[…]approves: The USI Income Diversification Strategy The development of a web platform for a USI online ‘Student Shop’ A joint venture with Green IT for the sale of discounted refurbed laptops to students The ‘USI Extra’ Card Congress mandates: The USI President to take responsibility for the implementation of USI’s Income Diversification Strategy and commercial targets, including the successful rollout of the approved projects. 14 AF 5 COMPENSATION OF IRISH OFFICER Congress notes the importance of the Irish language: Congress further notes the effort and commitment of the VP for the Irish Language in USI. Congress is concerned: That […]
[…]strength of the drugs they are taking. There is information, support and help available through www.drugs.ie or the Drugs Helpline.” The campaign was launched by Minister Catherine Byrne in the Institute of Technology Tallaght and is the first step of an ongoing campaign to provide harm reduction information for students. HSE Drug/Alcohol helpline Freephone: 1800 459 459 9.30am – 5.30pm Monday – Friday Email support: helpline@hse.ie *New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are a range of drugs that have been designed to mimic established illicit drugs, such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy and LSD. Manufacturers of these drugs develop new chemicals to replace […]
[…]year between January 10th and February 15th 2013 with over 2,750 third level students responding online. The participants were of mixed gender and sexuality. The report focused on the following areas; Unwanted Sexual Experiences, Physical Mistreatment, Harassment, Obsessive Behaviour and Information on Campus. Some of the key findings highlighted in the report include: 16% of respondents experienced some form of unwanted sexual experience while at their current educational institution 1 in 5 women surveyed experienced some form of unwanted sexual experience, with 11% experiencing unwanted sexual contact Just 3% of respondents who had an unwanted sexual experience reported it to the Gardaí […]
[…]and free of cost. If you are a registered third or fourth level student in Ireland, click www.proyouth.eu to access the self test and register for participation. Who can participate? The ProYouth project in Ireland is led by the Student Counselling Service in Trinity College Dublin. The project aims to disseminate the programme to all third level institutions in the Republic of Ireland. There are 7 Universities and 14 Institutes of Technology in total, with a combined student population of approximately 150,000. If you are a registered student in one of these colleges, click JOIN! to become part of the Irish ProYouth […]
[…]that there has been a significant increase in people seeking their services, particularly the online support group, which has seen a 110 per cent increase in users, while its PiLaR (Peer Led Resilience) programme for families and supporters, has seen a 98 per cent increase in attendance since the groups moved online during the pandemic. According to the HSE’s Model of Care for Eating Disorders (January 2018), an estimated 188,895 people in Ireland will experience an eating disorder at some point in their lives, with approximately 1,757 new cases developing in Ireland each year. The figure is likely to be […]
