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[…]set a new World Record – show the world how big our heart is! The Union of Students in Ireland will hold a world record attempt on 25 April at Smithfield Square, Dublin 7.* Online event registration for Big Love – USI marriage equality World Record Attempt powered by Eventbrite The event will consist of an attempt to form a large number of people into the shape of a heart. There is no current record for this feat, though similar records have been attempted and set. We want hundreds in our heart – and we’re looking for a […]
[…]Prevention Day 2020, the USI and all its members remember all those who have died by suicide and their families, friends and loved ones who have been affected. Suicide is devastating and it is so important that as many people as possible know the signs and are aware of the supports and resources that are available if they or those close to them are having suicidal thoughts. It is ok to be not ok, and it is ok to ask for help.” “We want to use today to encourage people to reach out and check-in with their loved ones, especially […]
[…]support services in Ireland. Download here. ENDS For more information contact Communications and Research Executive Grainne O Reilly on 087 6776636 or 01 […]
[…]Framework To mark World Mental Health Day 2020 (October 10), the Union of Students in Ireland and Students’ Unions across the island are running a day of online action aiming to shed light on student mental health and highlight how looking after your mental health is intrinsic to overall well-being. USI is also welcoming the publication on the day of the National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework, which the union and its members were proud to be involved in producing. The focus of USI actions on World Mental Health Day is support and connecting with one another – from raising […]
[…]along with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA), National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) and BelongTo, are promoting the event to young people between 15-24 to get involved and ensure they are part of shaping the LGBTI+ Youth Strategy for Ireland. To participate online via spunout.ie, just click here: https://tinyurl.com/IrishLGBTIStrategy To participate in the consultations happening around the country, just contact your local Students’ Union welfare officer by email. All events are after 6pm apart from the National Dublin event, which will be during the day on Saturday May 13th. Register your interest now to your local SU […]
[…]equity for addressing and understanding all forms of eating disorders 2) Commit to equity in research and sustainable core funding for programmes, services and initiatives 3) Secure equity in access to treatment and recovery 4) Provide education and awareness to the wider population 5) Provide specialised training around eating disorders for mental healthcare professionals Finally, it cannot be ignored that mental health only receives approximately six per cent out of the overall health budget, compared to the international standard of 12 per cent. USI strongly believes that mental health is fundamental to our overall wellbeing and should receive the attention, […]
[…]safe internationally. We know there is a mental health crisis among our young people in Ireland, and college is a particularly vulnerable time in a person’s life. They face a lot of change, pressure – both academically and financially – and it can often be a lonely and isolating time, if they are away from their families and friends. This is the time that we need to invest in our young people’s mental health and help set them up with the skills needed to deal with the challenges they will face in life and to recognise when they need extra […]
[…]the cashflow difficulties and financial difficulties facing the students of today have reached breaking point for many, and my USI Officerboard team for 2013/14 will be relentless in seeking to ensure no further hardship is enforced on those most vulnerable”. -ENDS- For more information contact USI General Manager, Ben Archibald on 01-9052091 or email […]
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[…]and our groundbreaking Gender Recognition Act. Yet how we express our identity as LGBT people and and how we express our Irish identity often seemed like separate, rather than intersecting, areas of Irish life. This list, which includes such terms as Trasinscneach (Transgender) and Neamh-dhénártha (Non-Binary), highlights the vibrancy and inclusivity of the Irish language for use in identifying and expressing ourselves.” “The launch of ‘An Foclóir Aiteach’ means that members of the LGBTI+ community here in Ireland will no longer be stuck for words in our native language”, stated Moninne Griffith, Executive Director, BeLonG To Youth Services. “We now […]
[…]Independent 25/11/13 Students protest over third-level cutbacks RTE 01/10/13 USI News on […]
[…]and issues first, and support our members engage with those issues and campaigns, along with the structures and systems in the organisation. The new features of the site are: USI Events A proper Events Notification and booking system. If USI is hosting an event, its details and the opportunity to book will be available on the site. Blogs for Officers Student officers lead USI – now they can communicate their thoughts, their take on events and share news about their work with members. Blogs for Committees and Administration This allows the committees of USI to communicate directly with members […]
[…]receive prize of €500. Our judging panel will also be selecting two runners-up for most creative video and most informative video, with the winners of each winning prizes of €250, respectively. Eligibility The call is open to all postgraduates registered to a higher education institution on the island of Ireland, regardless of funding or area of research. How to Apply To participate in the competition, we are asking you to create a video about the research that you are doing, discussing why you are doing this research, what you have learned or hope to learn, and why you think this […]
