Sep 3, 2020 | Featured, RELEASES
Press Release Union of Students in Ireland 03/09/2020 14.30 USI President sets out student choices for the future of higher education in Ireland Ireland’s education system could be a world leader, where students ought never be constrained by their ability to...
Aug 31, 2020 | Featured, Health
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, and USI is working with An Roinn Sláinte (The Department of Health) and drugs.ie to promote ways to keep our friends safe in the event of a drugs overdose. By knowing the signs and seeking prompt medical help for...
Aug 28, 2020 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Urgent and transformative action must take place to show there is zero tolerance for sexual violence and harassment in third level education after another report highlighted the extent of the problem, says the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). Over a third of all...
Aug 25, 2020 | Accommodation, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Emergency measures must be put in place to allow students to rent with some degree of confidence in light of the uncertainty still remaining ahead of the new academic year, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. The USI is calling on Government to introduce...
Aug 25, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, Health, RELEASES, USI News
Clarification provided on Monday that a total of €5 million has been allocated to support student wellbeing and mental health, has been welcomed by the Union of Students in Ireland. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon...
Aug 25, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, Health, RELEASES, USI News
Clarification provided on Monday that a total of €5 million has been allocated to support student wellbeing and mental health, has been welcomed by the Union of Students in Ireland. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon...
Jul 31, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The banning of the Tampax ‘Tampons and Tea’ television advertisement is disappointing and serves to highlight the lack of information currently available to those who menstruate on period products and how to use them correctly, said the Union of Students in Ireland....
Jul 30, 2020 | Campaigns, Direct Provision, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland expresses its support and solidarity to two Athlone Institute of Technology students living in Direct Provision who are facing deportation in 35 days and reiterates its calls for an urgent end to the Direct Provision system. Second...
Jul 21, 2020 | Campaigns, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
A €500 reduction must be made to the Student Contribution Charge immediately to ease some of the financial pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. Government must also support students who will be expected to work...
