-choice activists camped out all...
Recruiting: Communication and Research Executive
Overview The Union of Students in Ireland now seeks to recruit a Communication and Research Executive, whose main role will be supporting the officers and staff of the union to resource, evidence-base, project and promote the messages and campaigns of the union to its...
MSc Scholarship Opportunities in Petroleum-Related Courses
The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources is currently offering two scholarships for students undertaking MSc degrees commencing in the academica year 2013/14 in a petroleum-related topic of particular relevance to hydrocarbon exploration and...
Annual PleaseTalk Forum, June 2013
PleaseTalk - You, Me and our Mental Health The annual PleaseTalk Forum will take place on Friday, June 14th 2013. This year’s forum is being hosted in Gleeson Hall, DIT Kevin Street. Student , Students' Union Officers & Student Support Staff are encouraged to...
USI Cyberbullying Policy
USI presented, passed and promoted its new Cyberbullying Policy at USI Congress 2013 in Ballinasloe. You can read it here. Combating Cyberbullying in Third Level About USI "The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) fights to protect and strives to enhance the student...
USI launches cyberbullying awareness campaign “Think Before You Type”
Campaign launched as students report increasing incidents of cyberbullying The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has launched a cyberbullying awareness campaign today at its annual Congress in Ballinasloe. The campaign is being run in partnership with NUS-USI, the...
Moving stories of students in USI Constitutional Convention submission on marriage equality
Press Release Tuesday, March 19, 2013 For Immediate Publication The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has made a submission to the Constitutional Convention on equal access to civil marriage in Ireland. The submission is a comprehensive document outlining USI’s...
DCU to re-affiliate with USI after a decade while huge Maynooth majority vote ‘Yes’ to USI
Thursday, February 28, 2012 For Immediate Release Students in DCU have voted to re-affiliate with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) this evening, after more than a decade outside the national representative body. This result follows Maynooth’s decision to remain...
Logue regrets loss of UCD but is hopeful for re-affiliation in near future
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 For Immediate Release The following is a statement from USI President John Logue on the results of the USI affiliation referendum in UCD: “It is with great regret that I note the results of a referendum of UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU)...
USI launches SHAG.usi.ie
“Whoever you like this Valentine’s Day, love safer sex” The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) launches its Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) campaign this week in collaboration with Think Contraception, Durex and Merck Sharp and Dohme. The campaign, which...