The Union of Students in Ireland is shocked and devastated at news of a serious incident in Berkeley, California, resulting the apparent deaths of Irish students. Initial reports say that a balcony collapse has killed six people and injured seven – and that at least some of the deceased are Irish students. Laura Harmon, USI President, said: “The thoughts of the whole student movement are today with the families and friends of those students caught up in this terrible event. Like the classmates and loved ones of those involved, we await further information from the authorities. Every year thousands of students […]
[…]and enhance the diversity of the studying experience. Perhaps the only valuable thing about this video is how true to life it is in its portrayal of exclusion where it occurs – and the reason the video falls flat is because viewers of the video know that the attitudes portrayed in it cause hurt and distress to the excluded. USI believes in freedom of speech – and chooses to exercise that right in the service of valuing all our members, bringing people together and dispelling […]
[…]seemed to be some action around the student accommodation crisis. But we have been left angry and frustrated after seeing that there was little new in what was announced and no plan to deal with this crisis that has been worsening year on year. “We were hoping for some clarity around this issue on Friday, but it was just a PR exercise aimed at making it look like there is action on student accommodation. It seems to just have been an election year stunt, hoping that no one will look beyond the headlines.” USI was originally told that the new […]
[…]for the vote. We will hold the Taoiseach to his word.” “USI believe the referendum must be standalone, and must take into consideration that 85% of the members of the USI are younger than 23, and approximately half are female. A referendum in June or July could see students denied a chance to vote. We will hold our Government to account and persistently question if students, and young people, are really being taken into consideration when setting a date for a referendum on the Eighth Amendment” USI addressed the Citizens’ Assembly on March 5th 2017 calling for a repeal of […]
[…]in its third year, Why Research Matters is a joint campaign by the Union of Students Ireland and the Irish Research Council that invites postgraduate students to submit a video explaining their research and why it matters. Video entries are judged on the communication of the research project, how they engage the viewer, and in the originality and creativity of their presentation. David Nolan was judged the overall winner. David’s video, ‘Sex Differences in Adaptation to Exercise,’ explains their doctoral project at the School of Health & Human Performance, Dublin City University. The video focuses on the broad area of […]
Why Research Matters is a postgraduate video competition run by the Union of Students in Ireland and sponsored by the Irish Research Council. The goal is to put the creative minds of the island’s postgraduate research community to work to produce a short video presentation about your research, and why it matters. While we all remain at home it can be difficult to maintain the same level of continuity with our work, so why not remind yourselves and the country about the value of what you do and how it may someday advance knowledge and change lives? This call opens […]
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[…]remits. The USI Blog section allows officers to explore the stories and processes behind the news stories and to explain how they do their job. Note: sometimes, the blog section may deviate from the mainstream of policies for the organisation – as a result, this section is not to be taken as a canonical interpretation of the whole raft of USI’s policies. [loop category=guestblog module=b […]
[…]Thursday to news@usi.ie. Sign up to the newsletter below! Subscribe to our mailing list and get news on campaigns, events and what your national union is doing for you: Enter your email address and hit […]
[…]promoting services. We see the USI as a key stakeholder in this and I am looking forward to the research and the campaigns to come from this collaborative project”. The Mental Health Project Manager will integrate national level partnerships with local Students’ Unions and develop a core student-focused approach to mental health in Ireland. The project will provide ongoing advice and support to students via campaign messaging, training for student leaders and the development of workshops for students to be run out across the country in third level institutions. This project will run for 9 months. USI will be recruiting […]
[…]student loan debt ($1tn+) is greater in value than the combined economies of Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia. In other words, American students owe the combined value of all transactions in those countries in a year. 70% of the 2015 college graduates in the UK are not expected to ever fully repay their college loans, according to The Institute of Fiscal Studies. Home-ownership in under-40s in New Zealand has drastically fallen since the introduction of student loans, from 57% to 25%.” Hoey warned that coming too close to the expectation of mass indebtedness of our young people, as seen in the […]
[…]front and centre of the consultations. The strategy will be the first of it’s kind in the world, and aims to target young LGBTI+ people in looking at the supports and services they have experienced, had access to, or may need. Every young LGBTI+ person has had a different lived experience and no two people are the same, and the consultations are anxious to reflect the diversity of experience and requirements for different people within the community. This is an incredibly important strategy document which will take it’s direction from the consultations with young people in Ireland between the ages […]
[…]if funded by the alcohol industry? here. For more information contact USI Communications and Research Executive Grainne O Reilly on 087-6776636 or […]
