[…]a series of meetings with education spokespersons of all the major parties followed by social and online advertising to encourage staff, students and parents to ask their candidate to prioritise funding higher education in this general election. In addition, the Royal Irish Academy along with IUA, THEA and USI will host a debate on the future of Irish higher education and research funding on Tuesday January 28th at Trinity College Business School. To make up the funding shortfall, the representative bodies are proposing a two-part solution for the next three years until a longer-term funding model is agreed by the political […]
[…]being distributed to students in third-level colleges throughout SHAG Week and is also available online at shag.usi.ie. The USI Say Something booklet will also be sent out to promote services to support those who have been affected by sexual violence and rape. 4. There were almost five times the amount of reported cases of gonorrhoea in men (1,083) compared to women (221) in 2015, but there were almost three times the amount of reported genital herpes in women (928), compared to men (340). Early infectious syphilis rates were 2,390% higher in men with 239 reported cases, compared to 10 reported […]
The Union of Students in Ireland is now recruiting two staff to join its Dublin-based operation. Applying Candidates should apply by forwarding a CV and a letter stating the title of the role applied for and outlining your suitability for the role (with adherence to the tasks and criteria) to arrive by 1pm on Friday 2nd June 2017, to: The Recruitment Officer The Union of Students in Ireland Portview House Thorncastle Street Ringsend Dublin 4 Or by email to info@usi.ie. The subject line should state your name and the reference code for the job. The Roles are: Public Relations Executive […]
[…]and tools to help you manage your use such as an alcohol diary and change plan worksheet: http://www.drugs.ie/alcohol_info/tips_tools/ Support groups such as AA and SMART Recovery are now available online for people who are trying to remain alcohol free. Learn more here. This blog has been developed in partnership with www.askaboutalcohol.ie Get up to date factual information about Coronavirus at […]
[…]which have evolved to survive all antibiotic medicines) will be a huge danger for humans. Ailbhe McGurrin | #WHYRESEARCHMATTERS | USI-IRC Video Competition Antonia Egli, a PhD researcher at the Dublin City University Business School, has been awarded the ‘Most Creative’ prize. This prize is awarded to a researcher who has demonstrated exceptional creative ability in presenting their research. Antonia’s project examines the vaccine-related stigma expressed online and its implications on the intention to vaccinate amongst hesitant users. This research is unique in its analysis of stigmatising content shared on social media within the vaccine discourse before and during a […]
