Jun 15, 2021 | COVID-19, Featured, National Affairs, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes the plan published today, which aims to re-open campuses and have most third-level activity back on site from the start of the new academic year. Along with getting students back into lectures and classrooms, that the plan...
Jun 14, 2021 | Featured, Postgraduates
In cooperation with the Irish Research Council, the Union of Students in Ireland is delighted to once again run the #WhyResearchMatters competition. The value of research cannot be understated, it is through research that we continue to grow both as individuals and as...
Jun 9, 2021 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes the decision by cabinet to act on the USI’s Student Accommodation Bill and stop landlords forcing students to pay numerous months’ rent in advance to secure accommodation. The move this morning (Wednesday) comes on the back of...
Jun 2, 2021 | Featured, Mental Health, RELEASES, USI News, Welfare
Below is a letter sent to Minister Simon Harris, Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister Mary Butler by the Union of Students in Ireland today, World Eating Disorders Day (2 June, 2021) Dear Minister Simon Harris, Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister Mary Butler, We...
May 25, 2021 | Featured, National Affairs, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th, USI News
Action must be taken to resolve the current situation where many women across Ireland still face barriers to accessing abortion care, the Union of Students in Ireland has said on the third anniversary of the vote to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Irish...
Apr 30, 2021 | Featured, RELEASES, SAAI, USI News
Student leaders, activists and student-led groups have been recognised in a virtual awards ceremony, hosted by the Union of Students in Ireland. The Student Achievement Awards Ireland (SAAIs), now in their eighth year, recognise the outstanding contribution of...