[…]welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the National Women’s Strategy from 2017. We work with and on behalf of thousands of women every day, and see the impacts, both immediate and long term, on them as they progress through education and graduate beyond college level. Systems, structures, legislation, as well as societal attitude and expectation heavily impact our female members trajectory, and ability to succeed throughout their lives. USI sees this as a fundamental moment in which the status quo, and the rate of change of mechanisms to advance equality, need to be challenged, improved, and re-energised. As the largest […]
[…]hopes to continue developing the project with the Irish Times to provide an online hub for student news and discussion of third level education. Student journalists and contributors will provide content that reflects the excellent standard of student media in Ireland. USI President John Logue said: “The USI is delighted to work with the Irish Times on this exciting project. In the short-term, Campus Times will provide an invaluable resource to prospective college students that are in need of expert advice as they try to make the right decisions. USI’s videos will give them a sense of what to expect from […]
[…]thinking & collaborative approach A collaborative approach with joined up thinking on a local and national level is a desired approach from USI. We believe messages and campaigns on suicide prevention must be far reaching and is completed in a collaborative way. We believe it is vitally important that mental health and suicide prevention groups and organisations work in partnership together. If there is a campaign aimed at young people we would recommend that groups such as USI would be encouraged to get join and support the campaign due to its reach of over 354,000 students in Ireland. We also […]
[…]student loan debt ($1tn+) is greater in value than the combined economies of Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia. In other words, American students owe the combined value of all transactions in those countries in a year. Home-ownership in under-40s in New Zealand has drastically fallen since the introduction of student loans, from 57% to 25%.” Charging no tuition-related fees, Germany has 41 universities that are considered by the Times Higher Education to be among the best in the world. In France, where they have registration fees of under €200, there are 27. 70% of the 2015 college graduates in the UK are not […]
[…]of the National Students Action Group, including students from a number of universities and colleges and the Union of Students in Ireland, are currently occupying the Department of Finance demanding to deliver a letter directly to Minister Michael McGrath or Minister Paschal Donohoe. The letter outlines the terrible conditions that many students are currently facing and says that the group is taking direct action against Government due to the rise in youth homelessness and lack of welfare and financial supports for students in third level education. The group is led by students from Trinity College, TU Dublin, Maynooth University, DCU, […]
[…]the President’s initiative and his willingness to engage with young people in a meaningful and constructive manner. Presidents from twenty three Students’ Unions will attend the meeting, along with USI’s Officer Board. The visiting Students’ Unions include: Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology National University of Ireland Galway Waterford Institute of Technology IT Tallaght National College of Ireland St. Angela’s College Sligo Dublin Institute of Technology Limerick Institute of Technology Letterkenny Institute of Technology NUI Maynooth Dundalk Institute of Technology University College Dublin University College Cork Institute of Technology Carlow Trinity College Dublin Institute […]
[…]safer sex. Dublin AIDS Alliance will hand out 30,000 condoms and educational cards throughout Ireland during National Condom Week 2011. Durex condoms will be promoted in pharmacies […]
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[…]Council documents will be available here in advance, along with information on accommodation and the itinerary for the event. The home for the National Council documents is in the ‘About USI’ section of the main menu Find the NC documents below For August For […]
[…]for students, policy-makers and higher education professionals. See also ESU’s statutes and standing orders (as adopted at the Board Meeting in Bucharest, Romania, April 2012), ESU’s activity reports and ESU’s Plans of Work. ESU’s mission as adopted at its 61st Board Meeting: ESU’s mission is to represent, defend and strengthen students’ educational, democratic and political and social rights. ESU will work for sustainable, accessible and high quality higher education in Europe. Vision Equal educational and social opportunities in an open and democratic Europe where students shape a sustainable future. Values ESU is diverse, democratic and open-minded. […]
[…]representative of the member Students’ Unions – each one sends a voting member to the National Council. National Council may form interim policy for the union, which holds until the next scheduled Congress. The members of the USI Officer Board, including the President, report at each National Council – in effect, accounting for the work that they have done as USI officers to the students of Ireland. In addition to the main business of National Council, the day before National Council contains meetings of working groups, committees and commissions which feed into the work of the Union. National Councils are […]
[…]or One4All Giftcard. Our judging panel will also be selecting two runner-ups for most creative video and most informative video, with the winners of each standing to win a prize of €250 respectively (via bank transfer or One4All Giftcard). Submissions are open from May 31st – June 18th, with winners to be announced by June 29th. If you have any questions or require any further information, please direct all queries to […]
