Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Union of Students in Ireland has linked up with the PCHEI, the representative body of psychological counsellors in third level colleges, with a message about mental health and the counselling supports available to you during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please...
Apr 21, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Are you a student working in any essential service during the COVID-19 pandemic? The USI is launching a campaign to raise awareness and thank students working on the frontline and we want to hear from you! Get more information and fill out your details here....
Apr 20, 2020 | Featured, RELEASES, SAAI, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is delighted to announce that this year’s Student Achievement Awards are moving online in order to allow the event to take place. The awards, which were originally due to take place on April 29 in the Gibson Hotel, had previously...
Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Union of Students in Ireland has said that May is too late to start providing refunds to students who have already been out of their accommodation for over a month. Student accommodation operator, Aparto, has offered to refund students for rent paid for the period...
Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Virtual meetings between the Union of Students in Ireland’s National Executive and Students’ Union representatives have been taking place all week despite the biggest event in the organisation’s calendar being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. USI Congress was...
Apr 2, 2020 | Academic Affairs, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland, along with student leaders across the island, is committed to ensuring that no student is disadvantaged as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, when it comes to assessment. To that end, we are engaging in on-going discussion with a range...
Apr 2, 2020 | Academic Affairs, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland, along with student leaders across the island, is committed to ensuring that no student is disadvantaged as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, when it comes to assessment. To that end, we are engaging in on-going discussion with a range...
Apr 1, 2020 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland, in association with Students’ Unions across the country, call on the operators of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation to refund students for accommodation they cannot use for the remainder of the academic year due to the COVID-19...
Mar 27, 2020 | Featured, RELEASES
USI is sad to learn of the decision of the High Court today (27/03/2020) to place Usit Travel into liquidation. The travel company, which can trace its lineage back to its formation by the Union of Students in Ireland in the 1960s, is an important part of Irish life...