[…]Education, with a focus on international mobility, the internationalisation of qualifications, and research collaboration. Students’ Union News: In relation to the SIPTU/USI campaign, LYITSU registered 82 ECCE students to SIPTU this week, 1st year and 4th year groups all signed up without question which shown the care they have on their professions. USI Elections Spotlight (Local Hustings): <u Waterford Institute of Technology SU – Tuesday 14th March in the Auditorium on the WIT Cork Road Campus. Time TBC. Contact: supresident@witsu.ie for further information. University College Cork SU- 15th March @ time and room allocation TBC. Contact: president@uccsu.ie for further information. GMIT SU – 20th […]
[…]to Budget sums 14/10/13 The Independent USI Launch No Campaign in the Seanad Referendum 11/09/13 Newstalk Students to Resist Cuts to Grants RTE 19/08/13 TV3 Ireland AM: USI President on College […]
[…]and reflect the diversity of the student body, incorporating mature, part-time, distance learning and international students.” Speakers the launch today (Thursday) included Professor Stuart Brand, Director of Learning Experience at Birmingham City University, and Marese Bermingham, Head of Strategic Student Engagement and Retention at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). The full report of the Working Group on Student Engagement, including the principles developed by the group, is available at: […]
[…]been involved in USI for many years. His dedication and commitment to the student cause both on a national level and working on behalf of the students in LIT was unparalleled. He is a true inspiration to all of us in the student movement. This is obviously an extremely difficult time for those of us who knew Steven, and the many students who assisted in his role in LIT Students’ Union. For anyone who requires support or just someone to talk to, we here at USI are of course available and are happy to talk or just listen. Removal and […]
[…]campaign for repeal of the 8th amendment in line with the expressed views of students across Ireland and our long history of opposition to Ireland’s ban on a woman’s right to choose – and we’ll be redoubling our effort to have students registered and voting on May 25th” ENDS Notes: USI’s national campaign calling for a Repeal of the Eighth Amendment, ‘Students for Choice’ will launch on Tuesday 3 April at 12 noon, on the first day of USI’s Annual Congress in the Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. For comment please contact: Michael Kerrigan – President 087 691 1515 president@usi.ie […]
[…]submit your story in confidence. The Vice President for Welfare met with Problem Gambling Ireland and Rutland centre on Gambling control bill lobbying and campaign. Finalised preparations for the Irish Survey of Student Engagement (studentsurvey.ie) starting next week. The Vice President for Equality & Citizenship was appointed to National Advisory Panel for the ESHTE (Ending Sexual Harassment and Violence in Third Level) Project by the National Women’s Council of Ireland this week. The project will formally launch early April. USI completed and submitted a submission to the National Women’s Council. You can read our submisison here. The Vice President for […]
[…]and the wider community. The full day’s programme is available at: http://seechange.ie/index.php/news-and- events/345-campus-tour-2012 -ENDS- NOTE TO EDITORS 1. To arrange an interview with from a spokesperson from any of the organisations involved, contact Sorcha Lowry (Communications Officer, See Change) on 0867954391 or sorcha@seechange.ie. About See Change: See Change, the National Mental Health Stigma Reduction Partnership, is an alliance of over 60 organisations working together to bring about positive change in public attitudes and behaviour towards people with mental health problems. www.seechange.ie About Suicide or Survive (SOS): SOS is an Irish charity focussed on breaking down the stigma associated with mental […]
[…]we want to help address those challenges. There are many organisations and groups undertaking research or running programmes and initiatives that would be beneficial for the Working Group to be aware of as we progress our work. If you believe you have information that will be useful for the Working Group, please email it to president@usi.ie with “SLWE Submission” as the subject line by 24th of […]
[…]search engines. Imagine our surprise, then, when our listing on Google had USI as a purveyor of drugs for erectile dysfunction and all sorts of other things. We identified the type of hack immediately and began the process of cleansing the site. In the end, cleansing the site was impossible, so we quarantined the old one, backed up our data files and installed a completely fresh and fully updated version of the website. Within three hours of properly identifying the issue, we have a new site, zero loss of data and a new, evolving description of our site on search […]
[…]is the national representative body for the 354,000 students in third level education on the Island of Ireland. See RTÉ Investigates here: http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/rte-investigates-30003696/10730932/ Image […]
[…]discuss their reasons for seeking a yes vote – including engaged same-sex couples A website and video will be released at the event and will be available for linking and download. Annie Hoey, USI VP for Equality and Citizenship, will be available for interview Laura Harmon, USI President, will be available for […]
[…]young people continue to make their voices heard. Given the outdated system of registration in Ireland, National Voter Registration Day acts as a timely reminder to young people to get on the register and use their vote so their voices are heard on issues that matter to them.” James Doorley, Deputy Director of the National Youth Council of Ireland said: “It’s so important that young people register to vote, to ensure that they can make their voices heard when elections and referendums take place. There may be a General Election in 2019 and we know for sure there will be […]
